1955 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1955 - 31 Race Results

Race Name - 31
Date - 8/5/1955
Race Track - Southern States Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 57.859 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 48.806 mph
Lead Changes - 1
Total Race Purse - $4,035
Race Number - 31

More Races from 1955

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	3	Jim Paschal	78	Helzafire (Ernest Woods)	200	55 Oldsmob	148	$1,100
2	2	Gwyn Staley	2	Hubert Westmoreland	198	55 Chevrol	0	$700
3	9	Buck Baker	303	Henry Ford	198	55 Chrysle	0	$475
4	6	Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	195	55 Chevrol	0	$365
5	1	Tim Flock	300	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	192	55 Chrysle	52	$310
6	11	Buddy Shuman	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	186	54 Oldsmob	0	$250
7	12	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	183	53 Oldsmob	0	$200
8	10	Junior Johnson	55	B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham)	131	55 Oldsmob	0	$150
9	14	John Lindsay	178	John Lindsay	123	55 Chevrol	0	$100
10	8	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	110	55 Chrysle	0	$100
11	15	Richard Brownlee	5	Joe Blair	105	54 Mercury	0	$75
12	5	Jimmie Lewallen	88	Ernest Woods	82	55 Oldsmob	0	$60
13	4	Billy Carden	8	Bishop Brothers	71	55 Buick	0	$50
14	13	Blackie Pitt	97	JM Fitzgibbons	56	54 Oldsmob	0	$50
15	7	Dink Widenhouse	0	Dink Widenhouse	24	53 Oldsmob	0	$50