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 - 32 Race Results
Race Name - 32Date - 8/7/1955Race Track - Forsyth County FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 59.016 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 50.111 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 32 | More Races from 1955 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 55 Dodge | 75 | $1,100 |
2 | 5 | Jim Paschal | 78 | Helzafire (Ernest Woods) | 200 | 55 Oldsmob | $700 | |
3 | 4 | Buck Baker | 89 | Buck Baker | 199 | 55 Buick | $475 | |
4 | 9 | Billy Carden | 8 | Bishop Brothers | 198 | 55 Buick | $365 | |
5 | 19 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 189 | 53 Oldsmob | $310 | |
6 | 10 | Bob Welborn | 44 | Julian Petty | 187 | 55 Chevrol | $250 | |
7 | 1 | Tim Flock | 301 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 179 | 55 Chrysle | 1 | $200 |
8 | 17 | Bill Bowman | 58 | Bill Bowman | 177 | 54 Nash | $150 | |
9 | 11 | Billy Myers | 4 | Hubert Westmoreland | 170 | 55 Chevrol | $100 | |
10 | 13 | Chuck Hansen | 8 | 162 | 55 Oldsmob | $100 | ||
11 | 16 | John Lindsay | 178 | John Lindsay | 137 | 55 Chevrol | $75 | |
12 | 18 | Blackie Pitt | 97 | JM Fitzgibbons | 136 | 54 Oldsmob | $60 | |
13 | 5 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 117 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | |
14 | 15 | Gordon Smith | 19 | Gordon Smith | 116 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | |
15 | 21 | Richard Brownlee | 5 | Joe Blair | 112 | 54 Mercury | $50 | |
16 | 2 | Fonty Flock | 300 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 93 | 55 Chrysle | $50 | |
17 | 12 | Dave Terrell | 98 | Dave Terrell | 90 | 55 Oldsmob | $50 | |
18 | 14 | Arden Mounts | 18 | Arden Mounts | 67 | 54 Hudson | $50 | |
19 | 7 | Junior Johnson | 55 | B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) | 53 | 55 Oldsmob | $50 | |
20 | 20 | Ed Cole | 94 | 40 | 54 Ford | $50 | ||
21 | 8 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 31 | 54 Hudson | $ | |
22 | 22 | George Parrish | 11 | George Parrish | 26 | 53 Studeba | $ |