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35-1433: Thomas, Tommy or Tom Thompson may refer to: Politics [ edit ] Thomas Thompson (1754–1828) , Hull banker, British MP for Midhurst, Wesleyan, father of Thomas Perronet Thompson Thomas W. Thompson (1766–1821), U.S. Representative and Senator from New Hampshire Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783–1869), British politician and reformer Thomas Charles Thompson (1821–1892), British MP for City of Durham, 1874 and 1880–1885 Thomas Thompson (New Zealand politician) (1832–1919), New Zealand politician Thomas Larkin Thompson (1838–1898), U.S. Representative from California, ambassador to Brazil Thomas Henry Thompson (1866–1925), Ontario merchant, undertaker and political figure Thomas Thompson (Australian politician) (1867–1947), Australian politician Thomas Alfred Thompson (1868–1953), Ontario farmer and political figure Thomas Josiah Thompson , Sierra Leonean lawyer and politician Tommy Thompson (born 1941), U.S. politician and governor of Wisconsin Tommy Thompson (Kentucky politician) (born 1948), U.S. politician and state legislator in Kentucky Tommy Thompson (Arkansas politician) (fl. 2010–2015), U.S. member of

70-693: A "Pauper Village" in Cottingham, providing land to poor families, renamed New Village (1829). He also published A History of the Church and Priory of Swine, in Holderness . Thomas Thompson died in Paris on 14 September 1828, shortly after his retirement. He was buried in Père Lachaise cemetery . His son Thomas Perronet Thompson (1783–1869) was a Parliamentarian, a Governor of Sierra Leone and

105-593: A later date by Speedway Motorsports . This was the thirty-fifth race of the 1955 season, there would be only ten races after the conclusion of the 1955 Southern 500. This race was the major race of any NASCAR season that came before the very first running of the Daytona 500 . Before the race, each part was inspected to verify that it is stock (i.e., can be bought at regular automobile shops as opposed to sneaking in "police parts" or parts intended entirely for racing). Only roll bars were added for extra safety during

140-481: A radical reformer. His granddaughter married Nevil Sidgwick . [1] 1955 Southern 500 The 1955 Southern 500 , the sixth running of the event , was a NASCAR Grand National Series event. The event was held on September 5, 1955, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina . This race spanned 500 miles on a paved oval track . An unofficial 30-minute highlight film of this race would appear on

175-569: A time where NASCAR was used to test the endurance of the newest passenger automobiles. However, the eventual championship winner would be Tim Flock with 18 season wins and winnings of $ 37,780 ($ 429,706 when adjusted for inflation). An SBC Chevy V8 engine was used in Herb Thomas's race-winning vehicle; the Chevrolets during the 1955 season were lighter than their competitors, giving them better gas mileage and fewer pit stops needed to finish

210-585: Is currently under the schedule as the Showtime Southern 500 ). Nearly all the drivers who raced in this event owned their vehicles under their name instead of delegating control to a multi-car team. The Motor Racing Network would not be established until 1970; they would make national coverage of the later NASCAR races starting in the sport's "modern era." Its rival, the Performance Racing Network , would eventually be founded at

245-500: The 1955 Southern 500 Tommy Thompson (racing driver) (1943–1978), Formula Super Vee racing driver Tommy Thompson (rugby union) (1886–1916), or Gerald Thompson, South Africa rugby player Tommy Thompson (rugby league) (fl. 1920–1930s), rugby league player for England and Warrington Other [ edit ] Thomas Thompson (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (died 1540), Master of Christ's 1508–1517 Thomas Thompson (herald) (died 1641), Rouge Dragon Pursuivant in

280-516: The Stars and Stripes . Darlington Raceway , nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina . It is a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations. A condition which supposedly arose from

315-409: The 500 miles of racing. Every car that passed the inspection and was "certified stock" was given a certification ticket on the dash. Having a certification permitted the driver to take part in the event with the full blessing of NASCAR. Intermittent periods of rain hampered qualifying and made the track wet. When qualifying finished Fireball Roberts earned the coveted pole position for the race. On

350-1528: The Arkansas House of Representatives (D-AR) Sports [ edit ] American football [ edit ] Tom Thompson (American football) , American college football kicker and coach Tommy Thompson (quarterback) (1916–1989), American pro football quarterback in 1940s Tommy Thompson (linebacker) (1927–1990), American pro football linebacker Tommy Thompson (punter) (born 1972), American pro football punter Association football (soccer) [ edit ] Thomas Thompson (footballer) (1879–1939), English footballer for Small Heath Tom Thompson (footballer, born 1894) (1894–?), English footballer Tom Thompson (Australian soccer) , Australian soccer player Tommy Thompson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2015), English footballer, Aston Villa and Preston North End Tommy Thompson (footballer, born 1938) , English footballer, Blackpool and York City Tommy Thompson (soccer) (born 1995), American soccer player Baseball [ edit ] Tommy Thompson (pitcher) (1889–1963), American baseball player Tommy Thompson (outfielder) (1910–1971), American baseball player Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1947) , American minor league baseball player and manager Other sports [ edit ] Thomas E. Thompson (1885–?), American college basketball coach Thomas Thompson (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer Tommy Thompson (NASCAR) , American race car driver in

