1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

The 1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division was the 2nd season of the series. The title was won by Danny Letner, his first in the series.

1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

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Schedule and results

The 1955 season included 14 individual races, although Gardena Stadium hosted four races and Contra Costa Speedway and Balboa Stadium hosted two races each.^[1] Multiple races were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Division.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The season's other races were in combination with the NASCAR Short Track Division.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Date	Name	Racetrack	Location	Winner
May 8	none	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Tim Flock
May 15	none	Tucson Rodeo Grounds	Tucson, Arizona	Danny Letner[16]
May 29	Gardena 200	Gardena Stadium	Gardena, California	Bill Amick[17]
June 5	none	Contra Costa Speedway	Walnut Creek, California	Allen Adkins
June 11	none	Marchbanks Speedway	Hanford, California	Bill Amick
June 25	none	Balboa Stadium	San Diego, California	Marvin Panch
July 3	God Bless America 200	Gardena Stadium	Gardena, California	Allen Adkins
July 31	none	Bay Meadows Speedway	San Mateo, California	Tim Flock
August 14	none	Contra Costa Speedway	Walnut Creek, California	Danny Letner
August 20	Saturday Night 200	Balboa Stadium	San Diego, California	Marvin Panch
September 4	none	Gardena Stadium	Gardena, California	Danny Letner
October 16	none	Las Vegas Park Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	Norm Nelson
October 30	none	Gardena Stadium	Gardena, California	Scotty Cain
November 20	none	Willow Springs Raceway	Rosamond, California	Chuck Stevenson[18]

See also

• 1955 NASCAR Grand National Series

References

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8. "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-04 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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11. "1955 God Bless America 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
12. "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-09 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
13. "1955 Saturday Night 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
14. "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-11 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
15. "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-13 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
16. "Letner Captures 100-Mile Race". Arizona Daily Star. May 16, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
17. Haislop, Tadd. "ARCA Menards Series West: All-Time Wins Leaders". ARCA. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
18. "NASCAR Top-10 List: West Coast Firsts | NASCAR Hall of Fame | Curators' Corner". NASCAR Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 3, 2025.