Race: 100 Miles at Raleigh Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 34 of 45
Date: August 20, 1955
Track: Raleigh Speedway
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100 Miles at Raleigh Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Herb Thomas | Car | No. 92 Buick |
| Team / Owner | Herb Thomas Racing | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Fonty Flock (72) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (100 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 29 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Tim Flock | Season Race | 34 of 45 |
100 Miles at Raleigh Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Buick | 100 | 26 | running | 300 |
| 2 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 100 | 2 | running | 288 |
| 3 | 6 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | 276 |
| 4 | 10 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 100 | 0 | running | 264 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 252 |
| 6 | 9 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Buick | 99 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 7 | 5 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 99 | 0 | running | 228 |
| 8 | 7 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 99 | 0 | running | 216 |
| 9 | 2 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 99 | 72 | running | 204 |
| 10 | 16 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 11 | 13 | 87 | Speedy Thompson | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 98 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 12 | 24 | 159 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 13 | 18 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | running | 156 |
| 14 | 14 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 96 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 15 | 23 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Buick | 95 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 16 | 12 | 20 | Banks Simpson | Banks Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 94 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 94 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 18 | 19 | 71 | Billy Carden | — | Oldsmobile | 94 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 19 | 20 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | 84 |
| 20 | 21 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 91 | 0 | running | 72 |
| 21 | 28 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Owner) | Ford | 90 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 22 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 88 | 0 | running | 48 |
| 23 | 26 | 53 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Oldsmobile | 84 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 24 | 27 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 25 | 22 | 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | accident | 12 |
| 26 | 4 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 67 | 0 | bearing | 12 |
| 27 | 29 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | piston | 12 |
| 28 | 25 | 5 | Richard Brownlee | Joe Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 36 | 0 | accident | 12 |
| 29 | 17 | 56 | Fred Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Cadillac | 27 | 0 | piston | 12 |
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