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1955 Darlington NASCAR

1955 Darlington NASCAR is 211th NASCAR race. Passed at the Darlington circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position, Herb Thomas won this race. Jim Reed and Tim Flock also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 366 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1955 Raleigh NASCAR
Next race: 1955 Montgomery NASCAR
Race Start: 5th September 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Darlington NASCAR

42nd victory for the Herb Thomas team
44th victory for the Herb Thomas
78th podium for the Herb Thomas
2nd podium for the Jim Reed
59th podium for the Tim Flock

Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation) - 1955 Darlington NASCAR winner

Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation) #92 - 1955 Darlington NASCAR winner

1955 Darlington NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	0	5h 25m 25s	Herb Thomas
2	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7			Jim Reed
3	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #16			Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Hubert Westmoreland
5	Larry Flynn	Ford ?? 1955, #96			W.R. Waldron
6	Buck Baker	Buick ?? 1955, #89			Buck Baker
7	Lou Spears	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #93			J.T. Maness
8	Cotton Owens	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #70			Lancaster Brothers
9	Bill Widenhouse	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25			Sam McCuthen
10	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #4			Hubert Westmoreland
11	Banks Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #20			Banks Simpson
12	Joe Eubanks	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #82			Phil Oates
13	Marvin Panch	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
14	Nace Mattingly	Ford ?? 1955, #54			Nace Mattingly
15	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
16	Ralph Liguori	Mercury ?? 1955, #6			Al Wheatley
17	Banjo Matthews	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #84			Paper Hangers
18	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #98			Dave Terrell
19	Russ Graham	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #17			Earl Wright
20	Bill Champion	Buick ?? 1955, #51			Leland Colvin
21	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1955, #42			Petty Enterprises
22	Johnny Patterson	Mercury ?? 1955, #68			Al Wheatley
23	Billy Myers	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			Hubert Westmoreland
24	Lloyd Moore	Ford ?? 1955, #95			Julian Buesink
25	Ray Platte	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #35			Harry Parry
26	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #22			Bill Blair
27	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24			Jimmy Pardue
28	Blackie Pitt	Ford ?? 1955, #59			Brownie Pitt
29	Jimmy Thompson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #12
30	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
31	Curley Hatfield	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
32	Roy Bentley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50			Marion Cox
33	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1955, #9			Charlie Schwam
34	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78			Ernest Woods
35	Bill Bowman	Nash ?? 1954, #58			Bill Bowman
36	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
37	Ned Jarrett	Pontiac ?? 1955, #30			Mellie Bernard
38	Gene Bergin	Dodge ?? 1954, #61			Malcolm Barlow
39	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8			Bishop Brothers
40	Tojo Stephens	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #78
41	Possum Jones	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #43			Steve Pierce
42	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
43	Harold Kite	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71
44	Van Van Wey	Ford ?? 1955, #10			Ray Fletcher
45	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87			Bob Griffin
46	Fred Johnson	Cadillac ?? 1955, #56			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
47	Doug Cox	Pontiac ?? 1955, #37			Claude Porter
48	Gene Comstock	Hudson Hornet, #81			Gene Comstock
49	Clarence DeZalia	Ford ?? 1954, #94			Clarence DeZalia
50	Dick Allwine	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77			Earl Wright
51	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #36			Carl Kiekhaefer
52	Gene Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #40			Gene Simpson
53	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1955, #34			Ike Kiser
54	Jim Thompson	Hudson Hornet, #32
55	Don Duckworth	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
56	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18			Arden Mounts
57	Jimmy Roland	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #15			R.C. Rollings
58	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1955, #99			Charlie Schwam
59	Elmo Langley	Dodge ?? 1955, #76			Elmo Langley
60	Donald Thomas	Buick ?? 1955, #91			Herb Thomas
61	Slick Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14			Frank Christian
62	Dick Rathman	Chrysler 300 , #3			John Ditz
63	Bud Rackley	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #21
64	Tommy Thompson	Ford ?? 1955, #41			Julian Buesink
65	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Gordon Smith
66	Fireball Roberts	Buick ?? 1955, #0			Bob Fish
67	Pop McGinnis	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Owen Cox
68	Ed Cole	Plymouth ?? 1955, #460			Clarence DeZalia
69	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11			George Parrish

