Home / NASCAR / Seasons / 1955 / 1955 Syracuse NASCAR

1955 Syracuse NASCAR in NASCAR at the Syracuse circuit. Full information

1955 Syracuse NASCAR

1955 Syracuse NASCAR is 205th NASCAR race. Passed at the Syracuse circuit. Tim Flock won the pole position and this race. Jimmie Lewallen and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Altamont NASCAR
Next race: 1955 San Mateo NASCAR
Race Start: 30th July 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Syracuse NASCAR

12th victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
29th victory for the Tim Flock
55th podium for the Tim Flock
9th podium for the Jimmie Lewallen
77th podium for the Lee Petty

Chrysler 300 - 1955 Syracuse NASCAR winner

Chrysler 300 #300 - 1955 Syracuse NASCAR winner

1955 Syracuse NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300	0	1h 18m 24.5s	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
3	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
5	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78			Ernest Woods
6	Gene Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #40			Gene Simpson
7	Don Oldenberg	Buick ?? 1955, #86			Don Oldenberg
8	Dutch Munsinger	Buick ?? 1955, #76
9	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
10	John Lindsay	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #178			John Lindsay
11	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
12	Pappy Hough	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #81			Pappy Hough
13	Charles Dyer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1
14	Russ Truelove	Ford ?? 1955, #26			J.W. Campbell
15	Bob Gould	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24
16	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97			J.M. Fitzgibbons
17	Dick Walters	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #31
18	Junior Johnson	Chrysler 300 , #303			Henry Ford
19	Emory Mahan	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8
20	John McVitty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #27			John McVitty
21	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121			Harvey Henderson
22	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7			Jim Reed

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Syracuse NASCAR on the Syracuse circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Jim Reed
2	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
4	Jimmie Lewallen	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Ernest Woods
5	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78	Ernest Woods
6	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42	Petty Enterprises
7	Dutch Munsinger	Buick ?? 1955, #76
8	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Julian Petty
9	Don Oldenberg	Buick ?? 1955, #86	Don Oldenberg
10	Emory Mahan	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8
11	Gene Simpson	Buick ?? 1955, #40	Gene Simpson
12	Russ Truelove	Ford ?? 1955, #26	J.W. Campbell
13	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121	Harvey Henderson
14	Charles Dyer	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1
15	Bob Gould	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24
16	John Lindsay	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #178	John Lindsay
17	Pappy Hough	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #81	Pappy Hough
18	John McVitty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #27	John McVitty
19	Dick Walters	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #31
20	Junior Johnson	Chrysler 300 , #303	Henry Ford
21	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28	Frank Dodge
22	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97	J.M. Fitzgibbons