1955 Langhorne Speedway

Race 37 of 45

Langhorne
250 laps
Time of race: 3:12:35
Average speed of winner: 77.888 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-3, Rathmann 4-6, Terrell 7-15, Rathmann 16-80, T. Flock 81-250

Race notes: Debut for Jerry Benjamin, Mario Rossi, and Walt Schubert. Finale for Charles Danello, Leon Lundy, Ed Paskovich, Dick Rathmann, and E.J. Turner. Only start for Art MacBurney.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	92.095	250	2	173	running	2250	0
2	3	Herb Thomas	92		'55 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas	Yunick		249	0	0	running	1525	0
3	6	Fonty Flock	301		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		246	0	0	running	950	0
4	13	Marvin Panch	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			245	0	0	running	750	0
5	32	Jimmy Massey	04		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			244	0	0	running	600	0
6	15	Buck Baker	89		'55 Buick	Buck Baker			239	0	0	running	550	0
7	17	Bob Welborn	49		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			234	0	0	running	350	0
8	7	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			233	0	0	running	300	0
9	21	Mario Rossi	302		'55 Chrysler	Carl Krueger			223	0	0	running	200	0
10	42	Joe Eubanks	70		'55 Chevrolet				220	0	0	running	175	0
11	35	John Lindsay	178		'55 Chevrolet				220	0	0	running	150	0
12	39	Banks Simpson	20	Waldron & Co.	'55 Buick				217	0	0	running	100	0
13	18	Johnny Roberts	900		'55 Chevrolet				212	0	0	running	100	0
14	26	Charles Danello	101		'54 Hudson				212	0	0	running	200	0
15	22	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			208	0	0	running	200	0
16	30	Art MacBurney	L-2		'55 Ford				204	0	0	running	175	0
17	40	Harvey Eakin	47		'54 Nash	Eakin			203	0	0	running	175	0
18	23	Harvey Henderson	121		'53 Hudson Hornet				201	0	0	running	75	0
19	19	Russ Truelove	26		'55 Ford	Truelove			196	0	0	v-joint	75	0
20	29	Walt Schubert	77		'55 Ford	Everett			196	0	0	running	75	0
21	38	E.J. Turner	38		'53 Ford				194	0	0	running	50	0
22	33	Leon Lundy	79		'53 Plymouth				193	0	0	running	150	0
23	8	Speedy Thompson	87		'54 Oldsmobile	Bob Griffin			186	0	0	cam shaft	50	0
24	14	Bill Tanner	63		'55 Chevrolet	Liberty			183	0	0	running	50	0
25	36	Lou Spears	93		'54 Chevrolet				169	0	0	heating	50	0
26	9	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				166	0	0	hub	50	0
27	27	Dick Hallock	136		'53 Hudson Hornet				154	0	0	wheel	50	0
28	25	Lee Petty	303		'55 Chrysler	Henry Ford	Petty		116	0	0	accident	50	0
29	37	Axel Anderson	777		'55 Mercury				115	0	0	accident	150	0
30	4	Dick Rathman	3		'55 Chrysler	Ditz			80	2	68	piston	50	0
31	31	Jimmie Lewallen	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			76	0	0	gasket	50	0
32	11	Gene Simpson	40		'55 Buick	Harbaugh			75	0	0	axle	50	0
33	20	Jerry Benjamin	14		'55 Chevrolet				71	0	0	heating	50	0
34	41	Ted Chamberlain	141		'55 Chevrolet				67	0	0	spindle	50	0
35	16	Fred Krebs	5		'55 Chevrolet				50	0	0	tie rod	50	0
36	5	Jim Paschal	78		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			32	0	0	accident	50	0
37	24	Ted Cannady	32		'53 Ford 6				20	0	0	tie rod	50	0
38	12	Russ Graham	17		'55 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			19	0	0	gasket	50	0
39	10	Bill Blair	22		'55 Oldsmobile				17	0	0	piston	50	0
40	28	Ed Paskovich	75		'53 Dodge				17	0	0	oil pressure	50	0
41	2	Dave Terrell	98		'55 Oldsmobile	Terrell			15	1	9	radiator	150	0
42	34	Elton Hildreth	1		'54 Nash	Hildreth			10	0	0	piston	50	0