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

1955 Raleigh NASCAR

1955 Raleigh NASCAR is 193rd NASCAR race. Passed at the State Fairgrounds circuit. Tim Flock won the pole position, Junior Johnson won this race. Fonty Flock and Buck Baker also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Richmond NASCAR
Next race: 1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR
Race Start: 28th May 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Raleigh NASCAR

2nd victory for the B&L Motors team
2nd victory for the Junior Johnson
4th podium for the Junior Johnson
45th podium for the Fonty Flock
37th podium for the Buck Baker

1955 Raleigh NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	0	1h 42m 8s	B&L Motors
2	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301			Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87			Bob Griffin
4	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Hubert Westmoreland
6	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78			Ernest Woods
7	John Dodd, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1955, #171			John Dodd, Sr.
8	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8			Bishop Brothers
9	Fred Dove	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71			Fred Dove
10	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
11	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97			J.M. Fitzgibbons
12	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0			Dink Widenhouse
13	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Gordon Smith
14	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18			Arden Mounts
15	Richard Brownlee	Mercury ?? 1954, #5			Joe Blair
16	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121			Harvey Henderson
17	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11			George Parrish
18	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
19	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
20	Mack Hanbury	Hudson Hornet, #140			Mack Hanbury
21	Henry Ford	Chrysler 300 , #303			Henry Ford
22	Volney Schulze	Dodge ?? 1954, #69			Volney Schulze
23	Dick Rathman	Chrysler 300 , #3			John Ditz
24	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14			Frank Christian
25	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
26	Gene Simpson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #480			Brooks Brothers
27	Lloyd Dane	Chrysler 300 , #302			Carl Krueger

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Raleigh NASCAR on the State Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Julian Petty
3	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	B&L Motors
4	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #14	Frank Christian
6	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87	Bob Griffin
7	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78	Ernest Woods
8	John Dodd, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1955, #171	John Dodd, Sr.
9	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97	J.M. Fitzgibbons
10	Fred Dove	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71	Fred Dove
11	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42	Petty Enterprises
12	Henry Ford	Chrysler 300 , #303	Henry Ford
13	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
14	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	Herb Thomas
15	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8	Bishop Brothers
16	Dick Rathman	Chrysler 300 , #3	John Ditz
17	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
18	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121	Harvey Henderson
19	Mack Hanbury	Hudson Hornet, #140	Mack Hanbury
20	Gene Simpson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #480	Brooks Brothers
21	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18	Arden Mounts
22	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Gordon Smith
23	Richard Brownlee	Mercury ?? 1954, #5	Joe Blair
24	Volney Schulze	Dodge ?? 1954, #69	Volney Schulze
25	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0	Dink Widenhouse
26	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11	George Parrish
27	Lloyd Dane	Chrysler 300 , #302	Carl Krueger