1955 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1955 - 27 Race Results

Race Name - 27
Date - 7/15/1955
Race Track - Morristown Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 63.649 mph
Number of Cautions - 1
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 58.092 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $4,110
Race Number - 27

More Races from 1955

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Tim Flock	300	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	200	55 Chrysle	160	$900
2		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	198		0	$600
3		Dave Terrell	98	Dave Terrell	197	54 Oldsmob	0	$425
4		Junior Johnson	55	B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham)	196	54 Oldsmob	40	$335
5		Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	195	55 Chevrol	0	$290
6		Jim Paschal	78	Helzafire (Ernest Woods)	195	55 Oldsmob	0	$250
7		Charles Dyer	1		192	55 Chevrol	0	$200
8	3	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	190	55 Chevrol	0	$150
9		Johnny Gouveia	27	Johnny Gouveia	188	55 Chevrol	0	$100
10		John Lindsay	178	John Lindsay	187	55 Chevrol	0	$100
11		Bill Gross	155		186	55 Chevrol	0	$75
12		Lou Spears	54		185	55 Ford	0	$60
13		Pappy Hough	81	Pappy Hough	183	53 Oldsmob	0	$50
14		Ted Pitcher	198		181	54 Oldsmob	0	$50
15		Carl Krueger	302	Carl Krueger	174	55 Chrysle	0	$50
16		Elmo Langley	171	John Dodd Sr	174	55 Dodge	0	$50
17		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	172	53 Oldsmob	0	$50
18		Chuck Hansen	48		163	55 Oldsmob	0	$50
19		Gene Simpson	40	Gene Simpson	156	54 Buick	0	$50
20		Blackie Pitt	97	JM Fitzgibbons	154	54 Oldsmob	0	$50
21		Charles Danello	101		123	54 Hudson	0	$25
22		Homer Newland	11		120	54 Dodge	0	$25
23		Buck Baker	303	Henry Ford	116	55 Chrysle	0	$25
24		John Dodd Jr	73	John Dodd Sr	83	53 Hudson	0	$25
25		George Gregory	43		82	55 Chevrol	0	$25
26		Fonty Flock	301	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	72	55 Chrysle	0	$
27		Dick Rathman	3	John Ditz	60	55 Chrysle	0	$25
28		Jimmie Lewallen	88	Ernest Woods	17	55 Oldsmob	0	$25
29		Bob Gould	24		17	55 Chevrol	0	$25
30		Bill Tanner	63	Al Liberty	13	55 Chevrol	0	$25