Race 16 of 45 in the 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Layout of Richmond Raceway
Date
May 22, 1955 (1955-May-22)
Official name
Richmond 200
Location
Richmond Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.542 mi (0.872 km)
Distance
200 laps, 100 mi (150 km)
Weather
Temperatures of 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds of 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
Average speed
54.298 miles per hour (87.384 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Arden Mounts
Arden Mounts
Most laps led
Driver
Tim Flock
Carl Kiekhaefer
Laps
123
Winner
No. 300
Tim Flock
Carl Kiekhaefer
Television in the United States
Network
untelevised
Announcers
none
Motor car race
The 1955 Richmond 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 22, 1955, at Richmond Fairgrounds (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia. Two hundred laps took place on a dirt track spanning 0.500 miles (0.805 km).[2] The exact time of the race was one hour, fifty minutes, and thirty seconds.[2]
Qualifying was rained out so a draw for the pole position was held.[2] All twenty-eight competitors were Americans.[2] Individual race earnings for each driver ranged from $1,000 ($11,374 when considering inflation) to $50 ($569 when considering inflation); the total prize given to competitors was $4,085 ($46,462 when considering inflation).[3]
^"1955 Richmond 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
^ abcde"1955 Richmond 200 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
^"1955 Richmond 200 winnings information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
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