CUP Series North Wilkesboro Speedway

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Entry List

The official 1955 Wilkes 160 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Wilkesboro Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Wilkes 160

Sunday, October 23rd, 1955

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 3 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 3 Chrysler
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 72.347
  • Cautions: 3 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Wilkes 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 20 Banks Simpson , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Buick Waldron & Co. Banks Simpson
2 22 Bill Blair , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Bill Blair Bill Blair
3 49 Bob Welborn , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Bob Welborn Bob Welborn
4 24 Bobby Waddell , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
5 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
6 99 Curtis Turner , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Ford Schwam Motors Charlie Schwam
7 198 Dave Terrell , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Dave Terrell Dave Terrell
8 B-29 Dink Widenhouse , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Ford Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse
9 460 Ed Cole , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Plymouth Brooks Brothers Brooks Brothers
10 28 Eddie Skinner , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Frank Dodge Frank Dodge
11 301 Fonty Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chrysler Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
12 2 Gwyn Staley , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
13 92 Herb Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Motoramic Herb Thomas
14 44 Jim Paschal , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Julian Petty Julian Petty
15 88 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Ernest Woods Ernest Woods
16 04 Jimmy Massey , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
17 70 Joe Eubanks , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Lancaster Brothers Lancaster Brothers
18 9 Joe Weatherly , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Ford Purple Pig Charlie Schwam
19 27 John McVitty , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet John McVitty John McVitty
20 55 Junior Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile B & L Motors Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
21 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
22 98 Marvin Panch , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Ford Pete DePaolo Pete DePaolo
23 89 Ned Jarrett , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Buick Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett
24 5 Ralph Liguori , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Buick Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori
25 20 Speedy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chrysler Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
26 71 Ted Cannady , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Ted Cannady Ted Cannady
27 300 Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chrysler Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
28 9-A Tom Pistone , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Tom Pistone Tom Pistone