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NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
June 24, 1955
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Tim Flock	301	Carl Kiekhaefer	1955 Chrysler	200	1,000	running	200
2	4	Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1954 Oldsmobile	198	650	running	0
3	5	Gwyn Staley	2	Hubert Westmoreland	1955 Chevrolet	198	450	running	0
4	7	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	1955 Chevrolet	198	350	running	0
5	3	Junior Johnson	55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham	1955 Oldsmobile	194	300	running	0
6	10	Dink Widenhouse	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	193	250	running	0
7	2	Jim Paschal	78	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	187	200	running	0
8	9	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1953 Hudson	185	150	running	0
9	12	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	185	100	running	0
10	11	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	177	100	running	0
11	13	Al Watkins	33	Al Watkins	1954 Dodge	174	75	running	0
12	16	Ed Cole	94	Clarence DeZalia	1954 Ford	171	60	running	0
13	8	Dave Terrell	98	Dave Terrell	1955 Oldsmobile	123	50	rod brng	0
14	20	Harvey Henderson	121	Harvey Henderson	1953 Hudson	94	50	engine	0
15	6	Speedy Thompson	71		1955 Oldsmobile	85	50	shocks	0
16	19	Gordon Smith	19	Gordon Smith	1955 Chevrolet	77	50	accident	0
17	14	Richard Brownlee	5	Joe Blair	1954 Mercury	74	50	accident	0
18	18	Max Berrier	75	Max Berrier	1953 Plymouth	55	50	axle	0
19	15	Boyce Hildreth	57	Van Matthews	1953 Hudson	41	50	universal joint	0
20	17	George Parrish	11	George Parrish	1953 Studebaker	38	50	oil line	0

Time of race: 01:56:59
Average Speed: 51.289 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.08 seconds
Race Purse: $ 4,085
Attendance: 7,200