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1955 LeHi NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Memphis-Arkansas circuit. Full information

1955 LeHi NASCAR

1955 LeHi NASCAR is 209th NASCAR race. Passed at the Memphis-Arkansas circuit. Fonty Flock won the pole position and this race. Speedy Thompson and Tim Flock also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 167 laps (403 km).

Previous race: 1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR
Next race: 1955 Raleigh NASCAR
Race Start: 14th August 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 LeHi NASCAR

14th victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
17th victory for the Fonty Flock
49th podium for the Fonty Flock
6th podium for the Speedy Thompson
57th podium for the Tim Flock

Chrysler 300 #301 - 1955 LeHi NASCAR winner

1955 LeHi NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301	0	2h 47m 12s	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87			Bob Griffin
3	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78			Ernest Woods
5	Buck Baker	Buick ?? 1955, #89			Buck Baker
6	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
7	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
8	Slick Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14			Frank Christian
9	Jimmy Ayers	Ford ?? 1955, #3			Jimmy Ayers
10	Ken Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
11	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #98			Dave Terrell
12	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
13	Joe Guide	Hudson Hornet, #52			Sally Guide
14	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92			Herb Thomas
15	Ted Cannady	Ford ?? 1953, #32			Ted Cannady
16	Banks Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #20			Banks Simpson
17	Gene Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #40			Gene Simpson
18	Al Watkins	Dodge ?? 1954, #33			Al Watkins
19	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1955, #42			Petty Enterprises
20	Roscoe Rann	Chrysler New Yorker, #155
21	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
22	Jim McLain	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #39			Jim McLain
23	Hooker Hood	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #188			Hooker Hood
24	Jack Hubbard	Ford ?? 1955, #51
25	Harold Kite	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71
26	Woodie Wilson	Hudson Hornet, #90			Frank Bielarski
27	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8			Bishop Brothers
28	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Gordon Smith
29	Gwyn Staley	Cadillac ?? 1955, #56			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham

Qualifying Results for the 1955 LeHi NASCAR on the Memphis-Arkansas circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Buck Baker	Buick ?? 1955, #89	Buck Baker
4	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8	Bishop Brothers
5	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78	Ernest Woods
6	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87	Bob Griffin
7	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Julian Petty
8	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
9	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #98	Dave Terrell
10	Ken Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #23
11	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1955, #42	Petty Enterprises
12	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	Herb Thomas
13	Harold Kite	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71
14	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Ernest Woods
15	Gwyn Staley	Cadillac ?? 1955, #56	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
16	Hooker Hood	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #188	Hooker Hood
17	Al Watkins	Dodge ?? 1954, #33	Al Watkins
18	Jack Hubbard	Ford ?? 1955, #51
19	Jimmy Ayers	Ford ?? 1955, #3	Jimmy Ayers
20	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
21	Joe Guide	Hudson Hornet, #52	Sally Guide
22	Woodie Wilson	Hudson Hornet, #90	Frank Bielarski
23	Roscoe Rann	Chrysler New Yorker, #155
24	Ted Cannady	Ford ?? 1953, #32	Ted Cannady
25	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Gordon Smith
26	Jim McLain	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #39	Jim McLain
27	Slick Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14	Frank Christian
28	Gene Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #40	Gene Simpson
29	Banks Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #20	Banks Simpson