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NASCAR Grand National race
Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY
July 29, 1955
177 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 88.5 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	7	Junior Johnson	55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham	1955 Oldsmobile	177	900	running	150
2	5	Jim Paschal	78	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	176	600	running	19
3	10	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1955 Chrysler	172	525	running	0
4	16	Jimmie Lewallen	88	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	170	335	running	0
5	13	Gene Simpson	40	Gene Simpson	1955 Buick	170	300	running	0
6	22	Blackie Pitt	97-A	J.M. Fitzgibbons	1955 Oldsmobile	164	250	running	0
7	18	Russ Truelove	26	J.W. Campbell	1955 Ford	164	200	running	0
8	4	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	1955 Chevrolet	164	150	running	0
9	14	Charles Dyer	1		1955 Chevrolet	164	100	running	0
10	3	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	164	150	accident	0
11	1	Tim Flock	301	Carl Kiekhaefer	1955 Chrysler	160	75	running	0
12	21	John McGinley	178	John McGinley	1955 Chevrolet	157	60	running	0
13	12	Harvey Henderson	121	Harvey Henderson	1955 Hudson	154	50	running	0
14	19	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	154	50	running	0
15	23	Pappy Hough	81	Pappy Hough	1953 Oldsmobile	149	50	running	0
16	20	John Dodd Jr.	73	John Dodd Sr.	1954 Oldsmobile	145	50	running	0
17	6	Dave Terrell	98	Dave Terrell	1954 Oldsmobile	134	50	engine	0
18	24	Herk Moak	404		1954 Ford	132	50	running	0
19	15	Ken Goudermoat	3		1955 Chevrolet	118	50	overheating	0
20	25	Johnny Gouveia	27	Johnny Gouveia	1955 Chevrolet	98	50	oil line	0
21	17	Bill Gross	155		1955 Chevrolet	79		accident	0
22	11	Johnny Roberts	900	Johnny Roberts	1955 Chevrolet	59		engine	0
23	8	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1955 Chevrolet	52		accident	0
24	9	Dutch Munsinger	76		1955 Buick	49		engine	0
25	2	Buck Baker	303	Henry Ford	1955 Chrysler	8		piston	8

Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps. Stopped at 177 laps after Oldenburg crashed and damaged the guard rail.
Pole Speed: 31.8 seconds
Race Purse: $ 4,045
Attendance: 5,936