Buck Baker1955 NASCAR Grand National ResultsClick on the Race Number to see the complete results for that race. Click on the Site to see Buck Baker's career results at that track. |
Race | Site | Cars | St | Fin | # | Sponsor / Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Led |
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1 | High Point | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | Frank Christian | Oldsmobile | 200/200 | 650 | running | 0 |
2 | W. Palm Beach | 16 | 3 | 3 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 200/200 | 450 | running | – |
3 | Jacksonville | 19 | 6 | 4 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 194/200 | 350 | running | 0 |
4 | Daytona Beach | 48 | 22 | 9 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 38/39 | 200 | running | 0 |
5 | Savannah | 18 | 7 | 16 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 46/200 | 25 | v joint | 0 |
6 | Columbia | 22 | – | 4 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | –/200 | 350 | running | 0 |
7 | Hillsboro | 21 | 2 | 2 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 100/100 | 650 | running | 0 |
8 | North Wilkesboro | 22 | 2 | 1 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 160/160 | 1,000 | running | 160 |
9 | Montgomery | 15 | 2 | 12 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 157/200 | 25 | running | 0 |
10 | Langhorne | 32 | 5 | 2 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 124/124 | 860 | running | 0 |
11 | Charlotte | 26 | 16 | 1 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 133/133 | 1,000 | running | 21 |
12 | Hickory | 23 | 13 | 11 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 191/200 | 75 | running | 0 |
15 | Martinsville | 27 | 11 | 6 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 192/200 | 250 | running | 0 |
16 | Richmond | 28 | 21 | 17 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 133/200 | 50 | wheel | 0 |
17 | Raleigh | 27 | 7 | 3 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 171/172 | 550 | running | 0 |
18 | Winston-Salem | 23 | 2 | 12 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 173/200 | 60 | axle | 126 |
19 | New Oxford | 31 | 7 | 3 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 197/200 | 450 | running | 0 |
20 | Rochester | 21 | 1 | 16 | 303 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 100/200 | 50 | engine | 0 |
21 | Fonda | 19 | 6 | 4 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 188/200 | 350 | running | 0 |
22 | Plattsburgh | 16 | 3 | 2 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 199/200 | 650 | running | 37 |
23 | Charlotte | 20 | 4 | 2 | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | Oldsmobile | 198/200 | 650 | running | 0 |
24 | Spartanburg | 27 | 7 | 4 | 303 | Henry Ford | Chrysler | 198/200 | 350 | running | 0 |
25 | Columbia | 16 | 10 | 5 | 303 | Henry Ford | Chrysler | 195/200 | 310 | running | – |
26 | Weaverville | 18 | 18 | 9 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 162/200 | 100 | running | 0 |
27 | Morristown | 30 | – | 23 | 303 | Henry Ford | Chrysler | 116/200 | 25 | oil pressure | 0 |
28 | Altamont | 25 | 2 | 25 | 303 | Henry Ford | Chrysler | 8/177 | 0 | piston | 8 |
29 | Syracuse | 22 | 2 | 9 | 55 | B & L Motors (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham) | Oldsmobile | 93/100 | 100 | running | 0 |
30 | San Mateo | 34 | 29 | 5 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 247/252 | 550 | running | – |
31 | Charlotte | 15 | 9 | 3 | 303 | Henry Ford | Chrysler | 198/200 | 475 | running | 0 |
32 | Winston-Salem | 22 | 4 | 3 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 199/200 | 475 | running | – |
33 | LeHi | 29 | 3 | 5 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 161/167 | 685 | running | 0 |
34 | Raleigh | 29 | 9 | 6 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 99/100 | 300 | running | 0 |
35 | Darlington | 69 | 2 | 6 | 89 | Mercury Outboards (Buck Baker) | Buick | 359/366 | 1,055 | running | 0 |
36 | Montgomery | 24 | 6 | 5 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | 195/200 | 310 | running | 0 |
37 | Langhorne | 42 | 15 | 6 | 89 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | Buick | 239/250 | 550 | running | 0 |
38 | Raleigh | 36 | 6 | 7 | 87 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 97/100 | 200 | running | 0 |
39 | Greenville | 28 | 15 | 5 | 87 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 197/200 | 310 | running | 0 |
40 | LeHi | 41 | 3 | 6 | 87 | Mercury Outboards (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 194/200 | 525 | running | 0 |
41 | Columbia | 21 | 5 | 2 | 87 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 200/200 | 700 | running | 177 |
42 | Martinsville | 28 | 20 | 10 | 87 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 194/200 | 100 | running | 0 |
44 | North Wilkesboro | 28 | 1 | 1 | 87 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 160/160 | 1,100 | running | 160 |
45 | Hillsboro | 25 | 12 | 3 | 87 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | Ford | 100/100 | 475 | running | 0 |
42 starts, 6705 of 7700 laps completed (87.1%), 808 laps led Win: 3 ( 7.1%)Average start: 8.1Total Winnings:$17,390 Top 5:24 ( 57.1%)Average finish: 6.7(excluding bonuses) Top 10:34 ( 81.0%) DNF:6 |