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NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 16, 1955
200 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 17
| Speedy Thompson
| 30
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 200
| 1,100
| running
| 64 |
| 2
| 11
| Bob Welborn
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 200
| 700
| running
| 31 |
| 3
| 18
| Jim Paschal
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 200
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 2
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 199
| 365
| running
| 7 |
| 5
| 9
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 198
| 310
| running
| 32 |
| 6
| 22
| Joe Weatherly
| 9
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 198
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 1
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 198
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1955 Dodge
| 198
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Jimmy Massey
| 04
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 194
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 194
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 192
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 13
| Bobby Waddell
| 55
|
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 187
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 10
| Bill Blair
| 22
| Bill Blair
| 1955 Ford
| 186
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| Pop McGinnis
| 33
| Owen Cox
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 183
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Russ Graham
| 17
| Earl Wright
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 182
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 6
| Ted Cannady
| 71
| Ted Cannady
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 178
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 17
| 5
| Eddie Skinner
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 177
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 12
| Jimmy Thompson
| 24
| Ike Kiser
| 1955 Ford
| 176
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 8
| Jim Thompson
| 32
|
| 1953 Hudson
| 173
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 26
| Ed Cole
| 460
| Brooks Brothers
| 1955 Plymouth
| 172
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 27
| Clarence DeZalia
| 94
| Clarence DeZalia
| 1954 Ford
| 160
|
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Joe Eubanks
| 70
| Lancaster Brothers
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 156
|
| wheel
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| Donald Thomas
| 91
| Herb Thomas
| 1955 Buick
| 155
|
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 7
| Tim Flock
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 70
|
| transmission
| 66 |
| 25
| 3
| Fonty Flock
| 301
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1955 Chrysler
| 62
|
| transmission
| 0 |
| 26
| 23
| Glen Wood
| 22-A
| Wood Brothers
| 1955 Ford
| 55
|
| bearing
| 0 |
| 27
| 28
| Dink Widenhouse
| B-29
| Dink Widenhouse
| 1956 Ford
| 26
|
| brakes
| 0 |
| 28
| 16
| Jimmy Pardue
| 24
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 10
|
| hub
| 0 |
Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 01:40:40
Average Speed: 59.603 MPH
3 cautions
Race Purse: $ 4,285
Attendance: 12,000