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1955 Southern 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 45
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$28,270Race Date:Sep 5, 1955Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:5Hr 25Min 25Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:10 Among / 7 DriversAverage Speed:92.281 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:69No. of Cautions:8 For 51 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasDriver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsChevrolet:9
Car No.:#92 ChevroletCar No.:#22 BuickChrysler:0
Team:Thomas RacingTeam:Ford:0
Crew Chief:Smokey YunickCrew Chief:Red VogtBuick:0
Laps Led:77 of 366Pole Speed:110.682 MPH
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Official 1955 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1892 Herb ThomasMotoramicRunning036676
2217 Jim ReedJim Reed (Car Owner)Running03650
3616 Tim FlockKiekhaefer OutboardsRunningChrysler036345
4242 Gwyn StaleyWestmoreland RacingRunning03590
53096 Larry FlynnW.R. Waldron (Car Owner)Running03590
6289 Buck BakerMercury OutboardsRunning03590
72693 Lou SpearsJ.T. Maness (Car Owner)Running03540
82770 Cotton OwensLancaster BrothersRunning03540
9425 Bill WidenhouseSam McCuthen (Car Owner)03532
10414 Jimmy MasseyWestmoreland RacingTransmission03520
112020 Banks SimpsonWaldron & CompanyRunning03520
12582 Joe EubanksOates Motor CompanyRunning03510
134544 Marvin PanchJulian Petty (Car Owner)Running03510
143354 Nace MattinglyNace Mattingly (Car Owner)Running03490
154488 Jimmie LewallenErnest Woods (Car Owner)Running03480
16356 Ralph LiguoriWheatley Motors Inc.Running03480
171384 Banjo MatthewsPaper Hangers (Car Owner)Running03480
183798 Dave TerrellDave Terrell (Car Owner)Running03460
192917 Russ GrahamEarl Wright (Car Owner)Running03460
201851 Bill ChampionLeland Colvin (Car Owner)Running03460
212542 Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesRunning03430
224668 Johnny PattersonAl Wheatley (Car Owner)Running03420
233446 Billy MyersWestmoreland RacingRunning03420
244895 Lloyd MooreJulian Buesink (Car Owner)Running03420
253235 Ray PlatteHarry Parry (Car Owner)Running03390
263822 Bill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)Running03320
274324 Bobby WaddellJimmy Pardue (Car Owner)Running03310
283159 Blackie PittBrownie Pitt (Car Owner)Running03290
295212 Jimmy ThompsonRunning03280
306949 Bob WelbornBob Welborn (Car Owner)Running03270
316162 Curley HatfieldRunning03190
325050 Roy BentleyMarion Cox GarageRunning03170
3379 Joe WeatherlySchwam MotorsAccident0317141
341078 Jim PaschalHelzafireRunning03170
355958 Bill BowmanBill Bowman (Car Owner)RunningNash03110
361755 Junior JohnsonB & L MotorsRunning03080
374730 Ned JarrettMellie Bernard (Car Owner)Running03050
385761 Gene BerginMalcolm Barlow (Car Owner)Running03020
3998 Billy CardenBishop Brothers (Car Owner)Running02980
405578 Tojo StephensRunning02910
416243 Possum JonesSteve Pierce (Car Owner)Running02760
424228 Eddie SkinnerFrank Dodge (Car Owner)Running02560
435171 Harold KiteThe Racing ClubRunning02560
443610 Van Van WeyRay Fletcher (Car Owner)Accident02470
45387 Speedy ThompsonMercury Outboards02350
462256 Fred JohnsonB & L MotorsTire02310
475337 Doug CoxClaude Porter (Car Owner)Transmission02250
486881 Gene ComstockGene Comstock (Car Owner)RunningHudson02200
496694 Clarence DeZaliaClarence DeZalia (Car Owner)Rear Gear02100
502377 Dick AllwineEarl Wright (Car Owner)Accident02020
511136 Fonty FlockKiekhaefer OutboardsAccidentChrysler019084
521640 Gene SimpsonGene Simpson (Car Owner)Transmission01880
531934 Dick BeatyIke Kiser (Car Owner)Accident01840
546732 Jim ThompsonNULLAccidentHudson01840
554023 Don DuckworthWoodruff MotorsAccident01470
564918 Arden MountsArden Mounts (Car Owner)AccidentHudson01430
572815 Jimmy RolandR.C. Rollings (Car Owner)Rear Gear01370
581599 Curtis TurnerSchwam MotorsTie Rod013314
595476 Elmo LangleyLangley RacingOil Pressure0790
601491 Donald ThomasThomas RacingSteering0780
613914 Slick SmithMercury Outboards0770
62123 Dick RathmannJohn Ditz (Car Owner)TransmissionChrysler0500
636021 Bud Rackley0440
646541 Tommy ThompsonJulian Buesink (Car Owner)Oil Pump0410
655819 Gordon SmithGordon Smith (Car Owner)Bearings0390
661M-1 Fireball RobertsFish CarburetorAccident0304
676333 Pop McGinnisOwen Cox (Car Owner)Accident0180
6856460 Ed ColeClarence DeZalia (Car Owner)Bearings0120
696411 George ParrishGeorge Parrish (Car Owner)OverheatingStudebaker0110
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