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NASCAR Grand National:1955-05
Held on March 6, 1955 at Oglethorpe Speedway in Pooler, GA
200 L, 75 M, 120.8 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	6	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	200	136	running	200
2	4	1	Don White		1955 Oldsmobile	196	0	running	0
3	1	3	Dick Rathmann	Blue Crown Spark Plugs	1954 Hudson	194	64	running	184
4	8	92	Herb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	1954 Hudson	192	0	running	176
5	11	28	Eddie Skinner		1953 Oldsmobile	185	0	running	168
6	14	9	Dave Terrell		1955 Plymouth	182	0	running	160
7	12	140	Mack Hanbury		1953 Hudson	182	0	running	152
8	16	78	Jim Paschal		1955 Oldsmobile	182	0	running	144
9	15	88	Joel Million		1955 Oldsmobile	181	0	running	136
10	17	75	Ed Paskovich		1954 Dodge	170	0	running	128
11	2	99	Curtis Turner	Parks Cigarette	1955 Oldsmobile	167	0	running	120
12	18	13	Bob Dawson		1955 Dodge	153	0	running	112
13	9	23	Jack Choquette		1954 Hudson	120	0	fuel pump	104
14	5	55	Junior Johnson	B & L Motors	1955 Oldsmobile	95	0	piston	96
15	3	59	Blackie Pitt		1954 Oldsmobile	72	0	bearing	88
16	7	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors	1954 Oldsmobile	46	0	v joint	80
17	10	15	Jimmie Lewallen		1954 Mercury	20	0	gas line	72
18	13	51	Gober Sosebee		1955 Oldsmobile	8	0	piston	64

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 1h:39:15
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Dick Rathmann - 28.66 sec.
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Margin of Victory: 4 laps
Average Speed: 60.15 mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: 1 among 2 drivers - Dick Rathman (1-64); Lee Petty (65-200)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered