CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Results

The 1955 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 5th, 1955

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 3 Hudson
  • 11 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Buick
  • 1 Nash
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford
  • 3 Chrysler
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 3 Dodge
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Cadillac
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 2 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 69 (29 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 366
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 92.281
  • Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
56 49 18 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 143 0 0 crash
17 13 84 Banjo Matthews Oldsmobile 0 0 348 0 0 running
11 20 20 Banks Simpson Buick 0 0 352 0 0 running
26 38 22 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 332 0 0 running
35 59 58 Bill Bowman Nash 0 0 311 0 0 running
20 18 51 Bill Champion Buick 0 0 346 0 0 running
9 4 25 Bill Widenhouse Chevrolet 0 0 353 2 0 wheel
39 9 8 Billy Carden Buick 0 0 298 0 0 running
23 34 46 Billy Myers Chevrolet 0 0 342 0 0 running
28 31 59 Blackie Pitt Ford 0 0 329 0 0 running
30 69 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 327 0 0 running
27 43 24 Bobby Waddell Chevrolet 0 0 331 0 0 running
6 2 89 Buck Baker Buick 0 0 359 0 0 running
63 60 21 Bud Rackley Oldsmobile 0 0 44 0 0 connect
49 66 94 Clarence DeZalia Ford 0 0 210 0 0 rear end
8 27 70 Cotton Owens Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
31 61 62 Curley Hatfield Chevrolet 0 0 319 0 0 running
58 15 99 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 133 14 0 tie rod
18 37 98 Dave Terrell Oldsmobile 0 0 346 0 0 running
50 23 77 Dick Allwine Chevrolet 0 0 202 0 0 crash
53 19 34 Dick Beaty Ford 0 0 184 0 0 crash
62 12 3 Dick Rathman Chrysler 0 0 50 0 0 transmission
55 40 23 Don Duckworth Chevrolet 0 0 147 0 0 crash
60 14 91 Donald Thomas Buick 0 0 78 0 0 steering
47 53 37 Doug Cox Pontiac 0 0 225 0 0 transmission
38 57 61 Ed Bergin Dodge 0 0 302 0 0 running
68 56 460 Ed Cole Plymouth 0 0 12 0 0 rod bearing
42 42 28 Eddie Skinner Oldsmobile 0 0 256 0 0 running
59 54 76 Elmo Langley Dodge 0 0 79 0 0 oil pressure
66 1 M-1 Fireball Roberts Buick 0 0 30 4 0 crash
51 11 36 Fonty Flock Chrysler 0 0 190 84 0 crash
46 22 56 Fred Johnson Cadillac 0 0 231 0 0 tires
48 58 81 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 220 0 0 running
52 16 40 Gene Simpson Buick 0 0 188 0 0 transmission
69 64 11 George Parrish Studebaker 0 0 11 0 0 overheating
65 58 19 Gordon Smith Chevrolet 0 0 39 0 0 rod bearing
4 24 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
43 51 71 Harold Kite Oldsmobile 0 0 256 0 0 running
1 8 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 366 77 0 running
34 10 78 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 317 0 0 running
2 21 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 365 0 0 running
54 67 32 Jim Thompson Hudson 0 0 184 0 0 crash
15 44 88 Jimmie Lewallen Oldsmobile 0 0 348 0 0 running
10 41 4 Jimmy Massey Chevrolet 0 0 352 0 0 transmission
57 54 15 Jimmy Roland Chevrolet 0 0 137 0 0 rear end
29 52 12 Jimmy Thompson Plymouth 0 0 328 0 0 running
12 5 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 351 0 0 running
33 7 9 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 317 140 0 crash
22 46 68 Johnny Patterson Mercury 0 0 342 0 0 running
36 17 55 Junior Johnson Oldsmobile 0 0 308 0 0 running
5 30 96 Larry Flynn Ford 0 0 359 0 0 running
21 25 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 343 0 0 running
24 48 95 Lloyd Moore Ford 0 0 342 0 0 running
7 26 93 Lou Spears Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
13 45 44 Marvin Panch Chevrolet 0 0 351 0 0 running
14 33 54 Nace Mattingly Ford 0 0 349 0 0 running
37 47 30 Ned Jarrett Pontiac 0 0 305 0 0 running
67 63 33 Pop McGinnis Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 crash
41 62 43 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 276 0 0 running
16 35 6 Ralph Liguori Mercury 0 0 348 0 0 running
25 32 35 Ray Platte Chevrolet 0 0 339 0 0 running
32 50 50 Roy Bentley Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
19 29 17 Russ Graham Chevrolet 0 0 346 0 0 running
61 39 14 Slick Smith Chevrolet 0 0 77 0 0 gasket
45 3 87 Speedy Thompson Oldsmobile 0 0 235 0 0 vapor lock
3 6 16 Tim Flock Chrysler 0 0 363 45 0 running
40 55 78 Tojo Stephens Chevrolet 0 0 291 0 0 running
64 65 41 Tommy Thompson Ford 0 0 41 0 0 fuel pump
44 36 10 Van Van Wey Ford 0 0 247 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.