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NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 1, 1955
133 laps on 0.75 mile dirt oval; 99.75 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	16	Buck Baker	89	Buck Baker	1955 Buick	133	1,000	running	21
2	2	Tim Flock	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1955 Chrysler	133	650	running	112
3	10	Dave Terrell	98	Dave Terrell	1955 Oldsmobile	131	450	running	0
4	7	Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1955 Oldsmobile	127	350	fuel	0
5	11	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	1955 Chevrolet	127	300	running	0
6	17	John Dodd Jr.	71	John Dodd Sr.	1955 Dodge	126	250	running	0
7	18	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	125	200	running	0
8	21	Harvey Henderson	121	Harvey Henderson	1953 Hudson	123	150	running	0
9	13	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	122	100	running	0
10	25	Ken Fisher	4	Ken Fisher	1955 Chrysler	117	100	running	0
11	23	Gene Simpson	460	Brooks Brothers	1955 Plymouth	109	75	accident	0
12	5	Dink Widenhouse	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	105	60	running	0
13	14	Jim Ord	56	Hank Salat	1955 Packard	99	50	accident	0
14	20	Arden Mounts	18	Arden Mounts	1954 Hudson	89	50	running	0
15	8	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1955 Chrysler	85	50	steering	0
16	22	George Parrish	11	George Parrish	1953 Studebaker	70	50	injury	0
17	4	Speedy Thompson	87	Bob Griffin	1954 Oldsmobile	57	50	radiator	0
18	26	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	55	50	carburetor	0
19	6	Jim Paschal	78	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	50	50	control arm	0
20	3	Junior Johnson	55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham	1955 Oldsmobile	43	50	gas tank	0
21	1	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1955 Buick	41		accident	0
22	19	Joel Million	88	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	36		disqualified	0
23	9	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1955 Chevrolet	27		overheating	0
24	12	Bud Harless	8	Edgar Clay	1953 Hudson	23		overheating	0
25	15	Bill Blair	97-A	J.M. Fitzgibbons	1954 Oldsmobile	15		overheating	0
26	24	Ed Cole	0		1954 Ford	3		shocks	0

Time of race: 01:53:43
Average Speed: 52.63 MPH
Pole Speed: 38.47 seconds
2 cautions for 18 laps
Race Purse: $ 4,085
Attendance: 6,000