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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