| 1955 Orange 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,800 | Race Date: | Mar 27, 1955 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 12Min 54Sec. | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 82.304 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | 1 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #78 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Hudson: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 52 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 91.896 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Orange 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 52 |
| 2 | 2 | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | Running | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Don White | Don White (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | 88 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 140 | Mack Hanbury | Caplan Motors | Running | Hudson | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 73 | John Dodd, Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 56 | Tommy Ringstaff | J.B. Cunningham (Car Owner) | Running | Packard | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 460 | Gene Simpson | Brooks Brothers (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | Suspension | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Thomas Racing | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 98 | Dick Rathmann | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | | 0 | 76 | 0 | |
| 15 | 9 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Motoramic | | 0 | 65 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 49 | 48 | |
| 18 | 7 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 80 | John Capps | Accident | Lincoln | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 20 | 12 | 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Oil Pump |  | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 19 | Fred Dove | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
