| 1955 Raleigh 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,075 | Race Date: | Aug 20, 1955 | Raleigh Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .8 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 18Min 32Sec. | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 76.400 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #92 Buick | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Thomas Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 26 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 78.722 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Raleigh 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 26 |
| 2 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 99 | 72 |
| 10 | 16 | 04 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 87 | Speedy Thompson | Griffin Motors | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 159 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 20 | Banks Simpson | Banks Simpson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 71 | Billy Carden | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 | |
| 19 | 20 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Car Owner) | Running | Studebaker | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 53 | Elmo Langley | Langley Racing | Running | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | Bearings | | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 5 | Richard Brownlee | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 56 | Fred Johnson | B & L Motors | Piston |  | 0 | 27 | 0 |
