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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
March 27, 1955
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Jim Paschal	78	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	100	1,000	running	52
2	2	Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1954 Oldsmobile	100	650	running	0
3	5	Don White	1	Don White	1955 Oldsmobile	100	450	running	0
4	19	Joel Million	88	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	99	350	running	0
5	4	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1955 Chevrolet	99	300	running	0
6	14	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1955 Dodge	98	250	running	0
7	15	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	95	200	running	0
8	13	Mack Hanbury	140	Mack Hanbury	1953 Hudson	94	150	running	0
9	18	John Dodd Jr.	73	John Dodd Sr.	1953 Hudson	93	100	running	0
10	16	Tommy Ringstaff	56	J.B. Cunningham	1955 Packard	92	100	running	0
11	21	Gene Simpson	460	Brooks Brothers	1955 Plymouth	91	25	running	0
12	6	Junior Johnson	55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham	1955 Oldsmobile	86	25	king pin	0
13	8	Donald Thomas	9	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	80	25	engine	0
14	10	Dick Rathmann	98	Dave Terrell	1953 Oldsmobile	76	25	spindle	0
15	9	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	67	25	running	0
16	11	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1955 Chevrolet	65	25	wheel	0
17	1	Tim Flock	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1955 Chrysler	49	25	spindle	48
18	7	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1954 Oldsmobile	48	25	steering	0
19	20	John Capps	80		1950 Lincoln	17	25	accident	0
20	12	Jimmie Lewallen	5	Joe Blair	1954 Mercury	9	25	fuel pump	0
21	17	Fred Dove	19	Ken Pace	1950 Mercury	2		engine	0

Time of race: 01:12:54
Average Speed: 82.304 MPH
Pole Speed: 39.175 seconds
1 caution
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 8,000