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1955-15 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 45 Sunday, May 15, 1955 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:54:10 Average speed: 52.554 mph Pole speed: 58.823 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 11000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1955 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 9 1 78   Jim Paschal Helzafire   (Ernest Woods) '55 Oldsmobile 187 100 running 0 3 2 55   Junior Johnson B & L Motors   (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham) '55 Oldsmobile 198 450 running 107 26 3 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '55 Chevrolet 27   overheating 0 1 4 300   Tim Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 200 1000 running 93 23 5 301   Fonty Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 85   brakes 0 20 6 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '55 Chevrolet 102 50 overheating 0 2 7 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '55 Chrysler 200 650 running 0 4 8 88   Jimmie Lewallen Ernest Woods '55 Oldsmobile 198 350 running 0 18 9 14   Speedy Thompson Frank Christian '55 Chevrolet 109 50 tie rod 0 24 10 97-A   Bill Blair J.M. Fitzgibbons '54 Oldsmobile 45   overheating 0 6 11 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '54 Oldsmobile 192 250 running 0 19 12 1-A   Carl Krueger Carl Krueger '55 Chrysler 107 50 wheel 0 16 13 71-A   John Dodd, Jr. John Dodd, Sr. '55 Dodge 151 50 gasket 0 5 14 44   Bob Welborn Julian Petty '55 Chevrolet 194 300 running 0 8 15 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 189 150 running 0 10 16 71   Fred Dove The Racing Club / Riddle Olds Corp.   (Fred Dove) '55 Oldsmobile 183 100 running 0 7 17 121   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '53 Hudson 192 200 running 0 22 18 5   Perk Brown Joe Blair '54 Mercury 93   engine 0 11 19 18   Arden Mounts Arden Mounts '54 Hudson 181 75 running 0 21 20 19   Gordon Smith Anderson Auto Service   (Gordon Smith) '55 Chevrolet 95   wheel 0 25 21 4   Ken Fisher Ken Fisher '55 Chrysler 40   carburetor 0 13 22 73   Johnny Cramblitt – '53 Hudson 178 50 running 0 17 23 11   George Parrish George Parrish '53 Studebaker 123 50 running 0 27 24 1   Ken Pace Ken Pace '54 Chevrolet 9   hub 0 14 25 460   Gene Simpson Brooks Brothers '55 Plymouth 169 50 running 0 15 26 0   Ed Cole – '54 Ford 167 50 running 0 12 27 27   Johnny Gouveia Johnny Gouveia '55 Chevrolet 179 60 running 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Junior Johnson 1 107 107   Tim Flock 108 200 93