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Darlington NASCAR on the Darlington circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Buick ?? 1955, #0	Bob Fish
2	Buck Baker	Buick ?? 1955, #89	Buck Baker
3	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87	Bob Griffin
4	Bill Widenhouse	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #25	Sam McCuthen
5	Joe Eubanks	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #82	Phil Oates
6	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #16	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1955, #9	Charlie Schwam
8	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	Herb Thomas
9	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8	Bishop Brothers
10	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78	Ernest Woods
11	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #36	Carl Kiekhaefer
12	Dick Rathman	Chrysler 300 , #3	John Ditz
13	Banjo Matthews	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #84	Paper Hangers
14	Donald Thomas	Buick ?? 1955, #91	Herb Thomas
15	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1955, #99	Charlie Schwam
16	Gene Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #40	Gene Simpson
17	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
18	Bill Champion	Buick ?? 1955, #51	Leland Colvin
19	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1955, #34	Ike Kiser
20	Banks Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #20	Banks Simpson
21	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Jim Reed
22	Fred Johnson	Cadillac ?? 1955, #56	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
23	Dick Allwine	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #77	Earl Wright
24	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
25	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1955, #42	Petty Enterprises
26	Lou Spears	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #93	J.T. Maness
27	Cotton Owens	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #70	Lancaster Brothers
28	Jimmy Roland	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #15	R.C. Rollings
29	Russ Graham	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #17	Earl Wright
30	Larry Flynn	Ford ?? 1955, #96	W.R. Waldron
31	Blackie Pitt	Ford ?? 1955, #59	Brownie Pitt
32	Ray Platte	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #35	Harry Parry
33	Nace Mattingly	Ford ?? 1955, #54	Nace Mattingly
34	Billy Myers	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	Hubert Westmoreland
35	Ralph Liguori	Mercury ?? 1955, #6	Al Wheatley
36	Van Van Wey	Ford ?? 1955, #10	Ray Fletcher
37	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #98	Dave Terrell
38	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #22	Bill Blair
39	Slick Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14	Frank Christian
40	Don Duckworth	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
41	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #4	Hubert Westmoreland
42	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
43	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24	Jimmy Pardue
44	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Ernest Woods
45	Marvin Panch	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Julian Petty
46	Johnny Patterson	Mercury ?? 1955, #68	Al Wheatley
47	Ned Jarrett	Pontiac ?? 1955, #30	Mellie Bernard
48	Lloyd Moore	Ford ?? 1955, #95	Julian Buesink
49	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18	Arden Mounts
50	Roy Bentley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50	Marion Cox
51	Harold Kite	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71
52	Jimmy Thompson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #12
53	Doug Cox	Pontiac ?? 1955, #37	Claude Porter
54	Elmo Langley	Dodge ?? 1955, #76	Elmo Langley
55	Tojo Stephens	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #78
56	Ed Cole	Plymouth ?? 1955, #460	Clarence DeZalia
57	Gene Bergin	Dodge ?? 1954, #61	Malcolm Barlow
58	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Gordon Smith
59	Bill Bowman	Nash ?? 1954, #58	Bill Bowman
60	Bud Rackley	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #21
61	Curley Hatfield	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
62	Possum Jones	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #43	Steve Pierce
63	Pop McGinnis	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Owen Cox
64	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11	George Parrish
65	Tommy Thompson	Ford ?? 1955, #41	Julian Buesink
66	Clarence DeZalia	Ford ?? 1954, #94	Clarence DeZalia
67	Jim Thompson	Hudson Hornet, #32
68	Gene Comstock	Hudson Hornet, #81	Gene Comstock
69	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn