1954 in Sports - Motor Racing

Motor Racing

  • NASCAR Championship - Lee Petty in the #42 Plymouth
  • AAA Racing –
    • 30 May – Bill Vukovich wins the 38th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the Fuel Injection Special Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
    • Jimmy Bryan won the season championship
  • Formula One – Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) is two-time World Drivers' Champion, driving for Maserati and Mercedes.
  • 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Froilán González / Maurice Trintignant won, driving a Ferrari 375
  • Rally racing - the team of Louis Chiron / Ciro Basadonna win the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Aurelia GT
  • Drag racing - The NHRA expands, sanctioning other drag strip operators in the United States.
  • Daytona 200 - BSA take the first five places with remainder of the team at 8th and 16th.

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