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1955-42 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 42 of 45 Sunday, October 16, 1955 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:40:40 Average speed: 59.603 mph Pole speed: drew for pole Cautions: 3 Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 12000 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1955 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 17 30   Speedy Thompson Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 200 1100 running 64 2 11 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '55 Chevrolet 200 700 running 31 3 18 44   Jim Paschal Julian Petty '55 Chevrolet 200 475 running 0 4 2 92   Herb Thomas Motoramic   (Herb Thomas) '55 Chevrolet 199 365 running 7 5 9 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '55 Chevrolet 198 310 running 32 6 22 9   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 198 250 running 0 7 1 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '55 Chevrolet 198 200 running 0 8 4 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '55 Dodge 198 150 running 0 9 15 04   Jimmy Massey Hubert Westmoreland '55 Chevrolet 194 100 running 0 10 20 87   Buck Baker DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 194 100 running 0 11 25 98   Marvin Panch Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 192 75 running 0 12 13 55   Bobby Waddell – '55 Oldsmobile 187 60 running 0 13 10 22   Bill Blair Bill Blair '55 Ford 186 50 running 0 14 14 33   Pop McGinnis Owen Cox '55 Chevrolet 183 50 running 0 15 19 17   Russ Graham Earl Wright '55 Chevrolet 182 50 running 0 16 6 71   Ted Cannady The Racing Club   (Ted Cannady) '55 Oldsmobile 178 50 crash 0 17 5 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 177 50 running 0 18 12 24   Jimmy Thompson Ike Kiser '55 Ford 176 50 running 0 19 8 32   Jim Thompson – '53 Hudson 173 50 running 0 20 26 460   Ed Cole Brooks Brothers '55 Plymouth 172 50 running 0 21 27 94   Clarence DeZalia Clarence DeZalia '54 Ford 160   running 0 22 21 70   Joe Eubanks Lancaster Brothers '55 Chevrolet 156   wheel 0 23 24 91   Donald Thomas Herb Thomas '55 Buick 155   running 0 24 7 300   Tim Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 73   engine 66 25 3 301   Fonty Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler 62   transmission 0 26 23 22-A   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '55 Ford 55   bearing 0 27 28 B-29   Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse '56 Ford 26   brakes 0 28 16 24   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '55 Chevrolet 10   hub 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Herb Thomas 1 7 7   Tim Flock 8 73 66   Jim Reed 74 105 32   Bob Welborn 106 120 15   Speedy Thompson 121 121 1   Bob Welborn 122 137 16   Speedy Thompson 138 200 63