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NASCAR Grand National race
North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC
May 28, 1955
172 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 86 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 172
| 1,350
| running
| 163 |
2
| 6
| Fonty Flock
| 301
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 171
| 875
| running
| 0 |
3
| 7
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Bob Griffin
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 171
| 550
| running
| 0 |
4
| 11
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1955 Chrysler
| 170
| 400
| running
| 0 |
5
| 13
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 167
| 315
| running
| 0 |
6
| 7
| Jim Paschal
| 78
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 166
| 265
| running
| 0 |
7
| 8
| John Dodd Jr.
| 171
| John Dodd Sr.
| 1955 Dodge
| 165
| 220
| running
| 0 |
8
| 15
| Billy Carden
| 8
| Bishop Brothers
| 1955 Buick
| 165
| 165
| running
| 0 |
9
| 10
| Fred Dove
| 71
| Fred Dove
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 164
| 125
| running
| 0 |
10
| 17
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 164
| 100
| running
| 0 |
11
| 9
| Bill Blair
| 97-A
| J.M. Fitzgibbons
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 163
| 90
| running
| 0 |
12
| 25
| Dink Widenhouse
| B-29
| Dink Widenhouse
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 163
| 75
| running
| 0 |
13
| 22
| Gordon Smith
| 19
| Gordon Smith
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 160
| 65
| running
| 0 |
14
| 21
| Arden Mounts
| 18
| Arden Mounts
| 1954 Hudson
| 160
| 65
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| Richard Brownlee
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1954 Mercury
| 154
| 65
| running
| 0 |
16
| 18
| Harvey Henderson
| 121
| Harvey Henderson
| 1953 Hudson
| 151
| 65
| running
| 0 |
17
| 26
| George Parrish
| 11
| George Parrish
| 1953 Studebaker
| 142
| 50
| running
| 0 |
18
| 14
| Donald Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1954 Hudson
| 139
| 85
| running
| 0 |
19
| 2
| Bob Welborn
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 118
| 175
| tie rod
| 0 |
20
| 19
| Mack Hanbury
| 140
| Mack Hanbury
| 1953 Hudson
| 101
| 50
| gasket
| 0 |
21
| 12
| Henry Ford
| 303
| Henry Ford
| 1955 Chrysler
| 98
| 40
| brakes
| 0 |
22
| 24
| Volney Schulze
| 69
| Volney Schulze
| 1954 Dodge
| 46
| 25
| transmission
| 0 |
23
| 16
| Dick Rathmann
| 3
| John Ditz
| 1955 Chrysler
| 36
| 25
| tie rod
| 0 |
24
| 4
| Speedy Thompson
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 25
| 75
| radiator
| 0 |
25
| 1
| Tim Flock
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 15
| 125
| brakes
| 9 |
26
| 20
| Gene Simpson
| 480
| Brooks Brothers
| 1955 Plymouth
| 5
| 40
| axle
| 0 |
27
| 27
| Lloyd Dane
| 302
| Carl Krueger
| 1955 Chrysler
| 0
| 25
| engine
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps. Called for rain after 172.
Time of race: 01:42:08
Average Speed: 50.522 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.71 seconds
6 cautions for 20 laps
Race Purse: $ 5,505