CUP Series North Wilkesboro Speedway

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Entry List

The official 1955 Wilkes County 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 County 160

Sunday, April 3rd, 1955

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 9 Oldsmobile
  • 6 Hudson
  • 1 Chevrolet
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 1 Mercury
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Packard

  • Drivers Entered: 22
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 73.126
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 1
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Wilkes County 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 59 Blackie Pitt , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Brownie Pitt Brownie Pitt
2 57 Boyce Hildreth , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Hudson Hildreth Motors Elton Hildreth
3 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Griffin Motors Bob Griffin
4 99 Curtis Turner , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Parks Cigarette Raymond Parks
5 98 Dave Terrell , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Dave Terrell Dave Terrell
6 3 Dick Rathman , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Hudson Blue Crown John Ditz
7 B-29 Dink Widenhouse , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse
8 28 Eddie Skinner , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Frank Dodge Frank Dodge
9 14 Fonty Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chevrolet Frank Christian Frank Christian
10 460 Gene Simpson , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Plymouth Brooks Brothers Brooks Brothers
11 18 Herb Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Hudson Arden Mounts Arden Mounts
12 78 Jim Paschal , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Helzafire Ernest Woods
13 5 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Mercury Joe Blair Joe Blair
14 80 Jimmy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Hudson -- --
15 88 Joel Million , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile Ernest Woods Ernest Woods
16 73 John Dodd Jr , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Hudson John Dodd, Sr. John Dodd, Sr.
17 72 John Dodd Sr , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Hudson John Dodd, Sr. John Dodd, Sr.
18 55 Junior Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Oldsmobile B & L Motors Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham
19 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chrysler Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
20 6 Ralph Liguori , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Dodge Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori
21 300 Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Chrysler Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
22 58 Tommy Ringstaff , Nov 30, -0001 1955 Packard J.B. Cunningham J.B. Cunningham