385-509: The Dock Company in 1812. In 1807 Thompson became MP to the borough of Midhurst in 1807, a constituency controlled by Abel Smith's son Lord Carrington ( Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington ), in the role of MP he followed the line of his promoters. He claimed to have been ill-suited for the role, affirming that Carrington had "... spoiled a very good banker and made a very bad MP". He resigned as an MP in 1818. He objected to slavery, and

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420-466: The Soviet Union and to Austria Tommy Thompson (type designer) (1906–1967), American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer Tommy Thompson (parks commissioner) (1913–1985), Toronto's first Commissioner of Parks Tommy Thompson, birth name Willoughby Harry Thompson (1919–2018), British colonial administrator Tommy Gregory Thompson (born 1952), known for his leading role in

455-489: The collector's set of Stock Cars of 50s & 60s – Stock Car Memories: Darlington-Southern 500 ; which was released in 2008. The local radio station WJMX made it possible to hear the entire race. Coverage of the race would be spotty outside the Darlington area due to the broadcasting limitations of AM radio . Confederate flags were frequently flown in all parts of the state back then; they were shown alongside

490-503: The drivers competing in this race were American. This race would serve as the "swan song" for Cadillac in the Cup Series. Arden Mounts ' appearance at this race, where he would crash into Don Duckworth 's stalled vehicle, would be captured on highlight films. While Bill Champion managed to avoid Duckworth by swerving past, Mounts managed saw the stalled vehicle too late and crashed into him. The proper use of seat belts saved

525-448: The field to forty-three racing vehicles; a far cry from the fairly unregulated form of NASCAR that dominated the 1950s and 1960s. Vehicles ranged in production year from the 1953 models that were driven by the less affluent teams to the 1955 models driven by wealthy teams like Petty Enterprises . Other notable NASCAR Grand National Series drivers that participated in this event were Junior Johnson , Ned Jarrett , and Lee Petty . All of

560-427: The finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees. Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people. Darlington has something of a legendary quality among drivers and older fans; this is probably due to its long track length relative to other NASCAR speedways of its era. It's the first venue where many fans realized the truly high speeds that stock cars can achieve on a long track. The track allegedly earned

595-482: The highlight video. NASCAR would become one of the first major league sports where the American national anthem was used since its start. Even back in those days, it was customary to hear "Gentlemen start your engines" to fire up the racers into a rolling start . Qualifying would take up the whole month as it does at today's Indianapolis 500 races; regulations made in the "modern era" of the sport (1972–2003) modified

630-440: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Thompson&oldid=1250256742 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Thompson (1754%E2%80%931828) Thomas Thompson (1754–1828),

665-409: The lives of both Mounts and Duckworth. Herb Thomas would end up winning the race after five hours, twenty-five minutes, and twenty-five seconds of racing; beating Jim Reed by more than one lap. He would receive $ 7,480 ($ 85,077 when adjusted for inflation) while the total winnings for the race were $ 28,270 ($ 321,541 in when adjusted for inflation). Thomas drove a pale green 1955 Chevrolet 150 during

700-429: The moniker The Lady in Black because the night before the race the track maintenance crew would cover the entire track with fresh asphalt sealant, in the early years of the speedway, thus making the racing surface dark black. Darlington is also known as "The Track Too Tough to Tame" because drivers can run lap after lap without a problem and then bounce off of the wall the following lap. Racers explain that they have to race

735-431: The night preceding the race, a beauty pageant was conducted with Fonty Flock as one of the judges; this tradition would be repeated at the 1956 Southern 500 and all later Southern 500 races. Out of the many contestants that signed up from the Darlington area, Miss Martha Williams (from Myrtle Beach , South Carolina ) won the honors of becoming Miss Southern 500 and accepted the ceremonial position that she held during

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770-409: The pole position at a speed of 110.682 miles per hour or 178.125 kilometres per hour. The average speed of the race (with full racing traffic), however, was 92.281 miles per hour or 148.512 kilometres per hour. Out of the 336 laps, there were eight yellow flag periods consisting of fifty-one laps. Fifty thousand people attended the live event to see sixty-nine cars race (less than half of them finished

805-440: The proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to move. The track makes it challenging for crews to set up their car's handling in a way that will be effective at both ends. The track is a four-turn 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval. The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees. While the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees. The front stretch (the location of

