1955 Forsyth County Fairgrounds

Race 18 of 45

Winston-Salem
200 laps
Time of race: 1:58:37
Average speed of winner: 50.583 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 8 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: F. Flock 1-41, Baker 42-167, Petty 168-200

Race notes: Finale for Fred Dove.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		200	1	33	running	1000	0
2	7	Jim Paschal	78		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			200	0	0	running	650	0
3	15	Fred Dove	71		'55 Oldsmobile				197	0	0	running	450	0
4	11	Dick Rathman	3		'55 Chrysler	Ditz			193	0	0	running	350	0
5	12	John Dodd, Jr.	171		'55 Dodge	Dodd, Jr.			190	0	0	running	300	0
6	17	Gordon Smith	19		'55 Chevrolet				186	0	0	running	250	0
7	5	Bob Welborn	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			186	0	0	running	200	0
8	22	Perk Brown	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			182	0	0	running	150	0
9	20	Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson	Mounts			181	0	0	running	100	0
10	13	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			179	0	0	running	100	0
11	16	Volney Schulze	69		'54 Dodge				178	0	0	running	75	0
12	2	Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile	Bob Griffin			173	1	126	axle	60	0
13	11	George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker	Pontress			164	0	0	running	50	0
14	3	Gwyn Staley	2		'55 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			160	0	0	rear end	50	0
15	8	Donald Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Donald Thomas			142	0	0	accident	50	0
16	23	Mack Hanbury	140	Caplan Motors	'53 Hudson	Hanbury			135	0	0	accident	50	0
17	19	Harvey Henderson	121		'53 Hudson Hornet				131	0	0	oil pressure	50	0
18	10	Billy Carden	8		'55 Buick	Bishop Brothers			121	0	0	piston	50	0
19	14	Bill Blair	97-A		'54 Oldsmobile	Fitzgibbons			114	0	0	gas tank	50	0
20	6	Tim Flock	300		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		64	0	0	oil pressure	50	0
21	1	Fonty Flock	301		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	56.710	62	1	41	oil pressure	0	0
22	4	Junior Johnson	55	B&L Motors	'55 Oldsmobile				20	0	0	rear end	0	0
23	18	Gene Simpson	460		'55 Plymouth	Brooks Brothers			10	0	0	accident	0	0