Race: 73 Miles at Hickory Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 56
Date: November 13, 1955
Track: Hickory Speedway
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73 Miles at Hickory Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Tim Flock | Car | No. 301 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Tim Flock | Most Laps Led | Tim Flock (183) |
| Race Distance | 80 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.4 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 31 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Billy Myers | Season Race | 1 of 56 |
73 Miles at Hickory Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 301 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 183 | running | — |
| 2 | 3 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 17 | running | — |
| 4 | 4 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 10 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 17 | 297 | Fonty Flock | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 27 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 15 | 46 | Billy Myers | Hugh Babb (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 24 | 141 | Reds Kagle | Hoss Kagle (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 26 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Mercury | 189 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 9 | 70 | Cotton Owens | — | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 30 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | axle | — |
| 17 | 25 | 16 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Dodge | 185 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 28 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 31 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 183 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 23 | 900 | Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 20 | 89 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Buick | 123 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 22 | 22 | 97 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Ford | 115 | 0 | hub | — |
| 23 | 14 | 72 | John Dodd Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 106 | 0 | axle | — |
| 24 | 18 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 100 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 25 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | accident | — |
| 26 | 29 | 5 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Buick | 77 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 16 | 296 | Bob Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | accident | — |
| 28 | 7 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 29 | 19 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | coil | — |
| 30 | 21 | 25 | Speedy Thompson | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 31 | 11 | 91 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | disqualified | — |
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