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NASCAR Grand National race
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC
July 6, 1955
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Tim Flock
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 1,100
| running
| 200 |
2
| 2
| Fonty Flock
| 301
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 650
| running
| 0 |
3
| 6
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 450
| running
| 0 |
4
| 7
| Buck Baker
| 303
| Henry Ford
| 1955 Chrysler
| 198
| 350
| running
| 0 |
5
| 14
| Cotton Owens
| 70
| Lancaster Brothers
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 195
| 300
| running
| 0 |
6
| 13
| Banjo Matthews
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 195
| 250
| running
| 0 |
7
| 21
| Donald Thomas
| 9
| Herb Thomas
| 1954 Hudson
| 193
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 12
| John Dodd Jr.
| 73
| John Dodd Sr.
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 190
| 150
| running
| 0 |
9
| 17
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1953 Hudson
| 190
| 100
| running
| 0 |
10
| 16
| Bob Welborn
| 71
|
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 170
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
11
| 26
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 166
| 75
| running
| 0 |
12
| 20
| Gene Simpson
| 460
| Brooks Brothers
| 1955 Plymouth
| 159
| 60
| running
| 0 |
13
| 8
| Speedy Thompson
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1955 Buick
| 145
| 50
| rear end
| 0 |
14
| 9
| Dick Rathmann
| 3
| John Ditz
| 1955 Chrysler
| 132
| 50
| control arm
| 0 |
15
| 27
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Clarence DeZalia
| 1954 Ford
| 129
| 50
| wheel
| 0 |
16
| 5
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 103
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
17
| 24
| Gordon Smith
| 19
| Gordon Smith
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 91
| 50
| spindle
| 0 |
18
| 11
| Harvey Henderson
| 121
| Harvey Henderson
| 1953 Hudson
| 79
| 50
| spindle
| 0 |
19
| 3
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 78
| 50
| transmission
| 0 |
20
| 10
| Jim Paschal
| 78
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 77
| 50
| transmission
| 0 |
21
| 15
| Pee Wee Jones
| 04
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 61
|
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 18
| Billy Carden
| 8
| Bishop Brothers
| 1955 Buick
| 44
|
| rear end
| 0 |
23
| 23
| Richard Brownlee
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1954 Mercury
| 43
|
| shocks
| 0 |
24
| 25
| Jimmy Thompson
| 81
|
| 1953 Hudson
| 41
|
| spindle
| 0 |
25
| 22
| Arden Mounts
| 18
| Arden Mounts
| 1953 Hudson
| 16
|
| A-frame
| 0 |
26
| 19
| Dave Terrell
| 98
| Dave Terrell
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 14
|
| shocks
| 0 |
27
| 4
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 0
|
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:02:11
Average Speed: 49.106 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.76 seconds
6 cautions
Race Purse: $ 4,185