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 - 34 Race Results
Race Name - 34Date - 8/20/1955Race Track - Raleigh SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 78.722 mphNumber of Cautions - 0Caution Laps - 0Average Race Speed - 76.4 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $6,075Race Number - 34 | More Races from 1955 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 100 | 55 Buick | 26 | $1,500 |
2 | 1 | Tim Flock | 300 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 100 | 55 Chrysle | 2 | $1,000 |
3 | 6 | Bob Welborn | 44 | Julian Petty | 100 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $600 |
4 | 10 | Jimmie Lewallen | 88 | Ernest Woods | 100 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $500 |
5 | 8 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 99 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $400 |
6 | 9 | Buck Baker | 89 | Buck Baker | 99 | 55 Buick | 0 | $300 |
7 | 5 | Junior Johnson | 55 | B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) | 99 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $200 |
8 | 7 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 99 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $150 |
9 | 2 | Fonty Flock | 301 | Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) | 99 | 55 Chrysle | 72 | $100 |
10 | 16 | Jimmy Massey | 4 | Hubert Westmoreland | 98 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
11 | 13 | Speedy Thompson | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 98 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 |
12 | 24 | Lloyd Moore | 159 | Julian Buesink | 97 | 55 Ford | 0 | $75 |
13 | 18 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 97 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
14 | 14 | Dave Terrell | 98 | Dave Terrell | 96 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $75 |
15 | 23 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 95 | 55 Buick | 0 | $75 |
16 | 12 | Banks Simpson | 20 | Banks Simpson | 94 | 55 Buick | 0 | $75 |
17 | 11 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Phil Oates | 94 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $75 |
18 | 19 | Billy Carden | 71 | The Racing Club | 94 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $75 |
19 | 20 | Bobby Waddell | 24 | Jimmy Pardue | 93 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
20 | 21 | George Parrish | 11 | George Parrish | 91 | 53 Studeba | 0 | $75 |
21 | 28 | Ted Cannady | 32 | Ted Cannady | 90 | 53 Ford | 0 | $50 |
22 | 15 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 88 | 55 Dodge | 0 | $50 |
23 | 26 | Elmo Langley | 53 | Elmo Langley | 84 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
24 | 27 | Clarence DeZalia | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | 79 | 54 Ford | 0 | $50 |
25 | 22 | Gordon Smith | 19 | Gordon Smith | 68 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
26 | 7 | Jim Paschal | 78 | Helzafire (Ernest Woods) | 67 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |
27 | 29 | Blackie Pitt | 59 | Brownie Pitt | 47 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |
28 | 25 | Richard Brownlee | 5 | Joe Blair | 36 | 54 Mercury | 0 | $ |
29 | 17 | Fred Johnson | 56 | B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) | 27 | 55 Cadilla | 0 | $200 |