1954 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division


The 1954 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division was the 1st season of the series. The title was won by Lloyd Dane, making him the inaugural champion in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West.

Schedule and results

The 1954 season included 9 individual races, with Oakland Speedway and Balboa Stadium hosting two races each. Multiple of the season's races were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series. Other races were in combination with the NASCAR Short Track Division.
DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
March 28noneOakland SpeedwayOakland, CaliforniaDick Rathmann
May 30noneCarrell SpeedwayGardena, CaliforniaJohn Soares
June 26noneMarchbanks SpeedwayHanford, CaliforniaMarvin Panch
July 4noneBalboa StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaDanny Letner
August 1noneOakland SpeedwayOakland, CaliforniaDanny Letner
August 7noneVallejo SpeedwayVallejo, CaliforniaMarvin Panch
August 22noneBay Meadows SpeedwaySan Mateo, CaliforniaHershel McGriff
October 2noneBalboa StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaRobert Caswell
October 10noneCapital SpeedwaySacramento, CaliforniaAllen Adkins