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· 1955 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas Racing
Chevrolet
366
1500
2
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
365
1440
3
Tim Flock
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
Chrysler
363
1380
4
Gwyn Staley
Hubert Westmoreland (Owner)
Chevrolet
359
1320
5
Larry Flynn
W.R. Waldron (Owner)
Ford
359
1260
6
Buck Baker
Buck Baker Racing
Buick
359
1200
7
Lou Spears
Chevrolet
354
1140
8
Cotton Owens
Chevrolet
354
1080
9
Bill Widenhouse
Sam McCuthen (Owner)
Chevrolet
353
1020
10
Jimmy Massey
Hubert Westmoreland (Owner)
Chevrolet
352
960
11
Banks Simpson
Banks Simpson (Owner)
Buick
352
900
12
Joe Eubanks
Phil Oates (Owner)
Oldsmobile
351
840
13
Marvin Panch
Julian Petty (Owner)
Chevrolet
351
780
14
Nace Mattingly
Nace Mattingly (Owner)
Ford
349
720
15
Jimmie Lewallen
Ernest Woods (Owner)
Oldsmobile
348
660
16
Ralph Liguori
Al Wheatley (Owner)
Mercury
348
600
17
Banjo Matthews
Paper Hangers (Owner)
Oldsmobile
348
540
18
Dave Terrell
Dave Terrell (Owner)
Oldsmobile
346
480
19
Russ Graham
Earl Wright (Owner)
Chevrolet
346
420
20
Bill Champion
Leland Colvin (Owner)
Buick
346
360
21
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Dodge
343
300
22
Johnny Patterson
Al Wheatley (Owner)
Mercury
342
240
23
Billy Myers
Hubert Westmoreland (Owner)
Chevrolet
342
180
24
Lloyd Moore
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
342
120
25
Ray Platte
Harry Parry (Owner)
Chevrolet
339
60
26
Bill Blair
Bill Blair (Owner)
Oldsmobile
332
60
27
Bobby Waddell
Jimmy Pardue (Owner)
Chevrolet
331
60
28
Blackie Pitt
Brownie Pitt (Owner)
Ford
329
60
29
Jimmy Thompson
Plymouth
328
60
30
Bob Welborn
Bob Welborn (Owner)
Chevrolet
327
60
31
Curley Hatfield
Chevrolet
319
60
32
Roy Bentley
Marion Cox (Owner)
Chevrolet
317
60
33
Joe Weatherly
Charlie Schwam (Owner)
Ford
317
60
34
Jim Paschal
Ernest Woods (Owner)
Oldsmobile
317
60
35
Bill Bowman
Bill Bowman (Owner)
Nash Motor Company
311
60
36
Junior Johnson
Jim Lowe (Owner)
Oldsmobile
308
60
37
Ned Jarrett
Mellie Bernard (Owner)
Pontiac
305
60
38
Ed Bergin
Malcolm Barlow (Owner)
Dodge
302
60
39
Billy Carden
Buick
298
60
40
Tojo Stephens
Chevrolet
291
41
Possum Jones
Steve Pierce (Owner)
Chevrolet
276
60
42
Eddie Skinner
Frank Dodge (Owner)
Oldsmobile
256
60
43
Harold Kite
Oldsmobile
256
60
44
Van Van Wey
Ray Fletcher (Owner)
Ford
247
60
45
Speedy Thompson
Bob Griffin (Owner)
Oldsmobile
235
60
46
Fred Johnson
Jim Lowe (Owner)
Cadillac
231
60
47
Doug Cox
Claude Porter (Owner)
Pontiac
225
60
48
Gene Comstock
Gene Comstock (Owner)
Hudson
220
60
49
Clarence DeZalia
Clarence DeZalia (Owner)
Ford
210
60
50
Dick Allwine
Earl Wright (Owner)
Chevrolet
202
60
51
Fonty Flock
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
Chrysler
190
60
52
Gene Simpson
Gene Simpson (Owner)
Buick
188
60
53
Dick Beaty
Ike Kiser (Owner)
Ford
184
54
Jim Thompson
Hudson
184
60
55
Don Duckworth
Chevrolet
147
60
56
Arden Mounts
Arden Mounts (Owner)
Hudson
143
60
57
Jimmy Roland
R.C. Rollings (Owner)
Chevrolet
137
60
58
Curtis Turner
Charlie Schwam (Owner)
Ford
133
60
59
Elmo Langley
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Dodge
79
60
Donald Thomas
Herb Thomas Racing
Buick
78
60
61
Slick Smith
Frank Christian (Owner)
Chevrolet
77
60
62
Dick Rathman
John Ditz (Owner)
Chrysler
50
60
63
Bud Rackley
Oldsmobile
44
0
64
Tommy Thompson
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
41
60
65
Gordon Smith
Gordon Smith (Owner)
Chevrolet
39
60
66
Fireball Roberts
Bob Fish (Owner)
Buick
30
60
67
Pop McGinnis
Owen Cox (Owner)
Chevrolet
18
60
68
Ed Cole
Clarence DeZalia (Owner)
Plymouth
12
60
69
George Parrish
George Parrish (Owner)
Studebaker
11
60
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