Most of the fans in the early years of the sport saw the track as notorious for being a great venue to watch races between the legendary racers of the time.

Twenty-one-year-old Fireball Roberts qualified with a lap speed of 73.266 mph on the dirt track for his first ever Grand National pole, but engine problems dropped him out of the running.

Ultimately, Leon Sales led eight of the 200 laps to become the victor, the fourth NASCAR driver to win an event in his debut race.

Herb Thomas, driving his 1952 "Fabulous" Hudson Hornet, won the pole, led 192 of the 200 laps, and grabbed the victory.

Fonty Flock managed to work his way up from the fourth starting position to the front and led three laps before dropping back and finishing third.

Baker ran strong and led the most laps in the race with 80 out front before falling back into the sixth-place position at the finish.

[2] Dick Rathmann would acquire a significant victory over Herb Thomas by a margin of twenty seconds in front of five thousand and five hundred people.

[2] Dick Rathman had overlapped the entire field at one time; making it sufficient for the veteran speedster to wheel his 1954 Hudson around the course on the final two laps with a flat tire to beat out Herb Thomas.

[2] John Ditz would win his first race as an owner during this event; a diverse range of automobile manufacturers would enjoy starting positions within the relatively unregulated NASCAR atmosphere of the mid-1950s.

[3] Notable crew chiefs who participated fully in the race were Stuart Nelson, Lee Petty, and John Carozza.

[4] This race was also notable for being held the week before April 11, 1954; which has been analyzed by a computer search engine as being the least interesting day in the 20th century.