Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 5th, 1955
Race #35 of the 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 366
- Drivers Entered: 69
- Makes
- Buick (7)
- Cadillac (1)
- Chevrolet (23)
- Chrysler (3)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (10)
- Hudson (3)
- Mercury (2)
- Nash (1)
- Oldsmobile (11)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (2)
- Studebaker (1)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Southern 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Van Van Wey | Ford | Ray Fletcher | Ray Fletcher | ||
| 11 | George Parrish | Studebaker | George Parrish | George Parrish | ||
| 12 | Jimmy Thompson | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 14 | Slick Smith | Chevrolet | Mercury Outboards | Frank Christian | ||
| 15 | Jimmy Roland | Chevrolet | R.C. Rollings | R.C. Rollings | ||
| 16 | Tim Flock | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 17 | Russ Graham | Chevrolet | Earl Wright | Earl Wright | ||
| 18 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts | ||
| 19 | Gordon Smith | Chevrolet | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith | ||
| 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 20 | Banks Simpson | Buick | Waldron & Co. | Banks Simpson | ||
| 21 | Bud Rackley | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
| 22 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 23 | Don Duckworth | Chevrolet | Woodruff Motors | Woodruff Motors | ||
| 24 | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 25 | Bill Widenhouse | Chevrolet | Sam McCuthen | Sam McCuthen | ||
| 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | Frank Dodge | ||
| 3 | Dick Rathman | Chrysler | John Ditz | John Ditz | ||
| 30 | Ned Jarrett | Pontiac | Mellie Bernard | Mellie Bernard | ||
| 32 | Jim Thompson | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| 33 | Pop McGinnis | Chevrolet | Owen Cox | Owen Cox | ||
| 34 | Dick Beaty | Ford | Ike Kiser | Ike Kiser | ||
| 35 | Ray Platte | Chevrolet | Harry Parry | Harry Parry | ||
| 36 | Fonty Flock | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 37 | Doug Cox | Pontiac | Claude Porter | Claude Porter | ||
| 4 | Jimmy Massey | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 40 | Gene Simpson | Buick | Gene Simpson | Gene Simpson | ||
| 41 | Tommy Thompson | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Possum Jones | Chevrolet | Steve Pierce | Steve Pierce | ||
| 44 | Marvin Panch | Chevrolet | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 46 | Billy Myers | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 460 | Ed Cole | Plymouth | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 50 | Roy Bentley | Chevrolet | Marion Cox Garage | Marion Cox | ||
| 51 | Bill Champion | Buick | Leland Colvin | Leland Colvin | ||
| 54 | Nace Mattingly | Ford | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly | ||
| 55 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | B & L Motors | Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham | ||
| 56 | Fred Johnson | Cadillac | B & L Motors | Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham | ||
| 58 | Bill Bowman | Nash | Bill Bowman | Bill Bowman | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Ford | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 6 | Ralph Liguori | Mercury | Al Wheatley | Al Wheatley | ||
| 61 | Ed Bergin | Dodge | Malcolm Barlow | Malcolm Barlow | ||
| 62 | Curley Hatfield | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 68 | Johnny Patterson | Mercury | Al Wheatley | Al Wheatley | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 70 | Cotton Owens | Chevrolet | Lancaster Brothers | Lancaster Brothers | ||
| 71 | Harold Kite | Oldsmobile | The Racing Club | The Racing Club | ||
| 76 | Elmo Langley | Dodge | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 77 | Dick Allwine | Chevrolet | Earl Wright | Earl Wright | ||
| 78 | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile | Helzafire | Ernest Woods | ||
| 78 | Tojo Stephens | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 8 | Billy Carden | Buick | Bishop Brothers | Bishop Brothers | ||
| 81 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oldsmobile | Oates Motor Co. | Phil Oates | ||
| 84 | Banjo Matthews | Oldsmobile | Paper Hangers | Paper Hangers | ||
| 87 | Speedy Thompson | Oldsmobile | Mercury Outboards | Bob Griffin | ||
| 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 89 | Buck Baker | Buick | Mercury Outboards | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| 91 | Donald Thomas | Buick | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | Motoramic | Herb Thomas | ||
| 93 | Lou Spears | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Ford | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia | ||
| 95 | Lloyd Moore | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| 96 | Larry Flynn | Ford | W.R. Waldron | W.R. Waldron | ||
| 98 | Dave Terrell | Oldsmobile | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | ||
| 99 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| M-1 | Fireball Roberts | Buick | Fish Carburetor | Bob Fish |