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NASCAR Grand National:1955-04
Held on February 27, 1955 at Daytona Beach Road Course in Daytona Beach, FL
39 L, 159.9 M, 257.322 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	1	300	Tim Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards(Registered Owner: Carl Kiekhaefer)	1955 Chrysler	39	0	running
2	2	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	1955 Chrysler	39	0	running
3	11	24	Ray Duhigg	Daytona Motor Company(Registered Owner: J.O. Goode)	1955 Buick	39	0	running
4	12	99	Curtis Turner	Parks Cigarette	1955 Oldsmobile	39	0	running
5	14	14	Fonty Flock	Air Lift Special(Registered Owner: Frank Christian)	1955 Oldsmobile	39	0	running
6	9	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company	1955 Oldsmobile	39	0	running
7	5	47	Dick Joslin	Inland Buick Company, Dynaflow	1955 Buick	38	0	running
8	10	63	Bill Tanner	(Registered Owner: Al Liberty)	1955 Buick	38	0	running
9	22	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors	1954 Oldsmobile	38	0	running
10	43	185	Jack Radtke		1955 Chevrolet	38	0	running
11	18	110	Bud Kutina	Ronder Magnetic System & Alignment	1955 Oldsmobile	38	0	running
12	27	23	Jack Choquette	(Registered Owner: George Miller)	1954 Hudson	38	0	running
13	3	88	Dick Rathmann	Helzafire(Registered Owner: Ernest Woods)	1955 Oldsmobile	38	0	running
14	21	37	Marvin Copple		1955 Oldsmobile	37	0	running
15	41	241	Axel Anderson		1955 Mercury	37	0	running
16	40	140	Mack Hanbury	Caplan Motors	1953 Hudson	37	0	running
17	16	331	Willard Holt		1955 Chevrolet	37	0	running
18	15	13	Bob Dawson	(Registered Owner: William P. Webb)	1955 Dodge	37	0	running
19	24	237	Jim Wilson	(Registered Owner: Harvey Walters)	1955 Dodge	37	0	running
20	46	16	Ray Chaike	(Registered Owner: Gus Holzmueller)	1954 Dodge	37	0	running
21	29	166	Bud Palmer	(Registered Owner: W.E. Campbell)	1955 Dodge	36	0	running
22	25	39	Jim McLain	(Registered Owner: Maurice Thompson)	1955 Oldsmobile	36	0	running
23	34	147	Harvey Eakin		1955 Nash	35	0	running
24	37	460	Gene Simpson	Brooks Brothers	1955 Plymouth	35	0	running
25	47	8	Bud Harless	(Registered Owner: Edgar Clay)	1953 Hudson	35	0	running
26	7	78	Jim Paschal	Helzafire(Registered Owner: Ernest Woods)	1955 Oldsmobile	35	0	fuel pump
27	35	26	Russ Truelove	(Registered Owner: J.W. Campbell)	1955 Ford	35	0	running
28	42	599	Floyd Chaddock		1953 Hudson	35	0	running
29	36	9	Dave Terrell		1955 Plymouth	35	0	running
30	32	18	Arden Mounts	Mounts Hudson Sales(Registered Owner: Gene Comstock)	1954 Hudson	34	0	running
31	44	1	Bo Fields	(Registered Owner: Carl Wesson)	1953 Plymouth	33	0	running
32	39	75	Ed Paskovich		1953 Dodge	33	0	running
33	31	28	Eddie Skinner	(Registered Owner: Frank Dodge)	1953 Oldsmobile	32	0	running
34	11	238	Jack Farris	Ralph's Body Shop, Capitol Meat Company(Registered Owner: Max Schwimmer)	1955 Oldsmobile	30	0	running
35	6	55	Junior Johnson	B&L Motors, Brushy Mountain Motors	1955 Oldsmobile	25	0	clutch
36	17	92	Herb Thomas	(Registered Owner: Walt Chapman)	1955 Packard	22	0	engine
37	30	69	Volney Schulze		1954 Dodge	22	0	overheating
38	28	33	Gene Comstock	Mounts Hudson Sales	1953 Hudson	19	0	vapor lock
39	33	41	Ralph Shaffer	Eanes Motor Company(Registered Owner: John Eanes)	1955 Oldsmobile	16	0	overheating
40	20	59	Jimmie Lewallen	(Registered Owner: Brownie Pitt)	1954 Oldsmobile	14	0	transmission
41	8	188	Hooker Hood		1954 Oldsmobile	14	0	transmission
42	26	349	Charlie Cregar	Stew Engler's Calso Service, Rader-Leauber Motor	1954 Oldsmobile	10	0	transmission
43	23	56	Tommy Ringstaff	(Registered Owner: J.B. Cunningham)	1955 Packard	7	0	valve
44	45	65	Bill Blair	(Registered Owner: Ken Whitney)	1955 Ford	6	0	transmission
45	13	51	Gober Sosebee		1955 Oldsmobile	4	0	piston
46	38	48	Louis Headley		1955 Chevrolet	3	0	ignition
47	19	4	Ken Fisher	Hamburg Delivery	1955 Chrysler	2	0	carburetor
48	4	M-1	Fireball Roberts	Fish Carburetor	1955 Buick Century	39	39	running/DQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 1h:43:03
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Tim Flock
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Margin of Victory: Race Determined on Penalty
Average Speed: 93.158 mph
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none
Lead Changes: 1 among 1 drivers - Fireball Roberts (1-39)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Fireball Roberts crossed the line in first but his push rods were shortern to increase power. He was disqualified after post race tech NASCAR doesn’t recognize Roberts leading any laps, according to newspaper reports he led all 39 laps. We will use that for lap leaders