1955 Southern 500

Race 35 of 45

Darlington
366 laps
Time of race: 5:25:25
Average speed of winner: 92.281 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 10 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-4, T. Flock 5-10, F. Flock 11-94, T. Flock 95-109, Turner 110-123, T. Flock 124-147, Widenhouse 148-149, Weatherly 150-278, H. Thomas 279-306, Weatherly 307-317, H. Thomas 318-366

Race notes: Debut for Dick Beaty, Doug Cox, Larry Flynn, Russ Graham, Curley Hatfield, Jimmy Roland, and Jim Thompson. Finale for Gene Comstock, Lloyd Moore, and Van Van Wey. Only start for Ed Bergin, Don Duckworth, Ray Platte, Bud Rackley, and Tojo Stephens.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Herb Thomas	92		'55 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas	Yunick		366	2	77	running	7480	0
2	21	Jim Reed	7		'55 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			365	0	0	running	1550	0
3	6	Tim Flock	16		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		363	3	45	running	2500	0
4	24	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			359	0	0	running	1300	0
5	30	Larry Flynn	96		'55 Ford				359	0	0	running	1175	0
6	2	Buck Baker	89		'55 Buick	Buck Baker			359	0	0	running	1055	0
7	26	Lou Spears	93		'55 Chevrolet				354	0	0	running	700	0
8	27	Cotton Owens	70		'55 Chevrolet				354	0	0	running	600	0
9	4	Bill Widenhouse	25		'55 Chevrolet	McCuthen			353	1	2	wheel	445	0
10	41	Jimmy Massey	4		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			352	0	0	transmission	400	0
11	20	Banks Simpson	20	Waldron & Co.	'55 Buick				352	0	0	running	475	0
12	5	Joe Eubanks	82		'55 Oldsmobile	Oates			351	0	0	running	550	0
13	45	Marvin Panch	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			351	0	0	running	300	0
14	33	Nace Mattingly	54		'55 Ford	Mattingly			349	0	0	running	350	0
15	44	Jimmie Lewallen	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			348	0	0	running	335	0
16	35	Ralph Liguori	6		'55 Mercury	Wheatley			348	0	0	running	400	0
17	13	Banjo Matthews	84	Paper Hangers	'55 Oldsmobile				348	0	0	running	245	0
18	37	Dave Terrell	98		'55 Oldsmobile	Terrell			346	0	0	running	165	0
19	29	Russ Graham	17		'55 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			346	0	0	running	155	0
20	18	Bill Champion	51		'55 Buick	Leland Colvin			346	0	0	running	195	0
21	25	Lee Petty	42		'55 Dodge	Petty	Petty		343	0	0	running	335	0
22	46	Johnny Patterson	68		'55 Mercury				342	0	0	running	225	0
23	34	Billy Myers	46		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			342	0	0	running	115	0
24	48	Lloyd Moore	95		'55 Ford	Buesink			342	0	0	running	160	0
25	32	Ray Platte	35		'55 Chevrolet	Harry Parry			339	0	0	running	100	0
26	38	Bill Blair	22		'55 Oldsmobile	Bill Blair			332	0	0	running	90	0
27	43	Bobby Waddell	24		'55 Chevrolet	Pardue			331	0	0	running	75	0
28	31	Blackie Pitt	59		'55 Ford	Brownie Pitt			329	0	0	running	75	0
29	52	Jimmy Thompson	12		'55 Plymouth				328	0	0	running	275	0
30	69	Bob Welborn	49		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			327	0	0	running	75	0
31	61	Curley Hatfield	62		'55 Chevrolet				319	0	0	running	60	0
32	50	Roy Bentley	50	Marion Cox Garage	'55 Chevrolet				317	0	0	running	60	0
33	7	Joe Weatherly	9		'55 Ford	Schwam			317	2	140	accident	1500	0
34	10	Jim Paschal	78		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			317	0	0	running	60	0
35	59	Bill Bowman	58		'54 Nash				311	0	0	running	260	0
36	17	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				308	0	0	running	60	0
37	47	Ned Jarrett	30		'55 Pontiac	Mellie Bernard			305	0	0	running	260	0
38	57	Ed Bergin	61		'54 Dodge	Barlow			302	0	0	running	160	0
39	9	Billy Carden	8		'55 Buick	Bishop Brothers			298	0	0	running	60	0
40	55	Tojo Stephens	78		'55 Chevrolet				291	0	0	running	60	0
41	62	Possum Jones	43		'55 Chevrolet	Steve Pearce			276	0	0	steering	60	0
42	42	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			256	0	0	running	60	0
43	51	Harold Kite	71		'55 Oldsmobile				256	0	0	running	60	0
44	36	Van Van Wey	10		'55 Ford	Ray Fletcher			247	0	0	accident	60	0
45	3	Speedy Thompson	87		'54 Oldsmobile	Bob Griffin			235	0	0	vapor lock	80	0
46	22	Fred Johnson	56	B&L Motors	'55 Cadillac				231	0	0	tires	260	0
47	53	Doug Cox	37		'55 Pontiac	Claude Porter			225	0	0	transmission	150	0
48	58	Gene Comstock	81		'54 Hudson	Mounts			220	0	0	running	250	0
49	66	Clarence DeZalia	94		'54 Ford	DeZalia			210	0	0	rear end	50	0
50	23	Dick Allwine	77		'55 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			202	0	0	accident	50	0
51	11	Fonty Flock	36		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	112.781	190	1	84	accident	1040	0
52	16	Gene Simpson	40		'55 Buick	Harbaugh			188	0	0	transmission	50	0
53	19	Dick Beaty	34		'55 Ford				184	0	0	accident	50	0
54	67	Jim Thompson	32		'53 Hudson Hornet				184	0	0	accident	150	0
55	40	Don Duckworth	23	Woodruff Motors	'55 Chevrolet				147	0	0	accident	50	0
56	49	Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson	Mounts			143	0	0	accident	100	0
57	54	Jimmy Roland	15		'55 Chevrolet	Rollings			137	0	0	rear end	50	0
58	15	Curtis Turner	99		'55 Ford	Schwam			133	1	14	tie rod	190	0
59	54	Elmo Langley	76		'55 Dodge				79	0	0	oil pressure	100	0
60	14	Donald Thomas	91		'55 Buick	Herb Thomas			78	0	0	steering	50	0
61	39	Slick Smith	14		'55 Chevrolet	Frank Christian			77	0	0	gasket	50	0
62	12	Dick Rathman	3		'55 Chrysler	Ditz			50	0	0	transmission	130	0
63	60	Bud Rackley	21		'54 Oldsmobile				44	0	0	connecting rod	50	0
64	65	Tommy Thompson	41		'55 Ford	Buesink			41	0	0	fuel pump	50	0
65	58	Gordon Smith	19		'55 Chevrolet				39	0	0	rod bearing	50	0
66	1	Fireball Roberts	M-1		'55 Buick			110.682	30	1	4	accident	140	0
67	63	Pop McGinnis	33		'55 Chevrolet	Owen Cox			18	0	0	accident	50	0
68	56	Ed Cole	460		'55 Plymouth	DeZalia			12	0	0	rod bearing	150	0
69	64	George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker	Pontress			11	0	0	heating	250	0