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1955 - Mid-South 250 Race Results


Race Name - Mid-South 250
Date - 8/14/1955
Race Track - Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 251 miles
Pole Speed - 99.944 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 89.982 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $10,625
Race Number - 33
 More Races from 1955
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Fonty Flock 301 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 167 55 Chrysle 88 $2,950
2 6 Speedy Thompson 87 Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) 167 54 Oldsmob 0 $1,675
3 2 Tim Flock 300 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 165 55 Chrysle 79 $1,175
4 5 Jim Paschal 78 Helzafire (Ernest Woods) 163 55 Oldsmob 0 $815
5 3 Buck Baker 89 Buck Baker 161 55 Buick 0 $685
6 7 Bob Welborn 44 Julian Petty 160 55 Chevrol 0 $525
7 8 Junior Johnson 55 B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) 155 55 Oldsmob 0 $350
8 27 Slick Smith 14 Frank Christian 155 55 Chevrol 0 $275
9 19 Jimmy Ayers 3 Jimmy Ayers 153 55 Ford 0 $300
10 10 Ken Johns 23 153 55 Chevrol 0 $150
11 9 Dave Terrell 98 Dave Terrell 152 55 Oldsmob 0 $125
12 20 Eddie Skinner 28 Frank Dodge 150 53 Oldsmob 0 $100
13 21 Joe Guide 52 Sally Guide 150 53 Hudson 0 $200
14 12 Herb Thomas 92 Motoramic (Herb Thomas) 149 55 Chevrol 0 $100
15 24 Ted Cannady 32 Ted Cannady 145 53 Ford 0 $100
16 29 Banks Simpson 20 Banks Simpson 141 55 Buick 0 $75
17 28 Gene Simpson 40 Gene Simpson 141 55 Buick 0 $75
18 17 Al Watkins 33 Al Watkins 140 54 Dodge 0 $175
19 11 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 135 55 Dodge 0 $175
20 23 Roscoe Rann 155 125 54 Chrysle 0 $50
21 14 Jimmie Lewallen 88 Ernest Woods 96 55 Oldsmob 0 $50
22 26 Jim McLain 39 Jim McLain 82 55 Oldsmob 0 $50
23 16 Hooker Hood 188 Hooker Hood 65 54 Oldsmob 0 $50
24 18 Jack Hubbard 51 56 55 Ford 0 $50
25 13 Harold Kite 71 The Racing Club 23 55 Oldsmob 0 $50
26 22 Woodie Wilson 90 Frank Bielarski 18 53 Hudson 0 $50
27 4 Billy Carden 8 Bishop Brothers 11 55 Buick 0 $50
28 25 Gordon Smith 19 Gordon Smith 5 55 Chevrol 0 $50
29 15 Gwyn Staley 56 B L Motors (Jim Lowe Carl Beckham) 3 55 Cadilla 0 $150