Race: 100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 11 of 45
Date: May 1, 1955
Track: Charlotte Speedway
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100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Buck Baker | Car | No. 89 Buick |
| Team / Owner | Buck Baker Racing | Winner Start | 16th |
| Started First | Herb Thomas | Most Laps Led | Tim Flock (112) |
| Race Distance | 99.75 miles (133 laps) | Track Length | 0.75 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 26 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Buck Baker | Season Race | 11 of 45 |
100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Buick | 133 | 21 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 2 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 133 | 112 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 10 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 131 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 7 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 127 | 0 | fuel | 176 |
| 5 | 11 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 17 | 71 | John Dodd Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Dodge | 126 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 18 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Dodge | 125 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 8 | 21 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Hudson | 123 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 9 | 13 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 122 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 10 | 25 | 4 | Ken Fisher | Ken Fisher (Owner) | Chrysler | 117 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 11 | 23 | 460 | Gene Simpson | — | Plymouth | 109 | 0 | accident | 120 |
| 12 | 5 | 29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 105 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 13 | 14 | 56 | Jim Ord | Hank Salat (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 99 | 0 | axle | 104 |
| 14 | 20 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Owner) | Hudson | 89 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 15 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 85 | 0 | steering | 88 |
| 16 | 22 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 70 | 0 | driver injury | 80 |
| 17 | 4 | 87 | Speedy Thompson | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | radiator | 72 |
| 18 | 26 | 3 | Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Hudson | 55 | 0 | carburetor | 64 |
| 19 | 6 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 50 | 0 | control arm | 56 |
| 20 | 3 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 43 | 0 | fuel tank | 48 |
| 21 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Buick | 41 | 0 | accident | 40 |
| 22 | 19 | 88 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | disqualified | 32 |
| 23 | 9 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | overheating | 24 |
| 24 | 12 | 8 | Bud Harless | Edgar Clay (Owner) | Hudson | 23 | 0 | overheating | 16 |
| 25 | 15 | 97-A | Bill Blair | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 15 | 0 | overheating | 8 |
| 26 | 24 | 0 | Ed Cole | — | Ford | 3 | 0 | shocks | 8 |
Season Navigation
1955 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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