1955 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1955 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 45 races across 34 tracks, with 10 different drivers reaching victory lane. Tim Flock captured the championship driving a Chrysler.

Total Races

Different Winners

Tim Flock

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chrysler: 27, Oldsmobile: 10, Chevrolet: 2, Buick: 2, Ford: 2, Hudson: 1, Dodge: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	100 Miles at Tri-City Speedway	Tri-City Speedway	Lee Petty	Chrysler	21
2	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	16
3	100 Miles at Speedway Park	Speedway Park	Lee Petty	Chrysler	19
4	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Tim Flock	Chrysler	48
5	100 Miles at Oglethorpe Speedway	Oglethorpe Speedway	Lee Petty	Chrysler	18
6	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Fonty Flock	Chevrolet	22
7	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile	21
8	Wilkes County 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	22
9	100 Miles at Montgomery Motor Speedway	Montgomery Motor Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	15
10	124 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	32
11	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Buck Baker	Buick	26
12	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	23
13	100 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Chrysler	29
14	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	27
15	100 Miles at Tucson Rodeo Grounds	Tucson Rodeo Grounds	Danny Letner	Oldsmobile	19
16	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	28
17	86 Miles at North Carolina State Fairgrounds	North Carolina State Fairgrounds	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	27
18	100 Miles at Forsyth County Fairgrounds	Forsyth County Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Chrysler	23
19	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	31
20	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Chrysler	21
21	100 Miles at Fonda Speedway	Fonda Speedway	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	19
22	100 Miles at Airborne Speedway	Airborne Speedway	Lee Petty	Chrysler	16
23	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Chrysler	20
24	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Chrysler	27
25	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile	16
26	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	18
27	100 Miles at Morristown Speedway	Morristown Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	30
28	89 Miles at Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds	Altamont-Schenectady Fairgrounds	Junior Johnson	Oldsmobile	25
29	100 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds	New York State Fairgrounds	Tim Flock	Chrysler	22
30	252 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track	Bay Meadows Race Track	Tim Flock	Chrysler	34
31	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile	15
32	100 Miles at Forsyth County Fairgrounds	Forsyth County Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Dodge	22
33	Mid-South 250	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Fonty Flock	Chrysler	29
34	100 Miles at Raleigh Speedway	Raleigh Speedway	Herb Thomas	Buick	29
35	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet	69
36	100 Miles at Montgomery Motor Speedway	Montgomery Motor Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	24
37	250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	42
38	100 Miles at Raleigh Speedway	Raleigh Speedway	Fonty Flock	Chrysler	36
39	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	28
40	300 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Ford	41
41	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	21
42	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	28
43	111 Miles at Las Vegas Park Speedway	Las Vegas Park Speedway	Norm Nelson	Chrysler	27
44	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Buck Baker	Ford	28
45	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	25

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Tim Flock ★	18	32	33	39	4.6
2	Lee Petty	6	20	30	42	8.3
3	Junior Johnson	5	12	18	36	12.2
4	Buck Baker	3	24	34	42	6.7
5	Herb Thomas	3	14	15	23	9.3
6	Jim Paschal	3	12	20	36	12.8
7	Fonty Flock	3	12	14	31	14.5
8	Speedy Thompson	2	3	5	15	14.7
9	Danny Letner	1	2	2	4	7.5
10	Norm Nelson	1	1	1	2	9.5
11	Bob Welborn	0	12	25	32	8.8
12	Jimmie Lewallen	0	8	16	33	14.1
13	Gwyn Staley	0	7	14	24	11.9
14	Dick Rathman	0	7	8	20	15.5
15	Jimmy Massey	0	4	8	11	10.2
16	Marvin Panch	0	4	4	10	10.7
17	Eddie Skinner	0	4	15	38	13.6
18	Jim Reed	0	4	4	14	18.1
19	Curtis Turner	0	4	4	9	19.2
20	Don White	0	3	3	3	2.3
21	Dave Terrell	0	3	10	25	15.4
22	Allen Adkins	0	2	2	4	8.8
23	Joel Million	0	2	6	8	9.5
24	Bill Amick	0	2	2	4	15.5
25	Donald Thomas	0	2	4	10	17.6
26	Gober Sosebee	0	2	2	6	17.8
27	Billy Carden	0	2	3	13	17.9
28	Bill Hyde	0	1	1	1	2.0
29	Ray Duhigg	0	1	1	1	3.0
30	Larry Flynn	0	1	1	1	5.0