[2] Jim Reed was disqualified for using non-stock cylinder heads, and was considered a repeat violation according to NASCAR.
[2] Bob Flock would make his only NASCAR Grand National Series start under car owner Carl Kiekhafer.
[2] This was also the 12th Of Buck Baker's 16 consecutive finishes to bring the 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series to a conclusion.
[2] Other drivers making their NASCAR Cup Series debut in this race included Johnny Allen, Bill Morton, Jim Murray, Norm Nelson, and Chuck Stevenson.
[6] A lot of drivers would make their grand exits from NASCAR after this race: this relatively long list included Floyd Curtis, Hooker Hood, Roscoe Rann and Leland Sewell.