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1955 Richmond 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 45 Sunday, May 22, 1955 at Richmond Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:50:30 Average speed: 54.298 mph Pole speed: drew for pole Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1955 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 22 300   Tim Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 200 1000 running 123 2 10 301   Fonty Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 200 650 running 0 3 20 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '55 Chrysler 200 450 running 0 4 4 78   Jim Paschal Helzafire   (Ernest Woods) '55 Oldsmobile 199 350 running 69 5 25 55   Junior Johnson B & L Motors   (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham) '55 Oldsmobile 197 300 running 0 6 19 44   Bob Welborn Julian Petty '55 Chevrolet 192 250 running 0 7 24 460   Gene Simpson Brooks Brothers '55 Plymouth 190 200 running 0 8 12 53   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley '53 Oldsmobile 181 150 running 0 9 8 69   Volney Schulze Volney Schulze '54 Dodge 179 100 running 0 10 9 11   George Parrish George Parrish '53 Studebaker 176 100 running 0 11 26 98   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell '55 Oldsmobile 172 75 piston 0 12 11 43   Slim Brown – '55 Chevrolet 169 60 running 0 13 5 54   Nace Mattingly Nace Mattingly '55 Ford 157 50 running 0 14 23 900   Johnny Roberts Johnny Roberts '55 Chevrolet 145 50 overheating 0 15 1 18   Arden Mounts Arden Mounts '54 Hudson 141 50 running 0 16 7 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 141 50 bearing 0 17 21 89   Buck Baker Buck Baker '55 Buick 133 50 wheel 0 18 27 121   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '53 Hudson 115 50 spindle 0 19 14 303   Henry Ford Henry Ford '55 Chrysler 115 50 rear end 0 20 3 140   Mack Hanbury Caplan Motors   (Mack Hanbury) '53 Hudson 111 50 running 0 21 15 8   Billy Carden Bishop Brothers '55 Buick 109   overheating 0 22 16 302   Carl Krueger Carl Krueger '55 Chrysler 99   spindle 0 23 18 4   Ken Fisher Ken Fisher '55 Chrysler 95   tie rod 0 24 2 3   Dick Rathmann John Ditz '55 Chrysler 66   driveshaft 8 25 17 71   Fred Dove The Racing Club   (Fred Dove) '55 Oldsmobile 64   piston 0 26 13 97-A   Sonny Hutchins J.M. Fitzgibbons '54 Oldsmobile 15   overheating 0 27 28 444   Chick Dawson – '55 Studebaker 11   fuel line 0 28 6 88   Jimmie Lewallen Ernest Woods '55 Oldsmobile 3   mud 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jim Paschal 1 58 58   Dick Rathman 59 66 8   Jim Paschal 67 77 11   Tim Flock 78 200 123