Race: 160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 4 of 45
Date: February 27, 1955
Track: Daytona Beach & Road Course
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160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Information
| Winner | Tim Flock | Car | No. 300 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Tim Flock (39) |
| Race Distance | 159.9 miles (39 laps) | Track Length | 4.1 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 48 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 7 |
| Points Leader After Race | Herb Thomas | Season Race | 4 of 45 |
160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 39 | 39 | running | — |
| 2 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 39 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 11 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | J.O. Goode (Owner) | Buick | 39 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 12 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Raymond Parks (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 14 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 9 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 5 | 47 | Dick Joslin | J.C. Van Landingham (Owner) | Buick | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 10 | 63 | Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Owner) | Buick | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 22 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 43 | 185 | Jack Radtke | — | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 18 | 110 | Bud Kutina | — | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 27 | 23 | Jack Choquette | George Miller (Owner) | Hudson | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 3 | 88 | Dick Rathman | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 21 | 37 | Marvin Copple | — | Oldsmobile | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 41 | 241 | Axel Anderson | Axel Anderson (Owner) | Mercury | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 40 | 140 | Mack Hanbury | Mack Hanbury (Owner) | Hudson | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 16 | 331 | Willard Holt | — | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 15 | 13 | Bob Dawson | William P. Webb (Owner) | Dodge | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 24 | 237 | Jim Wilson | Harvey Walters (Owner) | Dodge | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 46 | 16 | Ray Chaike | Gus Holzmueller (Owner) | Dodge | 37 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 29 | 166 | Bud Palmer | W.E. Campbell (Owner) | Dodge | 36 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 25 | 39 | Jim McLain | Maurice Thompson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 34 | 147 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 35 | 0 | running | — |
| 24 | 37 | 460 | Gene Simpson | — | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | running | — |
| 25 | 47 | 8 | Bud Harless | Edgar Clay (Owner) | Hudson | 35 | 0 | running | — |
| 26 | 7 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 27 | 35 | 26 | Russ Truelove | J.W. Campbell (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | running | — |
| 28 | 42 | 599 | Floyd Chaddock | — | Hudson | 35 | 0 | running | — |
| 29 | 36 | 9 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | running | — |
| 30 | 32 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 34 | 0 | running | — |
| 31 | 44 | 1 | Bo Fields | Carl Wesson (Owner) | Plymouth | 33 | 0 | running | — |
| 32 | 39 | 75 | Ed Paskovich | Ed Paskovich (Owner) | Dodge | 33 | 0 | running | — |
| 33 | 31 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 32 | 0 | running | — |
| 34 | 11 | 238 | Jack Farris | Max Schwimer (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 30 | 0 | running | — |
| 35 | 6 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 25 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 36 | 17 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 22 | 0 | engine | — |
| 37 | 30 | 69 | Volney Schulze | Volney Schulze (Owner) | Dodge | 22 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 38 | 28 | 33 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 19 | 0 | vapor lock | — |
| 39 | 33 | 41 | Ralph Shaffer | John Eanes (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 16 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 40 | 20 | 59 | Jimmie Lewallen | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 14 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 41 | 8 | 188 | Hooker Hood | Hooker Hood (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 14 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 42 | 26 | 349 | Charlie Cregar | James Gess (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 10 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 43 | 23 | 56 | Tommy Ringstaff | J.B. Cunningham (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 7 | 0 | valve | — |
| 44 | 45 | 65 | Bill Blair | Ken Whitney (Owner) | Ford | 6 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 45 | 13 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | piston | — |
| 46 | 38 | 48 | Louis Headley | Louis Headley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | ignition | — |
| 47 | 19 | 4 | Ken Fisher | Ken Fisher (Owner) | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | carburetor | — |
| 48 | 4 | M-1 | Fireball Roberts | Bob Fish (Owner) | Buick | 39 | 0 | disqualified | — |
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