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Richmond 200
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
May 22, 1955
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 22
| Tim Flock
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| 123 |
2
| 10
| Fonty Flock
| 301
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 650
| running
| 0 |
3
| 20
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 450
| running
| 0 |
4
| 4
| Jim Paschal
| 78
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 199
| 350
| running
| 69 |
5
| 25
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 197
| 300
| running
| 0 |
6
| 19
| Bob Welborn
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 192
| 250
| running
| 0 |
7
| 24
| Gene Simpson
| 460
| Brooks Brothers
| 1955 Plymouth
| 190
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 12
| Elmo Langley
| 53
| Elmo Langley
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 181
| 150
| running
| 0 |
9
| 8
| Volney Schulze
| 69
| Volney Schulze
| 1954 Dodge
| 179
| 100
| running
| 0 |
10
| 9
| George Parrish
| 11
| George Parrish
| 1953 Studebaker
| 176
| 100
| running
| 0 |
11
| 26
| Dave Terrell
| 98
| Dave Terrell
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 172
| 75
| piston
| 0 |
12
| 11
| Slim Brown
| 43
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 169
| 60
| running
| 0 |
13
| 5
| Nace Mattingly
| 54
| Nace Mattingly
| 1955 Ford
| 157
| 50
| running
| 0 |
14
| 23
| Johnny Roberts
| 900
| Johnny Roberts
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 145
| 50
| overheating
| 0 |
15
| 1
| Arden Mounts
| 18
| Arden Mounts
| 1954 Hudson
| 141
| 50
| running
| 0 |
16
| 7
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 141
| 50
| bearing
| 0 |
17
| 21
| Buck Baker
| 89
| Buck Baker
| 1955 Buick
| 133
| 50
| wheel
| 0 |
18
| 27
| Harvey Henderson
| 121
| Harvey Henderson
| 1953 Hudson
| 115
| 50
| spindle
| 0 |
19
| 14
| Henry Ford
| 303
| Henry Ford
| 1955 Chrysler
| 115
| 50
| rear end
| 0 |
20
| 3
| Mack Hanbury
| 140
| Mack Hanbury
| 1953 Hudson
| 111
| 50
| running
| 0 |
21
| 15
| Billy Carden
| 8
| Bishop Brothers
| 1955 Buick
| 109
|
| overheating
| 0 |
22
| 16
| Carl Krueger
| 302
| Carl Krueger
| 1955 Chrysler
| 99
|
| spindle
| 0 |
23
| 18
| Ken Fisher
| 4
| Ken Fisher
| 1955 Chrysler
| 95
|
| tie rod
| 0 |
24
| 2
| Dick Rathmann
| 3
| John Ditz
| 1955 Chrysler
| 66
|
| driveshaft
| 8 |
25
| 17
| Fred Dove
| 71
| Fred Dove
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 64
|
| piston
| 0 |
26
| 13
| Sonny Hutchins
| 97-A
| J.M. Fitzgibbons
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 15
|
| overheating
| 0 |
27
| 28
| Chick Dawson
| 444
|
| 1955 Studebaker
| 11
|
| fuel line
| 0 |
28
| 6
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 3
|
|
| 0 |
Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:50:30
Average Speed: 54.298 MPH
Race Purse: $ 4,085