NASCAR: 1955 Southern 500

Darlington Raceway (paved oval) Darlington, SC, USA

Winner
Herb Thomas
Distance: 366 laps (5:25:25)
Best Lap
N/A
Time / Speed: N/A
Race Info
Race: 35 of 45
Date: September 05th, 1955
Distance: 366 laps
Time of race: 5:25:25
Average speed: 92.281 mph.
Margin of victory: 1 lap

Race results

1 8 0
Herb Thomas
2 21 0
Jim Reed
3 6 0
Tim Flock
4 24 0
Gwyn Staley
5 30 0
Larry Flynn
6 2 0
Buck Baker
7 26 0
Lou Spears
8 27 0
Cotton Owens
9 4 0
Bill Widenhouse
Retired: Wheel
10 41 0
Jimmy Massey
Retired: Transmission
11 20 0
Banks Simpson
12 5 0
Joe Eubanks
13 45 0
Marvin Panch
14 33 0
Nace Mattingly
15 44 0
Jimmie Lewallen
16 35 0
Ralph Liguori
17 13 0
Banjo Matthews
18 37 0
Dave Terrell
19 29 0
Russ Graham
20 18 0
Bill Champion
21 25 0
Lee Petty
22 46 0
Johnny Patterson
23 34 0
Billy Myers
24 48 0
Lloyd Moore
25 32 0
Ray Platte
26 38 0
Bill Blair
27 43 0
Bobby Waddell
28 31 0
Blackie Pitt
29 52 0
Jimmy Thompson
30 69 0
Bob Welborn
31 61 0
Curley Hatfield
32 50 0
Roy Bentley
33 7 0
Joe Weatherly
Retired: Accident
34 10 0
Jim Paschal
35 59 0
Bill Bowman
36 17 0
Junior Johnson
37 47 0
Ned Jarrett
38 57 0
Ed Bergin
39 9 0
Billy Carden
40 55 0
Tojo Stephens
41 62 0
Possum Jones
Retired: Steering
42 42 0
Eddie Skinner
43 51 0
Harold Kite
44 36 0
Van Van Wey
Retired: Accident
45 3 0
Speedy Thompson
Retired: Vapor Lock
46 22 0
Fred Johnson
Retired: Tires
47 53 0
Doug Cox
Retired: Transmission
48 58 0
Gene Comstock
49 66 0
Clarence DeZalia
Retired: Rear End
50 23 0
Dick Allwine
Retired: Accident
51 11 0
Fonty Flock
Retired: Accident
Q1: 112.781
52 16 0
Gene Simpson
Retired: Transmission
53 19 0
Dick Beaty
Retired: Accident
54 67 0
Jim Thompson
Retired: Accident
55 40 0
Don Duckworth
Retired: Accident
56 49 0
Arden Mounts
Retired: Accident
57 54 0
Jimmy Roland
Retired: Rear End
58 15 0
Curtis Turner
Retired: Tie Rod
59 54 0
Elmo Langley
Retired: Oil Pressure
60 14 0
Donald Thomas
Retired: Steering
61 39 0
Slick Smith
Retired: Gasket
62 12 0
Dick Rathmann
Retired: Transmission
63 60 0
Bud Rackley
Retired: Connecting Rod
64 65 0
Tommy Thompson
Retired: Fuel Pump
65 58 0
Gordon Smith
Retired: Rod Bearing
66 1 0
Fireball Roberts
Retired: Accident
Q1: 110.682
67 63 0
Pop McGinnis
Retired: Accident
68 56 0
Ed Cole
Retired: Rod Bearing
69 64 0
George Parrish
Retired: Heating

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