Race: 86 Miles at North Carolina State Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 17 of 45
Date: May 28, 1955
Track: North Carolina State Fairgrounds
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86 Miles at North Carolina State Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Junior Johnson | Car | No. 55 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Junior Johnson (163) |
| Race Distance | 86 miles (172 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 27 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 17 of 45 |
86 Miles at North Carolina State Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 172 | 163 | running | 300 |
| 2 | 6 | 301 | Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 171 | 0 | running | 288 |
| 3 | 7 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 171 | 0 | running | 276 |
| 4 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 170 | 0 | running | 264 |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 252 |
| 6 | 7 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 166 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 7 | 8 | 171 | John Dodd Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Dodge | 165 | 0 | running | 228 |
| 8 | 15 | 8 | Billy Carden | — | Buick | 165 | 0 | running | 216 |
| 9 | 10 | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | running | 204 |
| 10 | 17 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 164 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 11 | 9 | 97-A | Bill Blair | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 163 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 12 | 25 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 163 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 13 | 22 | 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 156 |
| 14 | 21 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Owner) | Hudson | 160 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 15 | 23 | 5 | Richard Brownlee | Joe Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 154 | 0 | running | 132 |
| 16 | 18 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Hudson | 151 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 26 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 142 | 0 | running | 108 |
| 18 | 14 | 92 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 139 | 0 | running | 96 |
| 19 | 2 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | tie rod | 84 |
| 20 | 19 | 140 | Mack Hanbury | Mack Hanbury (Owner) | Hudson | 101 | 0 | gasket | 72 |
| 21 | 12 | 303 | Henry Ford | Henry Ford (Owner) | Chrysler | 98 | 0 | brakes | 60 |
| 22 | 24 | 69 | Volney Schulze | Volney Schulze (Owner) | Dodge | 46 | 0 | transmission | 48 |
| 23 | 16 | 3 | Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Chrysler | 36 | 0 | tie rod | 36 |
| 24 | 4 | 14 | Speedy Thompson | Frank Christian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | radiator | 24 |
| 25 | 1 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 15 | 9 | brakes | 12 |
| 26 | 20 | 480 | Gene Simpson | — | Plymouth | 5 | 0 | axle | 12 |
| 27 | 27 | 302 | Lloyd Dane | Carl Krueger (Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | engine | — |
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