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NASCAR Grand National race
New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY
July 30, 1955
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Tim Flock	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1955 Chrysler	100	950	running	100
2	4	Jimmie Lewallen	88	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	100	650	running	0
3	6	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1955 Chrysler	99	525	running	0
4	8	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	1955 Chevrolet	98	385	running	0
5	5	Jim Paschal	78	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	98	290	running	0
6	11	Gene Simpson	40	Gene Simpson	1955 Buick	97	300	running	0
7	9	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick	96	200	running	0
8	7	Dutch Munsinger	76		1955 Buick	96	150	running	0
9	2	Buck Baker	55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham	1955 Oldsmobile	93	100	running	0
10	16	John Lindsay	178	John Lindsay	1955 Chevrolet	93	100	running	0
11	21	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	93	75	running	0
12	17	Pappy Hough	81	Pappy Hough	1953 Oldsmobile	90	60	running	0
13	14	Charles Dyer	1		1955 Chevrolet	90	50	running	0
14	12	Russ Truelove	26	J.W. Campbell	1955 Ford	88	100	running	0
15	15	Bob Gould	24		1955 Chevrolet	85	50	running	0
16	22	Blackie Pitt	97-A	J.M. Fitzgibbons	1955 Oldsmobile	79	50	running	0
17	19	Dick Walters	31		1953 Plymouth	78	100	running	0
18	20	Junior Johnson	303	Henry Ford	1955 Chrysler	75	50	engine	0
19	10	Emory Mahan	8		1955 Chevrolet	74	50	running	0
20	18	John McVitty	27	John McVitty	1955 Chevrolet	40	50	overheating	0
21	13	Harvey Henderson	121	Harvey Henderson	1953 Hudson	30	50	oil pressure	0
22	2	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1955 Chevrolet	22		overheating	0

Time of race: 01:18:25
Average Speed: 76.522 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.97 seconds
Race Purse: $ 4,335
Attendance: 6,000