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1955 Morristown Speedway
Race 27 of 45
Morristown
200 laps
Time of race: 1:43:17
Average speed of winner: 58.092 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-150, Johnson 151-190, T. Flock 191-200
Race notes: Debut for Charles Danello, Charles Dyer, Bob Gould, Bill Gross, Homer Newland, and Lou Spears. Finale for Carl Krueger and Ted Pitcher. Only start for George Gregory.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Tim Flock | 300 | '55 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 63.649 | 200 | 2 | 160 | running | 900 | 0 | |
| 2 | Lee Petty | 42 | '55 Chrysler | Petty | Petty | 198 | 0 | 0 | running | 600 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Dave Terrell | 98 | '54 Oldsmobile | Terrell | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 425 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | Junior Johnson | 55 | B&L Motors | '54 Oldsmobile | 196 | 1 | 40 | running | 335 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | Jim Reed | 7 | '55 Chevrolet | Jim Reed | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 290 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Jim Paschal | 78 | '55 Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 250 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | Charles Dyer | 1 | '55 Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | Bob Welborn | 44 | '55 Chevrolet | Welborn | 190 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Johnny Gouveia | 27 | '55 Chevrolet | Gouveia | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | John Lindsay | 178 | '55 Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Bill Gross | 155 | '55 Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Lou Spears | 54 | '55 Ford | 185 | 0 | 0 | running | 60 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Pappy Hough | 81 | '53 Oldsmobile | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
| 14 | Ted Pitcher | 198 | '54 Oldsmobile | 181 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
| 15 | Carl Krueger | 302 | '55 Chrysler | Carl Krueger | 174 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | Elmo Langley | 171 | '55 Dodge | 174 | 0 | 0 | spindle | 50 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | '53 Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | 172 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | Chuck Hansen | 48 | '55 Oldsmobile | 163 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | Gene Simpson | 40 | '54 Buick | 156 | 0 | 0 | hydraulics | 50 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | Blackie Pitt | 97-A | '54 Oldsmobile | Fitzgibbons | 154 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | Charles Danello | 101 | '54 Hudson | 123 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Homer Newland | 11 | '54 Dodge | 120 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | Buck Baker | 303 | '55 Chrysler | Henry Ford | 116 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | John Dodd, Jr. | 73 | '53 Hudson Hornet | Dodd, Jr. | 83 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | George Gregory | 43 | '55 Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | 0 | heating | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 26 | Fonty Flock | 301 | '55 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 72 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | 0 | |||
| 27 | Dick Rathman | 3 | '55 Chrysler | Ditz | 60 | 0 | 0 | connecting rod | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | Jimmie Lewallen | 88 | '55 Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 17 | 0 | 0 | spindle | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | Bob Gould | 24 | '55 Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | 0 | accident | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | Bill Tanner | 63 | '55 Chevrolet | Liberty | 13 | 0 | 0 | accident | 25 | 0 |
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