Race: 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 31 of 45
Date: August 5, 1955
Track: Southern States Fairgrounds
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100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Jim Paschal | Car | No. 78 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Jim Paschal (148) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 15 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 31 of 45 |
100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 148 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 9 | 303 | Buck Baker | Henry Ford (Owner) | Chrysler | 198 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 192 | 52 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 11 | 87 | Buddy Shuman | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 186 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 12 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 183 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 8 | 10 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 131 | 0 | bearing | 144 |
| 9 | 14 | 178 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Owner) | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | bearing | 136 |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 110 | 0 | axle | 128 |
| 11 | 15 | 5 | Richard Brownlee | Joe Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 105 | 0 | fuel line | 120 |
| 12 | 5 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 82 | 0 | tie rod | 112 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | Billy Carden | — | Buick | 71 | 0 | shocks | 104 |
| 14 | 13 | 97-A | Blackie Pitt | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 56 | 0 | tie rod | 96 |
| 15 | 7 | B-39 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 24 | 0 | piston | 88 |
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