Race: 300 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 40 of 45
Date: October 9, 1955
Track: Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
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300 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 297 Ford |
| Team / Owner | DePaolo Engineering | Winner Start | 10th |
| Started First | Fonty Flock | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (158) |
| Race Distance | 300 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 41 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Tim Flock | Season Race | 40 of 45 |
300 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 297 | Speedy Thompson | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 158 | running | 600 |
| 2 | 6 | 98 | Marvin Panch | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 576 |
| 3 | 12 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 552 |
| 4 | 2 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 195 | 42 | running | 528 |
| 5 | 8 | 308 | Bob Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 195 | 0 | running | 504 |
| 6 | 3 | 87 | Buck Baker | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 7 | 18 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 190 | 0 | running | 456 |
| 8 | 25 | 44 | Ralph Liguori | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 432 |
| 9 | 14 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 408 |
| 10 | 20 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 384 |
| 11 | 24 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 360 |
| 12 | 35 | 22 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 182 | 0 | running | 336 |
| 13 | 22 | 188 | Hooker Hood | Hooker Hood (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 177 | 0 | running | 312 |
| 14 | 40 | 12 | Al Hager | — | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 288 |
| 15 | 27 | 51-X | Leland Sewell | Bill Taylor (Owner) | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 264 |
| 16 | 34 | 89 | Banks Simpson | Buck Baker Racing | Buick | 172 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 17 | 31 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 169 | 0 | running | 216 |
| 18 | 39 | 299 | Norm Nelson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 162 | 0 | engine | 192 |
| 19 | 32 | 84 | Gene Rose | — | Chrysler | 160 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 20 | 30 | 5 | Bob Coleman | — | Ford | 152 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 21 | 28 | 155 | Roscoe Rann | — | Chrysler | 146 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 22 | 7 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | rear end | 96 |
| 23 | 26 | 52 | Joe Guide | Sally Guide (Owner) | Hudson | 125 | 0 | running | 72 |
| 24 | 41 | 1 | Bill Morton | Bill Morton (Owner) | Buick | 123 | 0 | accident | 48 |
| 25 | 23 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | accident | 24 |
| 26 | 37 | 46 | Jim Murray | — | Buick | 63 | 0 | fuel pump | 24 |
| 27 | 4 | 99 | Billy Carden | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 55 | 0 | accident | 24 |
| 28 | 17 | 70 | Joe Eubanks | — | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | steering | 24 |
| 29 | 21 | 15 | Johnny Mantz | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 46 | 0 | vapor lock | 24 |
| 30 | 15 | 68 | Chuck Stevenson | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 43 | 0 | vapor lock | 24 |
| 31 | 13 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | fuel pump | 24 |
| 32 | 9 | 86 | Joe Weatherly | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 29 | 0 | vapor lock | 24 |
| 33 | 19 | 198 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 27 | 0 | windshield | 24 |
| 34 | 16 | 17 | Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | overheating | 24 |
| 35 | 11 | 25 | Bill Widenhouse | Sam McCuthen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | radiator | 24 |
| 36 | 5 | 95 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 19 | 0 | vapor lock | 24 |
| 37 | 38 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 13 | 0 | gasket | 24 |
| 38 | 36 | 112 | Floyd Curtis | — | Ford | 10 | 0 | radiator | 24 |
| 39 | 1 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 5 | 0 | radiator | 24 |
| 40 | 29 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 41 | 33 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | disqualified | — |
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1955 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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