840-513: The race were Studebaker , Plymouth , Chevrolet , Buick , Dodge , Ford , Hudson , Cadillac , Pontiac , and Nash Motors . More than half of the vehicles used were manufactured by Chevrolet while Nash Motors only had one vehicle in the running along with Studebaker. Sponsors for the drivers in the race included Mercury Outboards , Marion Cox Garage , Schwam Motors, Helzafire (owned by Kentucky Colonel Ernest Woods), The Racing Club, Paper Hangers, and Fish Carburetor Archived 2008-10-22 at

875-537: The race). The two laps led by Bill Widenhouse were the only two for his Grand National career. Joe Weatherly, making only his third career start, put on quite a show leading most laps in the race but ultimately crashed out on lap 317. Russ Graham also spun twice in this race, once avoiding Fireball Roberts's M-1 (who had blown a tire and crashed) and then once a couple of laps later on his own. Graham would eventually finish in 29th place after qualifying 19th. Regulations made decades after this race would finally standardize

910-441: The race. A marching band was also used as a part of the pre-race festivities. It was unknown whether NASCAR had a pre-race invocation service or not during the 1950s as the highlight film never showed a detailed coverage of the pre-race ceremonies like today's live coverage on television. The singing of The Star-Spangled Banner (which had been the official anthem of the nation since 1931) would be performed but not filmed in

945-545: The race. Tire changes were also relatively infrequent on the Chevrolet vehicles during the race; which was another reason why Chevrolets dominated. The final fate of the original winning car that Herb Thomas used isn't known but it was likely raced into the ground over the course of subsequent races and no longer exists. Van Van Wey spun four times during the race; eventually resulting in him inflicting terminal damage to his vehicle on lap 247. Vehicle manufacturers involved in

980-496: The racetrack, not their competition. Drivers who hit the wall gain their "Darlington Stripe", thanks to the car's missing paint. The event finished before dusk because artificial lighting was not available. This luxury would not appear until after the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Lights would be first used at the 2000 Mall.com 400 race (which became the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 from 2001 to 2004 and

1015-502: The rediscovery of SS Central America Characters [ edit ] Tommy Thompson, fictional character in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack See also [ edit ] Thomson and Thompson Thomas Thomson (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

1050-515: The reign of James VI and I Thomas Thompson (priest) (1756–1799), Anglican priest in Ireland Sir Thomas Thompson, 1st Baronet (1766–1828), Royal Navy admiral Thomas Thompson (songwriter) (1773–1816), Tyneside poet Thomas Clement Thompson (1780–1857), Irish artist Thomas Thompson (businessman) (1797-1869), American businessman and art collector Thomas Napier Thomson (25 February 1798 – 1 February 1869)

1085-415: The rules so that qualifying is limited to one day. Note: Some drivers qualified with a four-lap run (only the first and second qualifying session) and the majority qualified with a two-lap run (the next three qualifying sessions) Failed to qualify: Maurice Thompson (#39), Harvey Eakin (#47), Homer Newland (#48), Leland Sewell (#51), Jack Smith (#1), Ted Wright (#01) Fireball Roberts earned

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1120-634: Was a Kingston upon Hull banker and Wesleyan preacher. The father of Thomas Perronet Thompson , he had the gothic mansion, Cottingham Castle, built in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire . Thomas Thompson was born 5 April 1754, in relatively humble beginnings, his father was a yeoman in Owborough Grange, Swine, East Riding of Yorkshire . He was educated by the Rev. William Stead of Swine. He married Philothea Perronet on 29 August 1781; she

1155-919: Was a Scottish minister, historian and biographer. Thomas W. Thompson (Medal of Honor) (1839–1927), American Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Phillips Thompson (1843–1933), English-born journalist and humorist Thomas Thompson (writer) (1880-1951), Lancashire author and broadcaster (1880-1951) Thomas Gordon Thompson (1888–1961), American chemist and oceanographer Thomas Thompson (American author) (1933–1982), American journalist and author Thomas Everett Thompson (1933–1990), British malacologist and embryologist Thomas L. Thompson (born 1939), American biblical scholar Thomas Martin Thompson (1955–1998), executed for rape and murder Thomas J. Thompson (fl. from 1981), American television director Tommy Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1894–1966), World War II British naval officer Llewellyn Thompson (1904–1972), known as Tommy, United States Ambassador to

1190-611: Was a granddaughter of Vincent Perronet . After having worked for fourteen years as a clerk to the merchants Wilberforce and Smith of Hull. Abel Smith , a partner of the firm made him manager of the Hull branch of his bank in 1784, and in 1788 he became a partner in the bank and merchant business. Thompson acquired shareholdings in Sykes, Son & Co., Hull metal merchants, and in the Hull Dock Company ; he became chairman of

1225-592: Was an associate of William Wilberforce , and part of the Anti-Slavery Association, and a member of the Clapham Sect . By the beginning of the 19th century Thompson had become very wealthy, a large house known as Cottingham Castle was built for his family by 1816. Thompson was a Methodist lay preacher, and donated money towards the establishment of chapels. His concern for the state of the poor who entered workhouses led to establishment of

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