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1955-10


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NASCAR Grand National race number 10 of 45
Sunday, April 24, 1955 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
150 laps* on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:42:04
Average speed: 72.893 mph
Pole speed: 86.699 mph
Cautions: 3
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 23000
Lead changes: 0

Glossary    1955 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1955 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 1300   Tim Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer)'55 Chrysler1241430running124
2 587   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin)'54 Oldsmobile124860running0
31355   Junior Johnson B & L Motors   (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham)'55 Oldsmobile124600running0
4 23   Dick Rathmann Pure Sensitized   (John Ditz)'54 Hudson124515running0
592   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas'55 Buick122350running0
6 888   Joel Million Ernest Woods'55 Oldsmobile122210running0
71042   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'55 Chrysler122150running0
82656   Jim Ord Hank Salat'55 Packard118175running0
918460   Gene Simpson Brooks Brothers'55 Plymouth117150running0
1020121   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson'53 Hudson112150running0
11 7L-28   Carl Krueger Carl Krueger'55 Chevrolet11235running0
1223156   Henry Ford Henry Ford'54 Chrysler11025running0
13348   Chuck Hanson Chuck Hansen'53 Oldsmobile10925running0
14L-4   Gene Holcomb '54 Dodge10625running0
1575   Ed Paskovich Ed Paskovich'53 Dodge10525running0
162226   Russ Truelove J.W. Campbell'55 Ford10475running0
17L-10   Tony DeStafano '55 Plymouth10325gasket0
18245   Jimmie Lewallen Joe Blair'54 Mercury9775bearing0
191959   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt'54 Oldsmobile9525crash0
201598   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell'55 Oldsmobile9325springs0
21 997-A   Bill Blair J.M. Fitzgibbons'54 Oldsmobile9035radiator0
22 414   Fonty Flock Frank Christian'55 Chevrolet7085engine0
23164   Ken Fisher Ken Fisher'55 Chrysler5825axle0
24 378   Jim Paschal Helzafire   (Ernest Woods)'55 Oldsmobile4535vapor lock0
251118   Archie Nepstad Vernan Tritten'55 Buick4125crash0
263273   Johnny Cramblitt '53 Hudson2225bearing0
272796   Leslie Young Ray Elston'53 Hudson2125crash0
28281   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth)'54 Nash1875engine0
297   Jim Reed Jim Reed'53 Hudson1225fuel pump0
301263   Bill Tanner Al Liberty'55 Chevrolet725rear end0
311471   John Dodd, Jr. John Dodd, Sr.'55 Dodge5 crash0
32 66   Pepper Cunningham Pepper Cunningham'55 Chrysler3 tire0
* Race shortened to 124 laps due to rain.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
James O. Booth11James O. BoothPackard
E.J. Turner38E.J. TurnerFord
Mack Hanbury40Hush KinseyHudson
Danny DePue111James PughHudson
Dick Hallock136Robert McKinleyHudson
Buddy Krebs252Mark HandleyHudson
WDLouis Headley43Anders & JervisChevrolet

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Tim Flock1124124