1955 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway

Race 40 of 45

LeHi
200 laps
Time of race: 3:34:25
Average speed of winner: 83.948 mph
Margin of victory: 3/4 lap
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: F. Flock pole, T. Flock 1-42, Thompson 43-200

Race notes: Debut for Johnny Allen, Tiny Lund, Bill Morton, Jim Murray, Norm Nelson, and Chuck Stevenson. Finale for Floyd Curtis, Hooker Hood, Roscoe Rann, Leland Sewell. Only start for Bob Coleman, Al Hager, and Gene Rose.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Speedy Thompson	297		'55 Ford	DePaolo			200	1	158	running	2900	0
2	6	Marvin Panch	98		'55 Ford	DePaolo			200	0	0	running	1450	0
3	12	Jimmy Massey	04		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			196	0	0	running	1000	0
4	2	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		195	1	42	running	850	0
5	8	Bob Flock	308		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		195	0	0	running	650	0
6	3	Buck Baker	87		'55 Ford	DePaolo			194	0	0	running	525	0
7	18	Jimmie Lewallen	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			190	0	0	running	400	0
8	25	Ralph Liguori	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			189	0	0	running	350	0
9	14	Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'55 Ford				185	0	0	running	250	0
10	20	Bob Welborn	49		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			183	0	0	running	225	0
11	24	Lee Petty	42		'55 Dodge	Petty	Petty		183	0	0	running	150	0
12	35	Bill Blair	22		'55 Oldsmobile	Bill Blair			182	0	0	running	125	0
13	22	Hooker Hood	188		'54 Oldsmobile	Hood			177	0	0	running	125	0
14	40	Al Hager	12		'55 Chevrolet				176	0	0	running	125	0
15	27	Leland Sewell	51-X		'55 Ford				176	0	0	running	125	0
16	42	Banks Simpson	89		'55 Buick	Buck Baker			172	0	0	running	95	0
17	31	Johnny Allen	64		'55 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			169	0	0	running	195	0
18	39	Norm Nelson	299		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		162	0	0	engine	95	0
19	32	Gene Rose	84		'55 Chrysler				160	0	0	running	95	0
20	30	Bob Coleman	5		'55 Ford				152	0	0	running	95	0
21	20	Roscoe Rann	155		'54 Chrysler				146	0	0	running	60	0
22	7	Herb Thomas	92		'55 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas	Yunick		132	0	0	rear end	60	0
23	26	Joe Guide	52		'53 Hudson	Sally Guide			125	0	0	running	160	0
24	41	Bill Morton	1		'55 Buick				123	0	0	accident	60	0
25	23	Tiny Lund	37		'55 Chevrolet	Rupert			65	0	0	accident	60	0
26	37	Jim Murray	46		'55 Buick				63	0	0	fuel pump	60	0
27	4	Billy Carden	99		'55 Ford	Schwam			55	0	0	accident	60	0
28	17	Joe Eubanks	70		'55 Chevrolet				46	0	0	steering	60	0
29	21	Johnny Mantz	15		'55 Ford	DePaolo			46	0	0	vapor lock	60	0
30	15	Chuck Stevenson	68		'55 Ford	DePaolo			43	0	0	vapor lock	60	0
31	13	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			38	0	0	fuel pump	60	0
32	8	Joe Weatherly	86		'55 Ford	DePaolo			29	0	0	vapor lock	60	0
33	19	Dave Terrell	198		'55 Oldsmobile	Terrell			27	0	0	accident	60	0
34	16	Russ Graham	17		'55 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			22	0	0	heating	60	0
35	11	Bill Widenhouse	25		'55 Chevrolet	McCuthen			22	0	0	radiator	60	0
36	5	Curtis Turner	95		'55 Ford	Schwam			19	0	0	vapor lock	40	0
37	38	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			13	0	0	gasket	40	0
38	36	Floyd Curtis	112		'55 Ford				10	0	0	radiator	40	0
39	1	Fonty Flock	301		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	100.390	5	0	0	radiator	40	0
40	29	Ted Cannady	32		'53 Ford 6				3	0	0	piston	40	0
41	33	Jim Reed	7		'55 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			8	0	0	disqualified	0	0