1955 Raleigh Fairgrounds

Race 17 of 45

Raleigh Fairgrounds
172 laps
Time of race: 1:42:08
Average speed of winner: 50.522 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-9, Johnson 10-172

Race notes: Finale for Henry Ford.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				172	1	163	running	1350	0
2	6	Fonty Flock	301		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		171	0	0	running	875	0
3	7	Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			171	0	0	running	550	0
4	11	Lee Petty	42		'55 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		170	0	0	running	400	0
5	13	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			167	0	0	running	315	0
6	7	Jim Paschal	78		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			166	0	0	running	265	0
7	8	John Dodd, Jr.	171		'55 Dodge	Dodd, Jr.			165	0	0	running	220	0
8	15	Billy Carden	8		'55 Buick	Bishop Brothers			165	0	0	running	165	0
9	10	Fred Dove	71		'55 Oldsmobile				164	0	0	running	125	0
10	17	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			164	0	0	running	100	0
11	9	Bill Blair	97-A		'54 Oldsmobile	Fitzgibbons			163	0	0	running	90	0
12	25	Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Dink Widenhouse			163	0	0	running	75	0
13	22	Gordon Smith	19		'55 Chevrolet				160	0	0	running	65	0
14	21	Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson Hornet	Mounts			160	0	0	running	65	0
15	23	Richard Brownlee	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			154	0	0	running	65	0
16	18	Harvey Henderson	121		'53 Hudson Hornet				151	0	0	running	65	0
17	26	George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker	Pontress			142	0	0	running	50	0
18	14	Donald Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Donald Thomas			139	0	0	running	85	0
19	2	Bob Welborn	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			118	0	0	tie rod	175	0
20	19	Mack Hanbury	140	Caplan Motors	'53 Hudson Hornet	Hanbury			101	0	0	gasket	50	0
21	12	Henry Ford	303		'55 Chrysler	Henry Ford			98	0	0	brakes	40	0
22	24	Volney Schulze	69		'54 Dodge				46	0	0	transmission	25	0
23	16	Dick Rathman	3		'55 Chrysler	Ditz			36	0	0	tie rod	25	0
24	4	Speedy Thompson	14		'55 Chevrolet	Frank Christian			25	0	0	radiator	75	0
25	1	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	58.612	15	1	9	brakes	125	0
26	20	Gene Simpson	460		'55 Plymouth	Brooks Brothers			5	0	0	axle	40	0
27	27	Lloyd Dane	302		'55 Chrysler	Carl Krueger			0	0	0	engine	25	0