1955 Charlotte Speedway

Race 11 of 45

Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt)
133 laps
Time of race: 1:53:43
Average speed of winner: 52.630 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 18 laps
Lap leaders: Thomas pole, T. Flock 1-112, Baker 113-133

Race notes: Debut for Ed Cole. Finale for Jim Ord.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	16	Buck Baker	89		'55 Buick	Buck Baker			133	1	21	running	1000	0
2	2	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		133	1	112	running	650	0
3	10	Dave Terrell	98		'55 Oldsmobile	Terrell			131	0	0	fuel	450	0
4	7	Gober Sosebee	51		'55 Oldsmobile	Sosebee			127	0	0	running	350	0
5	11	Bob Welborn	44		'55 Chevrolet	Julian Petty			127	0	0	running	300	0
6	17	John Dodd, Jr.	71		'55 Dodge	Dodd, Jr.			126	0	0	running	250	0
7	18	Ralph Liguori	6		'54 Dodge	Liguori			125	0	0	running	200	0
8	21	Harvey Henderson	121		'53 Hudson Hornet				123	0	0	running	150	0
9	13	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			122	0	0	running	100	0
10	25	Ken Fisher	4		'55 Chrysler	Ken Fisher			117	0	0	running	100	0
11	23	Gene Simpson	460		'55 Plymouth	Brooks Brothers			109	0	0	spin	75	0
12	5	Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Dink Widenhouse			105	0	0	running	60	0
13	14	Jim Ord	56		'55 Packard	Salat			99	0	0	accident	50	0
14	20	Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson	Mounts			89	0	0	running	50	0
15	8	Lee Petty	42		'55 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		85	0	0	steering	50	0
16	22	George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker	Pontress			70	0	0	injury	50	0
17	4	Speedy Thompson	87		'54 Oldsmobile	Bob Griffin			57	0	0	radiator	50	0
18	26	Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			55	0	0	carburetor	50	0
19	6	Jim Paschal	78		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			50	0	0	control arm	50	0
20	3	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				43	0	0	gas tank	50	0
21	1	Herb Thomas	92		'55 Buick	Herb Thomas	Yunick	70.184	41	0	0	accident	0	0
22	19	Joel Million	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			36	0	0	disqualified	0	0
23	9	Fonty Flock	14		'55 Chevrolet	Frank Christian			27	0	0	heating	0	0
24	12	Bud Harless	8		'53 Hudson	Edgar Clay			23	0	0	heating	0	0
25	15	Bill Blair	97-A		'54 Oldsmobile	Fitzgibbons			15	0	0	heating	0	0
26	24	Ed Cole	0		'54 Ford 6				3	0	0	shocks	0	0