NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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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 - 11 Race Results
Race Name - 11Date - 5/1/1955Race Track - Charlotte SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.75 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 70.184 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - 18Average Race Speed - 52.63 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $4,085Race Number - 11 | More Races from 1955 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 16 | Buck Baker | 89 | Buck Baker | 133 | 55 Buick | 21 | $1,000 |
2 | 2 | Tim Flock | 300 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 133 | 55 Chrysle | 112 | $650 |
3 | 10 | Dave Terrell | 98 | Dave Terrell | 131 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $450 |
4 | 7 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 127 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $350 |
5 | 11 | Bob Welborn | 44 | Julian Petty | 127 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $300 |
6 | 17 | John Dodd Jr | 71 | John Dodd Sr | 126 | 55 Dodge | 0 | $250 |
7 | 18 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 125 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $200 |
8 | 21 | Harvey Henderson | 121 | Harvey Henderson | 123 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $150 |
9 | 13 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 122 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 |
10 | 25 | Ken Fisher | 4 | Ken Fisher | 117 | 55 Chrysle | 0 | $100 |
11 | 23 | Gene Simpson | 460 | Brooks Brothers | 109 | 55 Plymout | 0 | $75 |
12 | 5 | Dink Widenhouse | 0 | Dink Widenhouse | 105 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $60 |
13 | 14 | Jim Ord | 56 | Hank Salat | 99 | 55 Packard | 0 | $50 |
14 | 20 | Arden Mounts | 18 | Arden Mounts | 89 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $50 |
15 | 8 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 85 | 55 Chrysle | 0 | $50 |
16 | 22 | George Parrish | 11 | George Parrish | 70 | 53 Studeba | 0 | $50 |
17 | 4 | Speedy Thompson | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 57 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
18 | 26 | Dick Rathman | 3 | Pure Sensitized (John Ditz) | 55 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $50 |
19 | 6 | Jim Paschal | 78 | Helzafire (Ernest Woods) | 50 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
20 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 55 | B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) | 43 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
21 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 41 | 55 Buick | 0 | $ |
22 | 19 | Joel Million | 88 | Ernest Woods | 36 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |
23 | 9 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 27 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
24 | 12 | Bud Harless | 8 | Edgar Clay | 23 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $ |
25 | 15 | Bill Blair | 97 | JM Fitzgibbons | 15 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |
26 | 24 | Ed Cole | 0 | 3 | 54 Ford | 0 | $ |