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1955 - 18 Race Results


Race Name - 18
Date - 5/29/1955
Race Track - Forsyth County Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 56.71 mph
Number of Cautions - 8
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 50.583 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $4,085
Race Number - 18
 More Races from 1955
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 9 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 200 54 Chrysle 33 $1,000
2 7 Jim Paschal 78 Helzafire (Ernest Woods) 200 55 Oldsmob 0 $650
3 15 Fred Dove 71 Fred Dove 197 55 Oldsmob 0 $450
4 11 Dick Rathman 3 John Ditz 193 55 Chrysle 0 $350
5 12 John Dodd Jr 171 John Dodd Sr 190 55 Dodge 0 $300
6 17 Gordon Smith 19 Gordon Smith 186 55 Chevrol 0 $250
7 5 Bob Welborn 44 Julian Petty 186 55 Chevrol 0 $200
8 22 Perk Brown 5 Joe Blair 182 54 Mercury 0 $150
9 20 Arden Mounts 18 Arden Mounts 181 54 Hudson 0 $100
10 13 Eddie Skinner 28 Frank Dodge 179 53 Oldsmob 0 $100
11 16 Volney Schulze 69 Volney Schulze 178 54 Dodge 0 $75
12 2 Buck Baker 87 Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) 173 54 Oldsmob 126 $60
13 11 George Parrish 21 George Parrish 164 53 Studeba 0 $50
14 3 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 160 55 Chevrol 0 $50
15 8 Donald Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 142 54 Hudson 0 $50
16 23 Mack Hanbury 140 Caplan Motors (Mack Hanbury) 135 53 Hudson 0 $50
17 19 Harvey Henderson 121 Harvey Henderson 131 53 Hudson 0 $50
18 10 Billy Carden 8 Bishop Brothers 121 55 Buick 0 $50
19 14 Bill Blair 97 JM Fitzgibbons 114 54 Oldsmob 0 $50
20 6 Tim Flock 300 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 64 55 Chrysle 0 $50
21 1 Fonty Flock 301 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 62 55 Chrysle 41 $
22 4 Junior Johnson 55 B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) 20 55 Oldsmob 0 $
23 18 Gene Simpson 480 Brooks Brothers 10 55 Plymout 0 $