NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1955 - 21 Race Results
Race Name - 21Date - 6/18/1955Race Track - Fonda SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 61.77 mphNumber of Cautions - 1Caution Laps - 4Average Race Speed - 58.413 mphLead Changes - 1Total Race Purse - $4,035Race Number - 21 | More Races from 1955 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 9 | Junior Johnson | 55 | B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) | 200 | 55 Oldsmob | 105 | $1,000 |
2 | 1 | Tim Flock | 300 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 199 | 55 Chrysle | 95 | $650 |
3 | 3 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 191 | 55 Chrysle | 0 | $450 |
4 | 6 | Buck Baker | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 188 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $350 |
5 | 5 | Bob Welborn | 44 | Julian Petty | 188 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $300 |
6 | 11 | Dave Terrell | 98 | Dave Terrell | 176 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $250 |
7 | 15 | Harvey Henderson | 121 | Harvey Henderson | 174 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $200 |
8 | 17 | John McVitty | 27 | John McVitty | 169 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $150 |
9 | 19 | Dick Hallock | 136 | 153 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $100 | |
10 | 12 | Russ Truelove | 26 | JW Campbell | 151 | 55 Ford | 0 | $100 |
11 | 4 | Fonty Flock | 301 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 139 | 55 Chrysle | 0 | $75 |
12 | 2 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 130 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $60 |
13 | 7 | Jimmie Lewallen | 88 | Ernest Woods | 95 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
14 | 14 | Gene Simpson | 40 | Gene Simpson | 91 | 55 Buick | 0 | $50 |
15 | 13 | Carl Krueger | 302 | Carl Krueger | 88 | 55 Chrysle | 0 | $50 |
16 | 10 | Paul Pettit | 54 | Paul Pettit | 40 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
17 | 18 | Al Weber | 77 | 26 | 55 Ford | 0 | $50 | |
18 | 8 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 15 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
19 | 16 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 15 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |