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Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Monday, September 5th, 1955 Race 35 of 45 1955 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 69 (29 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 366
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 92.281
  • Cautions: 8 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 8 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 366 77 0 running
2 21 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 365 0 0 running
3 6 16 Tim Flock Chrysler 0 0 363 45 0 running
4 24 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
5 30 96 Larry Flynn Ford 0 0 359 0 0 running
6 2 89 Buck Baker Buick 0 0 359 0 0 running
7 26 93 Lou Spears Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
8 27 70 Cotton Owens Chevrolet 0 0 354 0 0 running
9 4 25 Bill Widenhouse Chevrolet 0 0 353 2 0 wheel
10 41 4 Jimmy Massey Chevrolet 0 0 352 0 0 transmission
11 20 20 Banks Simpson Buick 0 0 352 0 0 running
12 5 82 Joe Eubanks Oldsmobile 0 0 351 0 0 running
13 45 44 Marvin Panch Chevrolet 0 0 351 0 0 running
14 33 54 Nace Mattingly Ford 0 0 349 0 0 running
15 44 88 Jimmie Lewallen Oldsmobile 0 0 348 0 0 running
16 35 6 Ralph Liguori Mercury 0 0 348 0 0 running
17 13 84 Banjo Matthews Oldsmobile 0 0 348 0 0 running
18 37 98 Dave Terrell Oldsmobile 0 0 346 0 0 running
19 29 17 Russ Graham Chevrolet 0 0 346 0 0 running
20 18 51 Bill Champion Buick 0 0 346 0 0 running
21 25 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 343 0 0 running
22 46 68 Johnny Patterson Mercury 0 0 342 0 0 running
23 34 46 Billy Myers Chevrolet 0 0 342 0 0 running
24 48 95 Lloyd Moore Ford 0 0 342 0 0 running
25 32 35 Ray Platte Chevrolet 0 0 339 0 0 running
26 38 22 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 332 0 0 running
27 43 24 Bobby Waddell Chevrolet 0 0 331 0 0 running
28 31 59 Blackie Pitt Ford 0 0 329 0 0 running
29 52 12 Jimmy Thompson Plymouth 0 0 328 0 0 running
30 69 49 Bob Welborn Chevrolet 0 0 327 0 0 running
31 61 62 Curley Hatfield Chevrolet 0 0 319 0 0 running
32 50 50 Roy Bentley Chevrolet 0 0 317 0 0 running
33 7 9 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 317 140 0 crash
34 10 78 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 317 0 0 running
35 59 58 Bill Bowman Nash 0 0 311 0 0 running
36 17 55 Junior Johnson Oldsmobile 0 0 308 0 0 running
37 47 30 Ned Jarrett Pontiac 0 0 305 0 0 running
38 57 61 Ed Bergin Dodge 0 0 302 0 0 running
39 9 8 Billy Carden Buick 0 0 298 0 0 running
40 55 78 Tojo Stephens Chevrolet 0 0 291 0 0 running
41 62 43 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 276 0 0 running
42 42 28 Eddie Skinner Oldsmobile 0 0 256 0 0 running
43 51 71 Harold Kite Oldsmobile 0 0 256 0 0 running
44 36 10 Van Van Wey Ford 0 0 247 0 0 crash
45 3 87 Speedy Thompson Oldsmobile 0 0 235 0 0 vapor lock
46 22 56 Fred Johnson Cadillac 0 0 231 0 0 tires
47 53 37 Doug Cox Pontiac 0 0 225 0 0 transmission
48 58 81 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 220 0 0 running
49 66 94 Clarence DeZalia Ford 0 0 210 0 0 rear end
50 23 77 Dick Allwine Chevrolet 0 0 202 0 0 crash
51 11 36 Fonty Flock Chrysler 0 0 190 84 0 crash
52 16 40 Gene Simpson Buick 0 0 188 0 0 transmission
53 19 34 Dick Beaty Ford 0 0 184 0 0 crash
54 67 32 Jim Thompson Hudson 0 0 184 0 0 crash
55 40 23 Don Duckworth Chevrolet 0 0 147 0 0 crash
56 49 18 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 143 0 0 crash
57 54 15 Jimmy Roland Chevrolet 0 0 137 0 0 rear end
58 15 99 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 133 14 0 tie rod
59 54 76 Elmo Langley Dodge 0 0 79 0 0 oil pressure
60 14 91 Donald Thomas Buick 0 0 78 0 0 steering
61 39 14 Slick Smith Chevrolet 0 0 77 0 0 gasket
62 12 3 Dick Rathman Chrysler 0 0 50 0 0 transmission
63 60 21 Bud Rackley Oldsmobile 0 0 44 0 0 connect
64 65 41 Tommy Thompson Ford 0 0 41 0 0 fuel pump
65 58 19 Gordon Smith Chevrolet 0 0 39 0 0 rod bearing
66 1 M-1 Fireball Roberts Buick 0 0 30 4 0 crash
67 63 33 Pop McGinnis Chevrolet 0 0 18 0 0 crash
68 56 460 Ed Cole Plymouth 0 0 12 0 0 rod bearing
69 64 11 George Parrish Studebaker 0 0 11 0 0 overheating

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