| 1955 Southern States 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,035 | Race Date: | Aug 5, 1955 | Southern States Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 2h 2m 56s | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 48.806 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 15 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #78 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Chrysler: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 148 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 57.859 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Southern States 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 148 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 127 | Buck Baker | Henry Ford (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 127 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 192 | 52 |
| 6 | 11 | 87 | Buddy Shuman | Griffin Motors | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | Bearings | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 127 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Unknown | Chrysler | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 5 | Richard Brownlee | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Oil Pan |  | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Tie Rod | | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | Billy Carden | Bishop Brothers (Car Owner) | Unknown |  | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 97 | Blackie Pitt | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner) | Tie Rod | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
