1955 North Wilkesboro Speedway

Race 8 of 45

North Wilkesboro
160 laps
Time of race: 1:22:03
Average speed of winner: 73.126 mph
Margin of victory: 3 feet
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Widenhouse pole, Baker 1-160

Race notes: Only pole for Dink Widenhouse. Debut for Boyce Hildreth. Finale for Tommy Ringstaff.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			160	1	160	running	1000	0
2	8	Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			160	0	0	running	650	0
3	7	Curtis Turner	99	Parks Cigarette	'55 Oldsmobile	Parks			156	0	0	running	450	0
4	10	Lee Petty	42		'55 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		155	0	0	running	350	0
5	17	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			154	0	0	running	300	0
6	20	Dave Terrell	98		'53 Oldsmobile	Terrell			152	0	0	running	250	0
7	15	Jimmie Lewallen	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			151	0	0	running	200	0
8	22	Gene Simpson	460		'55 Plymouth	Brooks Brothers			151	0	0	running	150	0
9	9	Joel Million	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			144	0	0	running	100	0
10	16	Blackie Pitt	59		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Brownie Pitt			140	0	0	running	100	0
11	14	Tommy Ringstaff	58		'55 Packard	J.B. Cunningham			126	0	0	axle	25	0
12	12	John Dodd, Sr.	72		'53 Hudson Hornet	Dodd, Sr.			109	0	0	spindle	25	0
13	13	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		106	0	0	coil	25	0
14	11	Herb Thomas	18		'54 Hudson	Mounts			105	0	0	wheel	25	0
15	19	Jimmy Thompson	80		'53 Hudson Hornet				84	0	0	frame	25	0
16	6	Jim Paschal	78		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			70	0	0	vapor lock	25	0
17	13	John Dodd, Jr.	73		'53 Hudson Hornet	Dodd, Jr.			64	0	0	gasket	25	0
18	4	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				58	0	0	bearing	25	0
19	1	Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile '88	Dink Widenhouse		77.720	56	0	0	engine	25	0
20	5	Fonty Flock	14		'55 Chevrolet	Frank Christian			33	0	0	axle	25	0
21	18	Ralph Liguori	6		'53 Dodge	Liguori			16	0	0	tire	0	0
22	21	Boyce Hildreth	57		'53 Hudson	Hildreth			5	0	0	gasket	0	0