| 1955 Forsyth 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,085 | Race Date: | May 29, 1955 | Forsyth County Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 58Min 37Sec. | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 50.583 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | 8 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Lee Petty L. Petty | Driver: | Fonty Flock F. Flock | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #42 Chrysler | Car No.: | #301 Chrysler | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Lee Petty | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 33 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 56.710 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Forsyth 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 33 |
| 2 | 7 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | John Ditz (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 171 | John Dodd, Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 5 | Perk Brown | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 69 | Volney Schulze | Volney Schulze (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | | 0 | 173 | 126 | |
| 13 | 11 | 21 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Car Owner) | Running | Studebaker | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 92 | Donald Thomas | Thomas Racing | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 140 | Mack Hanbury | Caplan Motors | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | Hudson | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 8 | Billy Carden | Bishop Brothers (Car Owner) | Piston |  | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 97-A | Bill Blair | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner) | | 0 | 114 | 0 | |
| 20 | 6 | 300 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Oil Pressure | Chrysler | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Oil Pressure | Chrysler | 0 | 62 | 41 |
| 22 | 4 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | Rear Gear | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 480 | Gene Simpson | Brooks Brothers (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
