| 1955 Charlotte 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,085 | Race Date: | May 1, 1955 | Charlotte Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 53Min 43Sec. | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 52.630 MPH | .750 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 18 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #89 Buick | Car No.: | #92 Buick | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Buck Baker Racing | Team: | Thomas Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 21 of 133 | Pole Speed: | 71.184 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Charlotte 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 133 | 21 |
| 2 | 2 | 300 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 133 | 112 |
| 3 | 10 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Gober Sosebee (Car Owner) | | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 71 | John Dodd, Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 4 | Ken Fisher | Ken Fisher (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 460 | Gene Simpson | Brooks Brothers (Car Owner) | | 0 | 109 | 0 | |
| 12 | 5 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 56 | Jim Ord | Hank Salat (Car Owner) | Accident | Packard | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Steering | Chrysler | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Car Owner) | Studebaker | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| 17 | 4 | 87 | Speedy Thompson | Griffin Motors | Radiator | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure Sensitized | Carburetor | Hudson | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Accident | | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 88 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 23 | 9 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 8 | Bud Harless | Edgar Clay (Car Owner) | Overheating | Hudson | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 97-A | Bill Blair | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 0 | Ed Cole |  | 0 | 3 | 0 |
