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Charlotte 100
1955 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 45
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$4,085Race Date:May 1, 1955Charlotte Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 53Min 43Sec.Charlotte, North Carolina
Lead Changes:2 Among / 3 DriversAverage Speed:52.630 MPH.750 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:26No. of Cautions:2 For 18 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Buck Baker B. BakerDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasBuick:9
Car No.:#89 BuickCar No.:#92 BuickChrysler:0
Team:Buck Baker RacingTeam:Thomas RacingOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Chevrolet:0
Laps Led:21 of 133Pole Speed:71.184 MPH

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Official 1955 Charlotte 100 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
11689 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerBuck Baker (Car Owner)013321Running
22300 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockKiekhaefer OutboardsChrysler0133112Running
31098 Dave Terrell D. TerrellDave TerrellDave Terrell (Car Owner)01310Running
4751 Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober SosebeeGober Sosebee (Car Owner)01270Fuel
51144 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornJulian Petty (Car Owner)01270Running
61771 John Dodd, Jr. J. Dodd, Jr.John Dodd, Jr.John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner)01260Running
7186 Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph LiguoriRalph Liguori (Car Owner)01250Running
821121 Harvey Henderson H. HendersonHarvey HendersonHarvey Henderson (Car Owner)Hudson01230Running
91328 Eddie Skinner E. SkinnerEddie SkinnerFrank Dodge (Car Owner)01220Running
10254 Ken Fisher K. FisherKen FisherKen Fisher (Car Owner)Chrysler01170Running
1123460 Gene Simpson G. SimpsonGene SimpsonBrooks Brothers01090Spun
125B-29 Dink Widenhouse D. WidenhouseDink WidenhouseDink Widenhouse (Car Owner)01050Running
131456 Jim Ord J. OrdJim OrdHank Salat (Car Owner)Packard0990Accident
142018 Arden Mounts A. MountsArden MountsArden Mounts (Car Owner)Hudson0890Running
15842 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty EnterprisesChrysler0850Steering
162211 George Parrish G. ParrishGeorge ParrishGeorge Parrish (Car Owner)Studebaker0700Driver Injury
17487 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonGriffin Motors0570Radiator
18263 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannPure SensitizedHudson0550Carburetor
19678 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalHelzafire0500Control Arm
20355 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonB & L Motors0430Fuel Tank
21192 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasThomas Racing0410Accident
221988 Joel Million J. MillionJoel MillionErnest Woods (Car Owner)0360Disqualified
23914 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)0270Overheating
24128 Bud Harless B. HarlessBud HarlessEdgar Clay (Car Owner)Hudson0230Overheating
251597-A Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairJ.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner)0150Overheating
26240 Ed Cole E. ColeEd Cole030Shock
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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