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NASCAR Grand National race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
May 7, 1955
200 laps on 0.4 mile dirt oval; 80 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| 123 |
2
| 1
| Tim Flock
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 650
| running
| 36 |
3
| 5
| Jim Paschal
| 78
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 200
| 450
| running
| 8 |
4
| 10
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1955 Chrysler
| 198
| 350
| running
| 0 |
5
| 19
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1954 Mercury
| 196
| 300
| running
| 0 |
6
| 9
| Joel Million
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 195
| 250
| running
| 0 |
7
| 21
| Dink Widenhouse
| B-29
| Dink Widenhouse
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 193
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 4
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 193
| 150
| running
| 0 |
9
| 7
| Buddy Shuman
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 193
| 100
| running
| 0 |
10
| 12
| Dave Terrell
| 98
| Dave Terrell
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 191
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
11
| 13
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Bob Griffin
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 191
| 75
| running
| 0 |
12
| 15
| Harvey Henderson
| 121
| Harvey Henderson
| 1953 Hudson
| 189
| 60
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Gene Simpson
| 460
| Brooks Brothers
| 1955 Plymouth
| 185
| 50
| running
| 0 |
14
| 11
| Bill Tanner
| 63
| Al Liberty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 182
| 50
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| Fred Dove
| 71
| Fred Dove
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 180
| 50
| running
| 0 |
16
| 20
| Ed Cole
| 0
|
| 1954 Ford
| 173
| 50
| running
| 0 |
17
| 8
| Dick Rathmann
| 3
| John Ditz
| 1954 Hudson
| 141
| 50
| tire
| 0 |
18
| 6
| Bob Welborn
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 132
| 50
| gears
| 0 |
19
| 22
| George Parrish
| 11
| George Parrish
| 1953 Studebaker
| 95
| 40
| axle
| 0 |
20
| 19
| Henry Ford
| 303
| Henry Ford
| 1955 Chrysler
| 85
| 50
| transmission
| 0 |
21
| 3
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 56
|
| overheating
| 33 |
22
| 14
| Ken Fisher
| 4
| Ken Fisher
| 1955 Chrysler
| 50
|
| rear end
| 0 |
23
| 16
| Charlie Cregar
| 349
| James Gess
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 37
|
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:21:36
Average Speed: 58.823 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.34 seconds
6 cautions for 32 laps
Race Purse: $ 4,075
Attendance: 4,500