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1955 Mid-South 250

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NASCAR Grand National race number 33 of 45
August 14, 1955 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
167 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (250.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:47:12
Average Speed: 89.982 mph
Pole Speed: 99.944 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 15,000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1955 NASCAR Grand National results / 1955 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	301	Fonty Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	167	2,950	running	88
2	6	87	Speedy Thompson	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'54 Oldsmobile	167	1,675	running	0
3	2	300	Tim Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	165	1,175	running	79
4	5	78	Jim Paschal	Helzafire (Ernest Woods)	'55 Oldsmobile	163	815	running	0
5	3	89	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'55 Buick	161	685	running	0
6	7	44	Bob Welborn	Julian Petty	'55 Chevrolet	160	525	running	0
7	8	55	Junior Johnson	B & L Motors (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham)	'55 Oldsmobile	155	350	running	0
8	27	14	Slick Smith	Frank Christian	'55 Chevrolet	155	275	running	0
9	19	3	Jimmy Ayers	Jimmy Ayers	'55 Ford	153	300	running	0
10	10	23	Ken Johns		'55 Chevrolet	153	150	running	0
11	9	98	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'55 Oldsmobile	152	125	running	0
12	20	28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	150	100	running	0
13	21	52	Joe Guide	Sally Guide	'53 Hudson	150	200	running	0
14	12	92	Herb Thomas	Motoramic (Herb Thomas)	'55 Chevrolet	149	100	running	0
15	24	32	Ted Cannady	Ted Cannady	'53 Ford	145	100	running	0
16	29	20	Banks Simpson	Banks Simpson	'55 Buick	141	75	running	0
17	28	40	Gene Simpson	Gene Simpson	'55 Buick	141	75	running	0
18	17	33	Al Watkins	Al Watkins	'54 Dodge	140	175	running	0
19	11	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'55 Dodge	135	175	u joint	0
20	23	155	Roscoe Rann		'54 Chrysler	125	50	running	0
21	14	88	Jimmie Lewallen	Ernest Woods	'55 Oldsmobile	96	50	gas line	0
22	26	39	Jim McLain	Jim McLain	'55 Oldsmobile	82	50	running	0
23	16	188	Hooker Hood	Hooker Hood	'54 Oldsmobile	65	50	piston	0
24	18	51-X	Jack Hubbard		'55 Ford	56	50	push rod	0
25	13	71	Harold Kite	The Racing Club	'55 Oldsmobile	23	50	piston	0
26	22	90	Woodie Wilson	Frank Bielarski	'53 Hudson	18	50	overheating	0
27	4	8	Billy Carden	Bishop Brothers	'55 Buick	11	50	bearing	0
28	25	19	Gordon Smith	Gordon Smith	'55 Chevrolet	5	50	engine	0
29	15	56	Gwyn Staley	B & L Motors (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham)	'55 Cadillac	3	150	bearing	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fonty Flock	1	17	17
Tim Flock	18	96	79
Fonty Flock	97	167	71

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