Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1955-01
Tri City Speedway
November 7th, 1955
Race #1 of the 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 21
- Makes
- Cadillac (1)
- Chrysler (1)
- Hudson (9)
- Mercury (2)
- Nash (1)
- Oldsmobile (4)
- Plymouth (2)
- Studebaker (1)
- Last Tri City Speedway
race (1953-17)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Hildreth Motors | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 11 | George Parrish | Studebaker | George Parrish | George Parrish | ||
| 111 | Blackie Pitt | Oldsmobile | Gary Drake | Gary Drake | ||
| 13 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Blue Crown | John Ditz | ||
| 14 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 18 | Bill Blair | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 19 | Clyde Minter | Mercury | Ken Pace | Ken Pace | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Chrysler | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 48 | John Dodd Jr | Hudson | John Dodd, Sr. | John Dodd, Sr. | ||
| 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Mercury | Joe Blair | Joe Blair | ||
| 51 | Gober Sosebee | Oldsmobile | Cherokee Garage | Gober Sosebee | ||
| 52 | Bob Welborn | Plymouth | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 7 | Junior Johnson | Cadillac | Paul Whiteman | Paul Whiteman | ||
| 71 | Ken Pace | Hudson | Ken Pace | Ken Pace | ||
| 77 | Fred Dove | Hudson | Ken Pace | Ken Pace | ||
| 8 | Bud Harless | Hudson | Edgar Clay | Edgar Clay | ||
| 80 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | George Hutchens | George Hutchens | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | Oates Motor Co. | Phil Oates | ||
| 9 | Donald Thomas | Hudson | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | ||
| B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Oldsmobile | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse |