The 1955 NASCAR Grand National season began on November 7, 1954, and ended on October 30, 1955.
However, the generation that would gain notoriety and fame through nepotism (i.e., their father or older brother having a ride before them) would emerge about ten years later.
Dirt track racing helped produce the lower speeds that kept the action safe decades prior to the Car of Tomorrow.
[2] The 1955 Mid-South 250 is a NASCAR Grand National race that took place on August 14, 1955, at the Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in LeHi, Arkansas.
Herb Thomas won that race while Fireball Roberts started out at the pole position.
NASCAR Cup Series beginners in this race included Johnny Allen, Bill Morton, Jim Murray, Norm Nelson, and Chuck Stevenson.
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.
This race took place at Orange Speedway in Hillsboro, North Carolina, on October 16, 1955.
This 200 lap race took place at Tri-City Speedway (North Carolina) on November 7, 1955 with Lee Petty taking the win.