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1955-37

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NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 45
Sunday, September 18, 1955 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
250 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:12:35
Average Speed: 77.888 mph
Pole Speed: 92.095 mph

Cautions: 3
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 25,000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1955 NASCAR Grand National results / 1955 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	300	Tim Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	250	2,250	running	173
2	3	92	Herb Thomas	Motoramic (Herb Thomas)	'55 Chevrolet	249	1,525	running	0
3	6	301	Fonty Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Chrysler	246	950	running	0
4	13	44	Marvin Panch	Julian Petty	Chevrolet	245	750	running	0
5	32	04	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'55 Chevrolet	244	600	running	0
6	15	89	Buck Baker	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Buick	239	550	running	0
7	17	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'55 Chevrolet	234	350	running	0
8	7	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'55 Chevrolet	233	300	running	0
9	21	302	Mario Rossi	Carl Krueger	'55 Chrysler	223	200	running	0
10	42	70	Joe Eubanks	Lancaster Brothers	'55 Chevrolet	220	175	running	0
11	35	178	John Lindsay	John Lindsay	'55 Chevrolet	220	150	running	0
12	39	20	Banks Simpson	Waldron & Co. (Banks Simpson)	'55 Buick	217	100	running	0
13	18	900	Johnny Roberts	Johnny Roberts	'55 Chevrolet	212	100	running	0
14	26	101	Charles Danello		'54 Hudson	212	200	running	0
15	22	28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	208	200	running	0
16	30	L-2	Art MacBurney		'55 Ford	204	175	running	0
17	40	47	Harvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin	'54 Nash	203	175	running	0
18	23	121	Harvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson	'53 Hudson	201	75	running	0
19	19	26	Russ Truelove	J.W. Campbell	'55 Ford	196	75	v joint	0
20	29	77	Walt Schubert	Bob Bunselmeyer	'55 Ford	196	75	running	0
21	38	38	E.J. Turner	E.J. Turner	'53 Ford	194	50	running	0
22	33	79	Leon Lundy	Leon Lundy	'53 Plymouth	193	150	running	0
23	8	87	Speedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards (Bob Griffin)	'54 Oldsmobile	186	50	c-shaft	0
24	14	63	Bill Tanner	Al Liberty	'55 Chevrolet	183	50	running	0
25	36	93	Lou Spears		'54 Chevrolet	169	50	overheating	0
26	9	55	Junior Johnson	B & L Motors (Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham)	'55 Oldsmobile	166	50	rf hub	0
27	27	136	Dick Hallock	Robert McKinley	'53 Hudson	154	50	rf wheel	0
28	25	303	Lee Petty	Carl Krueger	'55 Chrysler	116	50	crash	0
29	37	777	Axel Anderson	Axel Anderson	'55 Mercury	115	150	crash	0
30	4	3	Dick Rathman	John Ditz	'55 Chrysler	80	50	piston	68
31	31	88	Jimmie Lewallen	Ernest Woods	'55 Oldsmobile	76	50	gasket	0
32	11	40	Gene Simpson	Gene Simpson	'55 Buick	75	50	rr axle	0
33	20	14	Jerry Benjamin	Frank Christian	'55 Chevrolet	71	50	overheating	0
34	41	141	Ted Chamberlain	Frank Christian	'55 Chevrolet	67	50	spindle	0
35	16	5	Buddy Krebs	Buddy Krebs	'55 Chevrolet	50	50	tie rod	0
36	5	78	Jim Paschal	Helzafire (Ernest Woods)	'55 Oldsmobile	32	50	crash	0
37	24	32	Ted Cannady	Ted Cannady	'53 Ford	20	50	tie rod	0
38	12	17	Russ Graham	Earl Wright	'55 Chevrolet	19	50	gasket	0
39	10	22	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'55 Oldsmobile	17	50	piston	0
40	28	75	Ed Paskovich	Ed Paskovich	'53 Dodge	17	150	oil pressure	0
41	2	98	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'55 Oldsmobile	15	50	radiator	9
42	34	1	Elton Hildreth	Elton Hildreth	'54 Nash	10		piston	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Flock	1	3	3
Dick Rathman	4	6	3
Dave Terrell	7	15	9
Dick Rathman	16	80	65
Tim Flock	81	250	170

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