1955 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

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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.

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.{{Cite web |title=Season Stats |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1955/P/ |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=Racing-Reference |language=en-US}} Multiple races were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Division.{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Grand National:1955-13 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National:1955-13 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Grand National:1955-14 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National:1955-14 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Grand National:1955-30 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National:1955-30 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Grand National:1955-43 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National:1955-43 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Grand National:1956-03 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Grand_National:1956-03 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}} The season's other races were in combination with the NASCAR Short Track Division.{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-03 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-03 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-04 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-04 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-05 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-05 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-06 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-06 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1955 God Bless America 200 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1955_God_Bless_America_200 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-09 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-09 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1955 Saturday Night 200 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1955_Saturday_Night_200 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-11 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-11 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Pacific Coast:1955-13 - The Third Turn |url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/NASCAR_Pacific_Coast:1955-13 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=The Third Turn |language=en}}

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!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{{Cite news |date=May 16, 1955 |title=Letner Captures 100-Mile Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-letner051555/20065893/ |access-date=February 3, 2025 |work=Arizona Daily Star |pages=9}}

May 29

|Gardena 200

|Gardena Stadium

|Gardena, California

|Bill Amick{{Cite web |last=Haislop |first=Tadd |date= |title=ARCA Menards Series West: All-Time Wins Leaders |url=https://www.arcaracing.com/2021/04/15/arca-west-series-all-time-wins-leaders/ |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=ARCA |language=en-US}}

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{{Cite web |title=NASCAR Top-10 List: West Coast Firsts {{!}} NASCAR Hall of Fame {{!}} Curators' Corner |url=https://www.nascarhall.com/blog/west-coast-firsts |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=NASCAR Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}

See also

References

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