1955 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1955 - 2 Race Results

Race Name - 2
Date - 2/6/1955
Race Track - Palm Beach Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 65.454 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 56.013 mph
Lead Changes - 11
Total Race Purse - $3,700
Race Number - 2

More Races from 1955

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	200	54 Hudson	100	$1,000
2	6	Jack Choquette	23	George Miller	200	54 Hudson		$650
3	3	Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	200	54 Oldsmob		$450
4	1	Dick Rathman	3	Blue Crown (John Ditz)	200	54 Hudson		$350
5	5	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	196	54 Chrysle		$300
6	9	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	194	54 Oldsmob		$250
7	14	Arden Mounts	18	Gene Comstock	191	54 Hudson		$200
8	10	Dutch Hoag	188	Hooker Hood	189	53 Oldsmob		$150
9	7	Lloyd Chick	51		189	54 Buick		$100
10	12	Bill Harrison	9		188	53 Oldsmob		$100
11	13	Marion Edwards	2		180	51 Plymout		$25
12	16	Allan Clarke	0		179	54 Buick		$25
13	18	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	165	53 Oldsmob		$25
14	4	Junior Johnson	55	B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham)	124	55 Oldsmob		$25
15	11	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	57	54 Hudson		$25
16	15	Ken Fisher	4	Ken Fisher	9	54 Chrysle		$25