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1955 Charlotte NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1955 Charlotte NASCAR

1955 Charlotte NASCAR is 187th NASCAR race. Passed at the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position, Buck Baker won this race. Tim Flock and Dave Terrell also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 133 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Langhorne NASCAR
Next race: 1955 Hickory NASCAR
Race Start: 1st May 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Charlotte NASCAR

1st victory for the Buck Baker team
11th victory for the Buck Baker
36th podium for the Buck Baker
41st podium for the Tim Flock
1st podium for the Dave Terrell

1955 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Buick ? 1955, #89	0	1h 53m 43s	Buck Baker
2	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #98			Dave Terrell
4	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51			Gober Sosebee
5	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
6	John Dodd, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1955, #71			John Dodd, Sr.
7	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1954, #6			Ralph Liguori
8	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121			Harvey Henderson
9	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
10	Ken Fisher	Chrysler 300 , #4			Ken Fisher
11	Gene Simpson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #460			Brooks Brothers
12	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0			Dink Widenhouse
13	Jim Ord	Packard ?? 1955, #56			Hank Salat
14	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18			Arden Mounts
15	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42			Petty Enterprises
16	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11			George Parrish
17	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87			Bob Griffin
18	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #3			John Ditz
19	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78			Ernest Woods
20	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
21	Herb Thomas	Buick ?? 1955, #92			Herb Thomas
22	Joel Million	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
23	Fonty Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14			Frank Christian
24	Bud Harless	Hudson Hornet, #8			Edgar Clay
25	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97			J.M. Fitzgibbons
26	Ed Cole	Ford ?? 1954, #0

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Charlotte NASCAR on the Charlotte Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Buick ?? 1955, #92	Herb Thomas
2	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
4	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87	Bob Griffin
5	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0	Dink Widenhouse
6	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78	Ernest Woods
7	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51	Gober Sosebee
8	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42	Petty Enterprises
9	Fonty Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14	Frank Christian
10	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #98	Dave Terrell
11	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Julian Petty
12	Bud Harless	Hudson Hornet, #8	Edgar Clay
13	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
14	Jim Ord	Packard ?? 1955, #56	Hank Salat
15	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97	J.M. Fitzgibbons
16	Buck Baker	Buick ? 1955, #89	Buck Baker
17	John Dodd, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1955, #71	John Dodd, Sr.
18	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1954, #6	Ralph Liguori
19	Joel Million	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Ernest Woods
20	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18	Arden Mounts
21	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121	Harvey Henderson
22	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11	George Parrish
23	Gene Simpson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #460	Brooks Brothers
24	Ed Cole	Ford ?? 1954, #0
25	Ken Fisher	Chrysler 300 , #4	Ken Fisher
26	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #3	John Ditz