Race: 105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 42 of 45
Date: October 16, 1955
Track: Martinsville Speedway
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105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 30 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 17th |
| Started First | Gwyn Staley | Most Laps Led | Tim Flock (66) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 28 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Tim Flock | Season Race | 42 of 45 |
105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 30 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 64 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 11 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 18 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 7 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 32 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 22 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 8 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 9 | 15 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 10 | 20 | 87 | Buck Baker | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 11 | 25 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 13 | 55 | Bobby Waddell | — | Oldsmobile | 187 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 13 | 10 | 22 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 104 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Pop McGinnis | Owen Cox (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 15 | 19 | 17 | Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 16 | 6 | 71 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 178 | 0 | accident | 80 |
| 17 | 5 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 177 | 0 | running | 72 |
| 18 | 12 | 24 | Jimmy Thompson | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 19 | 8 | 32 | Jim Thompson | — | Hudson | 173 | 0 | running | 56 |
| 20 | 26 | 460 | Ed Cole | — | Plymouth | 172 | 0 | running | 48 |
| 21 | 27 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 22 | 21 | 70 | Joe Eubanks | — | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | wheel | 32 |
| 23 | 24 | 91 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Buick | 155 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 24 | 7 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 70 | 66 | transmission | 16 |
| 25 | 3 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 62 | 0 | transmission | 8 |
| 26 | 23 | 22-A | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | bearing | 8 |
| 27 | 28 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | brakes | 8 |
| 28 | 16 | 24 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | hub | 8 |
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