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1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Forsyth County Fair circuit. Full information

1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR

1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR is 194th NASCAR race. Passed at the Forsyth County Fair circuit. Fonty Flock won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Jim Paschal and Fred Dove also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Raleigh NASCAR
Next race: 1955 New Oxford NASCAR
Race Start: 29th May 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR

22nd victory for the Petty Enterprises team
22nd victory for the Lee Petty
71st podium for the Lee Petty
9th podium for the Jim Paschal
1st podium for the Fred Dove

Chrysler 300 - 1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR winner

Chrysler 300 #42 - 1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR winner

1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Chrysler 300 , #42	0	1h 58m 37s	Petty Enterprises
2	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #78			Ernest Woods
3	Fred Dove	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71			Fred Dove
4	Dick Rathman	Chrysler 300 , #3			John Ditz
5	John Dodd, Jr.	Dodge ?? 1955, #171			John Dodd, Sr.
6	Gordon Smith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Gordon Smith
7	Bob Welborn	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Julian Petty
8	Perk Brown	Mercury ?? 1954, #5			Joe Blair
9	Arden Mounts	Hudson Hornet, #18			Arden Mounts
10	Eddie Skinner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
11	Volney Schulze	Dodge ?? 1954, #69			Volney Schulze
12	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #87			Bob Griffin
13	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #21			George Parrish
14	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Hubert Westmoreland
15	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
16	Mack Hanbury	Hudson Hornet, #140			Mack Hanbury
17	Harvey Henderson	Hudson Hornet, #121			Harvey Henderson
18	Billy Carden	Buick ?? 1955, #8			Bishop Brothers
19	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #97			J.M. Fitzgibbons
20	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300 , #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
21	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300 , #301			Carl Kiekhaefer
22	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
23	Gene Simpson	Plymouth ?? 1955, #480			Brooks Brothers

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Winston-Salem NASCAR on the Forsyth County Fair circuit

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