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1955 Mid-South 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 33 of 45 Sunday, August 14, 1955 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR 167 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (250.500 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: 15000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1955 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 301   Fonty Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 167 2950 running 88 2 6 87   Speedy Thompson Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '54 Oldsmobile 167 1675 running 0 3 2 300   Tim Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 165 1175 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

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