Race: Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 35 of 45
Date: September 5, 1955
Track: Darlington Raceway
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Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Herb Thomas | Car | No. 92 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Herb Thomas Racing | Winner Start | 8th |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Joe Weatherly (141) |
| Race Distance | 503.25 miles (366 laps) | Track Length | 1.375 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 69 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Tim Flock | Season Race | 35 of 45 |
Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 366 | 76 | running | 1500 |
| 2 | 21 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 1440 |
| 3 | 6 | 300 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 363 | 45 | running | 1380 |
| 4 | 24 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | running | 1320 |
| 5 | 30 | 96 | Larry Flynn | W.R. Waldron (Owner) | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 1260 |
| 6 | 2 | 89 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Buick | 359 | 0 | running | 1200 |
| 7 | 26 | 93 | Lou Spears | — | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 1140 |
| 8 | 27 | 70 | Cotton Owens | — | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 1080 |
| 9 | 4 | 25 | Bill Widenhouse | Sam McCuthen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 353 | 2 | wheel | 1020 |
| 10 | 41 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 352 | 0 | transmission | 960 |
| 11 | 20 | 20 | Banks Simpson | Banks Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 352 | 0 | running | 900 |
| 12 | 5 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 351 | 0 | running | 840 |
| 13 | 45 | 44 | Marvin Panch | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 780 |
| 14 | 33 | 54 | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly (Owner) | Ford | 349 | 0 | running | 720 |
| 15 | 44 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | running | 660 |
| 16 | 35 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Mercury | 348 | 0 | running | 600 |
| 17 | 13 | 84 | Banjo Matthews | Paper Hangers (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 348 | 0 | running | 540 |
| 18 | 37 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 346 | 0 | running | 480 |
| 19 | 29 | 17 | Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 420 |
| 20 | 18 | 51 | Bill Champion | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Buick | 346 | 0 | running | 360 |
| 21 | 25 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 343 | 0 | running | 300 |
| 22 | 46 | 68 | Johnny Patterson | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Mercury | 342 | 0 | running | 240 |
| 23 | 34 | 46 | Billy Myers | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 180 |
| 24 | 48 | 95 | Lloyd Moore | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 25 | 32 | 35 | Ray Platte | Harry Parry (Owner) | Chevrolet | 339 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 26 | 38 | 22 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 332 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 27 | 43 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 28 | 31 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Ford | 329 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 29 | 52 | 12 | Jimmy Thompson | — | Plymouth | 328 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 30 | 69 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 327 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 31 | 61 | 62 | Curley Hatfield | — | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 32 | 50 | 50 | Roy Bentley | Marion Cox (Owner) | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 33 | 7 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 317 | 141 | wheel | 60 |
| 34 | 10 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 317 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 35 | 59 | 58 | Bill Bowman | Bill Bowman (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 311 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 36 | 17 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 308 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 37 | 47 | 30 | Ned Jarrett | Mellie Bernard (Owner) | Pontiac | 305 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 38 | 57 | 61 | Ed Bergin | Malcolm Barlow (Owner) | Dodge | 302 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 39 | 9 | 8 | Billy Carden | — | Buick | 298 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 40 | 55 | 79 | Tojo Stephens | — | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | running | — |
| 41 | 62 | 43 | Possum Jones | Steve Pierce (Owner) | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | steering | 60 |
| 42 | 42 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 256 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 43 | 51 | 71 | Harold Kite | — | Oldsmobile | 256 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 44 | 36 | 10 | Van Van Wey | Ray Fletcher (Owner) | Ford | 247 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 45 | 3 | 87 | Speedy Thompson | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 235 | 0 | vapor lock | 60 |
| 46 | 22 | 56 | Fred Johnson | Jim Lowe (Owner) | Cadillac | 231 | 0 | tire | 60 |
| 47 | 53 | 37 | Doug Cox | Claude Porter (Owner) | Pontiac | 225 | 0 | transmission | 60 |
| 48 | 58 | 81 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 220 | 0 | running | 60 |
| 49 | 66 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | rear end | 60 |
| 50 | 23 | 77 | Dick Allwine | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 51 | 11 | 36 | Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 190 | 84 | accident | 60 |
| 52 | 16 | 40 | Gene Simpson | Gene Simpson (Owner) | Buick | 188 | 0 | transmission | 60 |
| 53 | 19 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | accident | — |
| 54 | 67 | 32 | Jim Thompson | — | Hudson | 184 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 55 | 40 | 23 | Don Duckworth | — | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 56 | 49 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Owner) | Hudson | 143 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 57 | 54 | 15 | Jimmy Roland | R.C. Rollings (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | rear end | 60 |
| 58 | 15 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 14 | tie rod | 60 |
| 59 | 54 | 76 | Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Dodge | 79 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 60 | 14 | 91 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Buick | 78 | 0 | steering | 60 |
| 61 | 39 | 14 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | gasket | 60 |
| 62 | 12 | 3 | Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Chrysler | 50 | 0 | transmission | 60 |
| 63 | 60 | 21 | Bud Rackley | — | Oldsmobile | 44 | 0 | rod | 0 |
| 64 | 65 | 41 | Tommy Thompson | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | fuel pump | 60 |
| 65 | 28 | 19 | Gordon Smith | Gordon Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | rod bearing | 60 |
| 66 | 1 | M-1 | Fireball Roberts | Bob Fish (Owner) | Buick | 30 | 4 | accident | 60 |
| 67 | 63 | 33 | Pop McGinnis | Owen Cox (Owner) | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | accident | 60 |
| 68 | 56 | 460 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Plymouth | 12 | 0 | rod bearing | 60 |
| 69 | 64 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 11 | 0 | overheating | 60 |
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