Official NASCAR Race Results

Buck Baker won the 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series 1955-11 at Charlotte Speedway.

05-01-1955 | 1955-11 | Charlotte Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 16 89 Buck Baker Buick Buck Baker 0 133 21 Running 1,000
2 2 300 Tim Flock Chrysler Mercury Outboards 0 133 112 Running 650
3 10 98 Dave Terrell Oldsmobile Dave Terrell 0 131 0 Running 450
4 7 51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile Gober Sosebee 0 127 0 Fuel 350
5 11 44 Bob Welborn Chevrolet Julian Petty 0 127 0 Running 300
6 17 71 John Dodd, Jr. Dodge John Dodd, Sr. 0 126 0 Running 250
7 18 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge Ralph Liguori 0 125 0 Running 200
8 21 121 Harvey Henderson Hudson Harvey Henderson 0 123 0 Running 150
9 13 28 Eddie Skinner Oldsmobile Frank Dodge 0 122 0 Running 100
10 25 4 Ken Fisher Chrysler Ken Fisher 0 117 0 Running 100
11 23 460 Gene Simpson Plymouth Brooks Brothers 0 109 0 Spin 75
12 5 B-29 Dink Widenhouse Oldsmobile Dink Widenhouse 0 105 0 Running 60
13 14 56 Jim Ord Packard Hank Salat 0 99 0 Crash 50
14 20 18 Arden Mounts Hudson Arden Mounts 0 89 0 Running 50
15 8 42 Lee Petty Chrysler Petty Enterprises 0 85 0 Steering 50
16 22 11 George Parrish Studebaker George Parrish 0 70 0 Injury 50
17 4 87 Speedy Thompson Oldsmobile Griffin Motors 0 57 0 Radiator 50
18 26 3 Dick Rathman Hudson Pure Sensitized 0 55 0 Carburetor 50
19 6 78 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile Helzafire 0 50 0 Cont arm 50
20 3 55 Junior Johnson Oldsmobile B & L Motors 0 43 0 Gas tank 50
21 1 92 Herb Thomas Buick Herb Thomas 0 41 0 Crash 0
22 19 88 Joel Million Oldsmobile Ernest Woods 0 36 0 Dq 0
23 9 14 Fonty Flock Chevrolet Frank Christian 0 27 0 Overheating 0
24 12 8 Bud Harless Hudson Edgar Clay 0 23 0 Overheating 0
25 15 97-A Bill Blair Oldsmobile J.M. Fitzgibbons 0 15 0 Overheating 0
26 24 0 Ed Cole Ford -- 0 3 0 Shocks 0

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-01-1955
  • Track: Charlotte Speedway
  • Race: 1955-11
  • Race #: 11
  • Cars: 26
  • Winner: Buck Baker
  • Start Position: 16th
  • Car Make: 1955 Buick
  • Avg Speed: 52.630 mph
  • Distance: 100 miles
  • Purse: $4,085
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 18
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Pole: 70.184 mph

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