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NASCAR Grand National race
Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, NC
August 20, 1955
100 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 100 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 3
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1955 Buick
| 100
| 1,500
| running
| 26 |
2
| 1
| Tim Flock
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 100
| 1,000
| running
| 2 |
3
| 6
| Bob Welborn
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 100
| 600
| running
| 0 |
4
| 10
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 100
| 500
| running
| 0 |
5
| 8
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 99
| 400
| running
| 0 |
6
| 9
| Buck Baker
| 89
| Buck Baker
| 1955 Buick
| 99
| 300
| running
| 0 |
7
| 5
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 99
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 7
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 99
| 150
| running
| 0 |
9
| 2
| Fonty Flock
| 301
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 99
| 100
| running
| 72 |
10
| 16
| Jimmy Massey
| 04
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 98
| 100
| running
| 0 |
11
| 13
| Speedy Thompson
| 87
| Bob Griffin
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 98
| 100
| running
| 0 |
12
| 24
| Lloyd Moore
| 159
| Julian Buesink
| 1955 Ford
| 97
| 75
| running
| 0 |
13
| 18
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 97
| 75
| running
| 0 |
14
| 14
| Dave Terrell
| 98
| Dave Terrell
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 96
| 75
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| Ralph Liguori
| 6
| Ralph Liguori
| 1955 Buick
| 95
| 75
| running
| 0 |
16
| 12
| Banks Simpson
| 20
| Banks Simpson
| 1955 Buick
| 94
| 75
| running
| 0 |
17
| 11
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 94
| 75
| running
| 0 |
18
| 19
| Billy Carden
| 71
|
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 94
| 75
| running
| 0 |
19
| 20
| Bobby Waddell
| 24
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 93
| 75
| running
| 0 |
20
| 21
| George Parrish
| 11
| George Parrish
| 1953 Studebaker
| 91
| 75
| running
| 0 |
21
| 28
| Ted Cannady
| 32
| Ted Cannady
| 1953 Ford
| 90
| 50
| running
| 0 |
22
| 15
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1955 Dodge
| 88
| 50
| running
| 0 |
23
| 26
| Elmo Langley
| 53
| Elmo Langley
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 84
| 50
| running
| 0 |
24
| 27
| Clarence DeZalia
| 94
| Clarence DeZalia
| 1954 Ford
| 79
| 50
| running
| 0 |
25
| 22
| Gordon Smith
| 19
| Gordon Smith
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 68
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
26
| 7
| Jim Paschal
| 78
| Ernest Woods
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 67
|
| bearing
| 0 |
27
| 29
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 47
|
| piston
| 0 |
28
| 25
| Richard Brownlee
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1954 Mercury
| 36
|
| accident
| 0 |
29
| 17
| Fred Johnson
| 56
| Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
| 1955 Cadillac
| 27
| 200
| piston
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:18:32
Average Speed: 76.4 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.73 seconds
Race Purse: $ 6,075
Attendance: 9,500