1955 Hickory Speedway

Race 12 of 45

Hickory
200 laps
Time of race: 1:21:36
Average speed of winner: 58.823 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 5 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 32 laps
Lap leaders: Flock 1-23, Staley 24-56, Paschal 57-64, Johnson 65-158, Flock 159-171, Johnson 172-200

Race notes: First win for Junior Johnson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				200	2	123	running	1000	0
2	1	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	67.478	200	2	36	running	650	0
3	5	Jim Paschal	78		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			200	1	8	running	450	0
4	10	Lee Petty	42		'55 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		198	0	0	running	350	0
5	19	Jimmie Lewallen	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			196	0	0	running	300	0
6	9	Joel Million	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			195	0	0	running	250	0
7	21	Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Dink Widenhouse			193	0	0	running	200	0
8	4	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			193	0	0	running	150	0
9	7	Buddy Shuman	14		'55 Chevrolet	Frank Christian			193	0	0	running	100	0
10	12	Dave Terrell	98		'55 Oldsmobile	Terrell			191	0	0	accident	100	0
11	13	Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			191	0	0	running	75	0
12	15	Harvey Henderson	121		'53 Hudson Wasp				189	0	0	running	60	0
13	18	Gene Simpson	460		'55 Plymouth	Brooks Brothers			185	0	0	running	50	0
14	11	Bill Tanner	63		'55 Chevrolet	Liberty			182	0	0	running	50	0
15	23	Fred Dove	71		'55 Oldsmobile				180	0	0	running	50	0
16	20	Ed Cole	0		'54 Ford 6				173	0	0	running	50	0
17	8	Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			141	0	0	tire	50	0
18	6	Bob Welborn	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			132	0	0	gears	50	0
19	22	George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker	Pontress			95	0	0	axle	40	0
20	19	Henry Ford	303		'55 Chrysler	Henry Ford			85	0	0	transmission	50	0
21	3	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			56	1	33	heating	0	0
22	14	Ken Fisher	4		'55 Chrysler	Ken Fisher			50	0	0	rear end	0	0
23	16	Charlie Cregar	349	Engler's	'54 Oldsmobile 88	Gess			37	0	0	rear end	0	0