Race: 73 Miles at Hickory Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 12 of 45
Date: May 7, 1955
Track: Hickory Speedway
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73 Miles at Hickory Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Junior Johnson | Car | No. 55 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Junior Johnson (123) |
| Race Distance | 80 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.4 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 23 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Buck Baker | Season Race | 12 of 45 |
73 Miles at Hickory Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 123 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 36 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 5 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 8 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 198 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 19 | 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Joe Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 196 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 9 | 88 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 21 | 29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 8 | 4 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 193 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 9 | 7 | 14 | Buddy Shuman | Frank Christian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 10 | 12 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 191 | 0 | tire | 128 |
| 11 | 13 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 191 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 12 | 15 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Hudson | 189 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 13 | 18 | 460 | Gene Simpson | — | Plymouth | 185 | 0 | running | 104 |
| 14 | 11 | 63 | Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 15 | 23 | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 180 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 16 | 20 | 0 | Ed Cole | — | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | 80 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Hudson | 141 | 0 | tire | 72 |
| 18 | 6 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | gear | 64 |
| 19 | 22 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 95 | 0 | axle | 56 |
| 20 | 19 | 303 | Henry Ford | Henry Ford (Owner) | Chrysler | 85 | 0 | transmission | 48 |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 56 | 33 | overheating | 40 |
| 22 | 14 | 4 | Ken Fisher | Ken Fisher (Owner) | Chrysler | 50 | 0 | rear end | 32 |
| 23 | 16 | 349 | Charlie Cregar | James Gess (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 37 | 0 | rear end | 24 |
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