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Daytona Beach 160 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 45
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$9,250	Race Date:	Feb 27, 1955	Daytona Beach & Road Course
Margin of Victory:	9.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	1Hr 44Min 17Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	None Among / 1 Drivers	Average Speed:	91.999 MPH	4.17 Mile Sand/Paved
No. of Cars:	48	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Tim Flock T. Flock	Driver:	Tim Flock T. Flock	Chrysler:	9
Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Buick:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Oldsmobile:	0
Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	All 39 Laps39 of 39	Pole Speed:	130.293 MPH

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Official 1955 Daytona Beach 160 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	300	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards	Chrysler	0	39	39	Running
2	2	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Chrysler	0	39	0	Running
3	11	24	Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay Duhigg	J.O. Goode (Car Owner)		0	39	0	Running
4	12	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Parks Cigarettes		0	39	0	Running
5	14	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Frank Christian (Car Owner)		0	39	0	Running
6	9	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company		0	39	0	Running
7	5	47	Dick Joslin D. JoslinDick Joslin	J.C. Van Landingham (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
8	10	63	Bill Tanner B. TannerBill Tanner	Al Liberty (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
9	22	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Griffin Motors		0	38	0	Running
10	43	185	Jack Radtke J. RadtkeJack Radtke			0	38	0	Running
11	18	110	Bud Kutina B. KutinaBud Kutina	Bud Kutina (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
12	27	23	Jack Choquette J. ChoquetteJack Choquette	George Miller (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	38	0	Running
13	3	88	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Ernest Woods (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
14	21	37	Marvin Copple M. CoppleMarvin Copple	Marvin Copple (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
15	41	241	Axel Anderson A. AndersonAxel Anderson	Axel Anderson (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
16	40	140	Mack Hanbury M. HanburyMack Hanbury	Caplan Motors	Hudson	0	37	0	Running
17	16	331	Willard Holt W. HoltWillard Holt			0	37	0	Running
18	15	13	Bob Dawson B. DawsonBob Dawson	William P. Webb (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
19	24	237	Jim Wilson J. WilsonJim Wilson	Harvey Walters (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
20	46	16	Ray Chaike R. ChaikeRay Chaike	Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
21	29	166	Bud Palmer B. PalmerBud Palmer	W.E. Campbell (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
22	25	39	Jim McLain J. McLainJim McLain	Maurice Thompson (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
23	34	147	Harvey Eakin H. EakinHarvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin (Car Owner)	Nash	0	35	0	Running
24	37	460	Gene Simpson G. SimpsonGene Simpson	Brooks Brothers		0	35	0	Running
25	47	8	Bud Harless B. HarlessBud Harless	Edgar Clay (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	35	0	Running
26	7	78	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Helzafire		0	35	0	Oil Pump
27	35	26	Russ Truelove R. TrueloveRuss Truelove	J.W. Campbell (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
28	42	599	Bud Chaddock B. ChaddockBud Chaddock		Hudson	0	35	0	Running
29	36	9	Dave Terrell D. TerrellDave Terrell	Dave Terrell (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
30	32	18	Arden Mounts A. MountsArden Mounts	Gene Comstock (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	34	0	Running
31	44	1	Bo Fields B. FieldsBo Fields	Carl Wesson (Car Owner)		0	33	0	Running
32	39	75	Ed Paskovich E. PaskovichEd Paskovich	Ed Paskovich (Car Owner)		0	33	0	Running
33	31	28	Eddie Skinner E. SkinnerEddie Skinner	Frank Dodge (Car Owner)		0	32	0	Running
34	11	238	Jack Farris J. FarrisJack Farris	Max Schwimer (Car Owner)		0	30	0	Running
35	6	55	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	B & L Motors		0	25	0	Clutch
36	17	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Thomas Racing	Packard	0	22	0	Engine
37	30	69	Volney Schulze V. SchulzeVolney Schulze	Volney Schulze (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Overheating
38	28	33	Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene Comstock	Gene Comstock (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	19	0	Vapor Lock
39	33	41	Ralph Shaffer R. ShafferRalph Shaffer	Eanes Motor Company		0	16	0	Overheating
40	20	59	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	14	0	Transmission
41	8	188	Hooker Hood H. HoodHooker Hood	Hooker Hood (Car Owner)		0	14	0	Transmission
42	26	349	Charlie Cregar C. CregarCharlie Cregar	James Gess (Car Owner)		0	10	0	Transmission
43	23	56	Tommy Ringstaff T. RingstaffTommy Ringstaff	J.B. Cunningham (Car Owner)	Packard	0	7	0	Valves
44	45	65	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Ken Whitney (Car Owner)		0	6	0	Transmission
45	13	51	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	Gober Sosebee (Car Owner)		0	4	0	Piston
46	38	48	Louis Headley L. HeadleyLouis Headley	Louis Headley (Car Owner)		0	3	0	Ignition
47	19	4	Ken Fisher K. FisherKen Fisher	Ken Fisher (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	2	0	Carburetor
48	4	M-1	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Fish Carburetor		0	39	0	Disqualified
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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