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1955-40

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NASCAR Grand National race number 40 of 45
Sunday, October 9, 1955 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
200 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:25
Average Speed: 83.948 mph
Pole Speed: 100.39 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 0.75 lap
Attendance: 8,500
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1955 NASCAR Grand National results / 1955 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	10	297	Speedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards (Pete DePaolo)	'55 Ford	200	2,900	running	158
2	6	98	Marvin Panch	Memphis District Dir. (Pete DePaolo)	'55 Ford	200	1,450	running	0
3	12	04	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'55 Chevrolet	196	1,000	running	0
4	2	300	Tim Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	195	850	running	42
5	8	308	Bob Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	195	650	running	0
6	3	87	Buck Baker	Mercury Outboards (Pete DePaolo)	'55 Ford	194	525	running	0
7	18	88	Jimmie Lewallen	Ernest Woods	'55 Oldsmobile	190	400	running	0
8	25	44	Ralph Liguori	Julian Petty	'55 Chevrolet	189	350	running	0
9	14	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	Dink Widenhouse	'55 Ford	185	250	running	0
10	20	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'55 Chevrolet	183	225	running	0
11	24	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'55 Dodge	183	150	running	0
12	35	22	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'55 Oldsmobile	182	125	running	0
13	22	188	Hooker Hood	Hooker Hood	'54 Oldsmobile	177	125	running	0
14	40	12	Al Hager		'55 Chevrolet	176	125	running	0
15	27	51-X	Leland Sowell	Bill Taylor	'55 Ford	176	125	running	0
16	42	89	Banks Simpson	Mercury Outboards (Buck Baker)	'55 Buick	172	95	running	0
17	31	64	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'55 Plymouth	169	195	running	0
18	39	299	Norm Nelson	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	162	95	engine	0
19	32	84	Gene Rose		'55 Chrysler	160	95	running	0
20	30	5	Bob Coleman		'55 Ford	152	95	running	0
21	20	155	Roscoe Rann		'54 Chrysler	146	60	running	0
22	7	92	Herb Thomas	Motoramic (Herb Thomas)	'55 Chevrolet	132	60	rear end	0
23	26	52	Joe Guide	Sally Guide	'53 Hudson	125	160	running	0
24	41	1	Bill Morton	Bill Morton	'55 Buick	123	60	crash	0
25	23	37	Tiny Lund	Rupert Safety Belt (Carl Rupert)	'55 Chevrolet	65	60	crash	0
26	37	46	Jim Murray		'55 Buick	63	60	fuel pump	0
27	4	99	Billy Carden	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'55 Ford	55	60	crash	0
28	17	70	Joe Eubanks	Lancaster Brothers	'55 Chevrolet	46	60	steering	0
29	21	15	Johnny Mantz	Pete DePaolo	'55 Ford	46	60	vapor lock	0
30	15	68	Chuck Stevenson	Pete DePaolo	'55 Ford	43	60	vapor lock	0
31	13	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'55 Chevrolet	38	60	fuel pump	0
32	8	86	Joe Weatherly	Pete DePaolo	'55 Ford	29	60	vapor lock	0
33	19	198	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'55 Oldsmobile	27	60	crash	0
34	16	17	Russ Graham	Earl Wright	'55 Chevrolet	22	60	overheating	0
35	11	25	Bill Widenhouse	Sam McCuthen	'55 Chevrolet	22	60	radiator	0
36	5	95	Curtis Turner	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'55 Ford	19	40	vapor lock	0
37	38	28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	13	40	gasket	0
38	36	112	Floyd Curtis		'55 Ford	10	40	radiator	0
39	1	301	Fonty Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	5	40	radiator	0
40	29	32	Ted Cannady	Ted Cannady	'53 Ford	3	40	piston	0
41	33	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'55 Chevrolet	8		dq	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Flock	1	42	42
Speedy Thompson	43	200	158

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