| 1955 Martainsville 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 42 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Oct 16, 1955 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 40Min 40Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | TBA | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 3 | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Gwyn Staley G. Staley | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #30 Chrysler | Car No.: | #2 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Inception Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 64 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1955 Martainsville 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 17 | 30 | Speedy Thompson | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 64 |
| 2 | 11 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 31 |
| 3 | 18 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Motoramic | Running | | 0 | 199 | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 32 |
| 6 | 22 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 04 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 87 | Buck Baker | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 55 | Bobby Waddell | Running |  | 0 | 187 | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | 22 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Pop McGinnis | Owen Cox (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 17 | Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 71 | Ted Cannady | The Racing Club | Accident | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 24 | Jimmy Thompson | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 32 | Jim Thompson | Running | Hudson | 0 | 173 | 0 | |
| 20 | 26 | 460 | Ed Cole | Brooks Brothers (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 70 | Joe Eubanks | Lancaster Brothers | | 0 | 156 | 0 | |
| 23 | 24 | 91 | Donald Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 24 | 7 | 300 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Transmission | Chrysler | 0 | 73 | 66 |
| 25 | 3 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Transmission | Chrysler | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 22-A | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Bearings | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 24 | Jimmy Pardue | Hub | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
