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1955 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the North Wilkesboro circuit. Full information

1955 North Wilkesboro NASCAR

1955 North Wilkesboro NASCAR is 220th NASCAR race. Passed at the North Wilkesboro circuit. Buck Baker won the pole position and this race. Lee Petty and Gwyn Staley also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 160 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Las Vegas NASCAR
Next race: 1955 Hillsborough NASCAR
Race Start: 23rd October 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 North Wilkesboro NASCAR

2nd victory for the De Paolo Engineering team
12th victory for the Buck Baker
44th podium for the Buck Baker
79th podium for the Lee Petty
3rd podium for the Gwyn Staley

1955 North Wilkesboro NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Ford ? 1955, #87	0	1h 21m 16s	De Paolo Engineering
2	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1955, #42			Petty Enterprises
3	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Hubert Westmoreland
4	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1956, #9			Charlie Schwam
5	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
6	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301			Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300 , #20			Carl Kiekhaefer
8	Dink Widenhouse	Ford ?? 1956, #0			Dink Widenhouse
9	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #198			Dave Terrell
10	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
11	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #4			Hubert Westmoreland
12	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
13	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
14	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24			Jimmy Pardue
15	Ed Cole	Plymouth ?? 1955, #460			Brooks Brothers
16	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
17	John McVitty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #27			John McVitty
18	Ralph Liguori	Buick ?? 1955, #5			Ralph Liguori
19	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #22			Bill Blair
20	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1956, #99			Charlie Schwam
21	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92			Herb Thomas
22	Ned Jarrett	Buick ?? 1955, #89			Ned Jarrett
23	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1956, #98			Pete DePaolo
24	Joe Eubanks	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #70			Lancaster Brothers
25	Banks Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #20			Banks Simpson
26	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
27	Tom Pistone	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9			Tom Pistone
28	Ted Cannady	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71			Ted Cannady

Qualifying Results for the 1955 North Wilkesboro NASCAR on the North Wilkesboro circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Buck Baker	Ford ? 1955, #87	De Paolo Engineering
2	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	Herb Thomas
3	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1956, #98	Pete DePaolo
4	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1955, #42	Petty Enterprises
5	Dink Widenhouse	Ford ?? 1956, #0	Dink Widenhouse
6	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Charlie Schwam
8	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
9	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Charlie Schwam
10	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300 , #20	Carl Kiekhaefer
11	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
12	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
13	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #22	Bill Blair
14	Joe Eubanks	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #70	Lancaster Brothers
15	Ralph Liguori	Buick ?? 1955, #5	Ralph Liguori
16	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Julian Petty
17	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #4	Hubert Westmoreland
18	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Ernest Woods
19	Dave Terrell	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #198	Dave Terrell
20	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
21	Ned Jarrett	Buick ?? 1955, #89	Ned Jarrett
22	Banks Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #20	Banks Simpson
23	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24	Jimmy Pardue
24	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
25	John McVitty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #27	John McVitty
26	Ted Cannady	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71	Ted Cannady
27	Ed Cole	Plymouth ?? 1955, #460	Brooks Brothers
28	Tom Pistone	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #9	Tom Pistone