
| 1955 Langhorne 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 45 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $10,325 | Race Date: | Sep 18, 1955 | Langhorne Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 12m 35s | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 77.888 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 3 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Hudson: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 173 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 92.095 MPH | |||||
| Official 1955 Langhorne 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 127 | Tim Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 250 | 173 |
| 2 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Motoramic | Running | ![]() | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 127 | Fonty Flock | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 44 | Marvin Panch | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 5 | 32 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 89 | Buck Baker | Kiekhaefer Outboards | Running | ![]() | 0 | 239 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 233 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 127 | Mario Rossi | Carl Krueger (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 10 | 42 | 70 | Joe Eubanks | Lancaster Brothers | Running | ![]() | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 11 | 35 | 127 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 12 | 39 | 20 | Banks Simpson | Waldron & Company | Running | ![]() | 0 | 217 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 127 | Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 101 | Clayton Daniello | Clayton Daniello (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 208 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 0 | Art MacBurney | Running | ![]() | 0 | 204 | 0 | |
| 17 | 40 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Car Owner) | Running | Nash | 0 | 203 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 121 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 26 | Russ Truelove | J.W. Campbell (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | ![]() | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 77 | Walt Schubert | Bob Bunselmeyer (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 38 | E.J. Turner | E.J. Turner (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 79 | Leon Lundy | Leon Lundy (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 87 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Crankshaft | ![]() | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 63 | Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 93 | Lou Spears | J.T. Maness (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 55 | Junior Johnson | B & L Motors | Hub | ![]() | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 127 | Dick Hallock | Robert McKinley (Car Owner) | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 127 | Lee Petty | Carl Krueger (Car Owner) | Accident | Chrysler | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 127 | Axel Anderson | Axel Anderson (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | John Ditz (Car Owner) | Piston | Chrysler | 0 | 80 | 68 |
| 31 | 31 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 40 | Gene Simpson | Gene Simpson (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 14 | Jerry Benjamin | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 127 | Ted Chamberlain | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | 5 | Buddy Krebs | Buddy Krebs (Car Owner) | Tie Rod | ![]() | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 36 | 5 | 78 | Jim Paschal | Helzafire | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 37 | 24 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Car Owner) | Tie Rod | ![]() | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 38 | 12 | 17 | Russ Graham | Earl Wright (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 39 | 10 | 22 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Piston | ![]() | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 75 | Ed Paskovich | Ed Paskovich (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | ![]() | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 41 | 2 | 98 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Radiator | ![]() | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| 42 | 34 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Car Owner) | Piston | Nash | 0 | 10 | 0 |