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1955 Langhorne Speedway
Race 37 of 45
Langhorne
250 laps
Time of race: 3:12:35
Average speed of winner: 77.888 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 4 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 3 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-3, Rathmann 4-6, Terrell 7-15, Rathmann 16-80, T. Flock 81-250
Race notes: Debut for Jerry Benjamin, Mario Rossi, and Walt Schubert. Finale for Charles Danello, Leon Lundy, Ed Paskovich, Dick Rathmann, and E.J. Turner. Only start for Art MacBurney.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 1 | Tim Flock | 300 | '55 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 92.095 | 250 | 2 | 173 | running | 2250 | 0 | |
2 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '55 Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | Yunick | 249 | 0 | 0 | running | 1525 | 0 | ||
3 | 6 | Fonty Flock | 301 | '55 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 246 | 0 | 0 | running | 950 | 0 | ||
4 | 13 | Marvin Panch | 44 | '55 Chevrolet | Welborn | 245 | 0 | 0 | running | 750 | 0 | |||
5 | 32 | Jimmy Massey | 04 | '55 Chevrolet | Westmoreland | 244 | 0 | 0 | running | 600 | 0 | |||
6 | 15 | Buck Baker | 89 | '55 Buick | Buck Baker | 239 | 0 | 0 | running | 550 | 0 | |||
7 | 17 | Bob Welborn | 49 | '55 Chevrolet | Welborn | 234 | 0 | 0 | running | 350 | 0 | |||
8 | 7 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | '55 Chevrolet | Westmoreland | 233 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | |||
9 | 21 | Mario Rossi | 302 | '55 Chrysler | Carl Krueger | 223 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
10 | 42 | Joe Eubanks | 70 | '55 Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | 0 | running | 175 | 0 | ||||
11 | 35 | John Lindsay | 178 | '55 Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | ||||
12 | 39 | Banks Simpson | 20 | Waldron & Co. | '55 Buick | 217 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
13 | 18 | Johnny Roberts | 900 | '55 Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
14 | 26 | Charles Danello | 101 | '54 Hudson | 212 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | ||||
15 | 22 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | '53 Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
16 | 30 | Art MacBurney | L-2 | '55 Ford | 204 | 0 | 0 | running | 175 | 0 | ||||
17 | 40 | Harvey Eakin | 47 | '54 Nash | Eakin | 203 | 0 | 0 | running | 175 | 0 | |||
18 | 23 | Harvey Henderson | 121 | '53 Hudson Hornet | 201 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | ||||
19 | 19 | Russ Truelove | 26 | '55 Ford | Truelove | 196 | 0 | 0 | v-joint | 75 | 0 | |||
20 | 29 | Walt Schubert | 77 | '55 Ford | Everett | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||
21 | 38 | E.J. Turner | 38 | '53 Ford | 194 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
22 | 33 | Leon Lundy | 79 | '53 Plymouth | 193 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | ||||
23 | 8 | Speedy Thompson | 87 | '54 Oldsmobile | Bob Griffin | 186 | 0 | 0 | cam shaft | 50 | 0 | |||
24 | 14 | Bill Tanner | 63 | '55 Chevrolet | Liberty | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
25 | 36 | Lou Spears | 93 | '54 Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | 0 | heating | 50 | 0 | ||||
26 | 9 | Junior Johnson | 55 | B&L Motors | '55 Oldsmobile | 166 | 0 | 0 | hub | 50 | 0 | |||
27 | 27 | Dick Hallock | 136 | '53 Hudson Hornet | 154 | 0 | 0 | wheel | 50 | 0 | ||||
28 | 25 | Lee Petty | 303 | '55 Chrysler | Henry Ford | Petty | 116 | 0 | 0 | accident | 50 | 0 | ||
29 | 37 | Axel Anderson | 777 | '55 Mercury | 115 | 0 | 0 | accident | 150 | 0 | ||||
30 | 4 | Dick Rathman | 3 | '55 Chrysler | Ditz | 80 | 2 | 68 | piston | 50 | 0 | |||
31 | 31 | Jimmie Lewallen | 88 | '55 Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 76 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 50 | 0 | |||
32 | 11 | Gene Simpson | 40 | '55 Buick | Harbaugh | 75 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | |||
33 | 20 | Jerry Benjamin | 14 | '55 Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | 0 | heating | 50 | 0 | ||||
34 | 41 | Ted Chamberlain | 141 | '55 Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | 0 | spindle | 50 | 0 | ||||
35 | 16 | Fred Krebs | 5 | '55 Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | 0 | tie rod | 50 | 0 | ||||
36 | 5 | Jim Paschal | 78 | '55 Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 32 | 0 | 0 | accident | 50 | 0 | |||
37 | 24 | Ted Cannady | 32 | '53 Ford 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | tie rod | 50 | 0 | ||||
38 | 12 | Russ Graham | 17 | '55 Chevrolet | Earl Wright | 19 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 50 | 0 | |||
39 | 10 | Bill Blair | 22 | '55 Oldsmobile | 17 | 0 | 0 | piston | 50 | 0 | ||||
40 | 28 | Ed Paskovich | 75 | '53 Dodge | 17 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 50 | 0 | ||||
41 | 2 | Dave Terrell | 98 | '55 Oldsmobile | Terrell | 15 | 1 | 9 | radiator | 150 | 0 | |||
42 | 34 | Elton Hildreth | 1 | '54 Nash | Hildreth | 10 | 0 | 0 | piston | 50 | 0 |
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