1955 Martinsville Speedway

Race 42 of 45

Martinsville
200 laps
Time of race: 1:40:40
Average speed of winner: 59.603 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Staley drew pole, H. Thomas 1-7, T. Flock 8-73, Reed 74-105, Welborn 106-120, S. Thompson 121, Welborn 122-137, S. Thompson 138-200

Race notes: Debut for Jimmy Pardue. Finale for Jim Thompson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	17	Speedy Thompson	30		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		200	2	64	running	1100	0
2	11	Bob Welborn	49		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			200	2	31	running	700	0
3	18	Jim Paschal	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			200	0	0	running	475	0
4	2	Herb Thomas	92		'55 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas	Yunick		199	1	7	running	365	0
5	9	Jim Reed	7		'55 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			198	1	32	running	310	0
6	22	Joe Weatherly	9		'56 Ford	Schwam			198	0	0	running	250	0
7	1	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			198	0	0	running	200	0
8	4	Lee Petty	42		'55 Dodge	Petty	Petty		198	0	0	running	150	0
9	15	Jimmy Massey	04		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			194	0	0	running	100	0
10	20	Buck Baker	87		'56 Ford	DePaolo			194	0	0	running	100	0
11	25	Marvin Panch	98		'56 Ford	DePaolo			192	0	0	running	75	0
12	13	Bobby Waddell	55		'55 Oldsmobile				187	0	0	running	60	0
13	10	Bill Blair	22		'55 Oldsmobile	Bill Blair			186	0	0	running	50	0
14	14	Pop McGinnis	33		'55 Chevrolet	Owen Cox			183	0	0	running	50	0
15	19	Russ Graham	17		'55 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			182	0	0	running	50	0
16	6	Ted Cannady	71		'55 Oldsmobile				178	0	0	accident	50	0
17	5	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			177	0	0	running	50	0
18	12	Jimmy Thompson	24		'55 Ford				176	0	0	running	50	0
19	8	Jim Thompson	32		'53 Hudson Hornet				173	0	0	running	50	0
20	26	Ed Cole	460		'55 Plymouth				172	0	0	running	50	0
21	27	Clarence DeZalia	94		'54 Ford 6	DeZalia			160	0	0	running	0	0
22	21	Joe Eubanks	70		'55 Chevrolet				156	0	0	wheel	0	0
23	24	Donald Thomas	91		'55 Buick	Herb Thomas			155	0	0	running	0	0
24	7	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		70	1	66	transmission	0	0
25	3	Fonty Flock	301		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		62	0	0	transmission	0	0
26	23	Glen Wood	22-A		'55 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		55	0	0	bearing	0	0
27	28	Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'56 Ford	Dink Widenhouse			26	0	0	brakes	0	0
28	16	Jimmy Pardue	24		'55 Chevrolet	Pardue			10	0	0	hub	0	0