| 1955 Martainsville 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,085 | Race Date: | May 15, 1955 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 54Min 10Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 52.554 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #78 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Hudson: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 93 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 58.823 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Martainsville 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 300 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 93 |
| 2 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 107 |
| 4 | 8 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 27 | Johnny Gouveia | Johnny Gouveia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 73 | Johnny Cramblitt | Running | Hudson | 0 | 178 | 0 | |
| 14 | 25 | 460 | Gene Simpson | Brooks Brothers (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 0 | Ed Cole | Running |  | 0 | 167 | 0 | |
| 16 | 13 | 71-A | John Dodd, Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 151 | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Car Owner) | Running | Studebaker | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 14 | Speedy Thompson | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Tie Rod | | 0 | 109 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 1-A | Carl Krueger | Carl Krueger (Car Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 107 | 0 | |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Car Owner) | | 0 | 95 | 0 | |
| 22 | 18 | 5 | Perk Brown | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Brakes | Chrysler | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 97-A | Bill Blair | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 4 | Ken Fisher | Ken Fisher (Car Owner) | Carburetor | Chrysler | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 1 | Ken Pace | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
