Tri-City 200
1955 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 45
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,800Race Date:Nov 7, 1954Tri-City Speedway
Margin of Victory:.5 LapRace Duration:1Hr 35Min 25Sec.High Point, North Carolina
Lead Changes:2 Among / 3 DriversAverage Speed:62.882 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:21No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Lee Petty L. PettyDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasChrysler:9
Car No.:#42 ChryslerCar No.:#92 HudsonOldsmobile:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Thomas RacingHudson:0
Crew Chief:Lee PettyCrew Chief:Mercury:0
Laps Led:194 of 200Pole Speed:71.942 MPH
Official 1955 Tri-City 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1342 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty EnterprisesChrysler0200127Running
2514 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerFrank Christian (Car Owner)02000Running
3192 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasThomas RacingHudson01990Running
4451 Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober SosebeeCherokee Garage01960Running
5125 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenJoe Blair (Car Owner)01960Running
613B-29 Dink Widenhouse D. WidenhouseDink WidenhouseDink Widenhouse (Car Owner)01920Running
711111 Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie PittGary Drake (Car Owner)01890Running
888 Bud Harless B. HarlessBud HarlessEdgar Clay (Car Owner)Hudson01870Running
91519 Clyde Minter C. MinterClyde MinterKen Pace (Car Owner)01780Running
10109 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasThomas RacingHudson01700Running
112071 Ken Pace K. PaceKen PaceKen Pace (Car Owner)Hudson01510Accident
122111 George Parrish G. ParrishGeorge ParrishGeorge Parrish (Car Owner)Studebaker01120Wheel
13213 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannBlue CrownHudson01106Clutch
1471 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash01020Transmission
15982 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksOates Motor CompanyHudson0930Running
161748 John Dodd, Jr. J. Dodd, Jr.John Dodd, Jr.John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner)Hudson0680Transmission
1767 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonPaul Whiteman (Car Owner)0510Bearings
181418 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairGene ComstockeHudson0430Accident
191677 Fred Dove F. DoveFred DoveKen Pace (Car Owner)Hudson0400Running
201852 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornJulian Petty (Car Owner)0100Radiator
211980 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)070Rear Gear

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