CUP Series North Wilkesboro Speedway

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Entry List

The official 1956 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 8th, 1956

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 7 Ford
  • 4 Dodge
  • 4 Mercury
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.034
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Results
Wilkes County 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 98 Allen Adkins , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Tom Harbison Tom Harbison
2 5 Bill Blair , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Dodge Joe Blair Joe Blair
3 14 Billy Myers , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
4 96 Bobby Keck , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Bobby Keck Bobby Keck
5 300C Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
6 34 Dick Beaty , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Ike Kiser Ike Kiser
7 271 Dick Blackwell , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Mercury -- --
8 B29 Dink Widenhouse , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse
9 94 Ed Cole , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Mercury Ed Cole Ed Cole
10 22 Fireball Roberts , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Pete DePaolo Pete DePaolo
11 2 Gwyn Staley , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
12 19 Harvey Henderson , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson
13 92 Herb Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Herb Thomas Herb Thomas
14 75 Jim Paschal , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Mercury C U Later Alligator Frank Hayworth
15 25 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Sam McCuthen Sam McCuthen
16 82 Joe Eubanks , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Satcher Motors James Satcher
17 27 John McVitty , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet John McVitty John McVitty
18 264 Johnny Allen , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Plymouth Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
19 55 Junior Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Pontiac A.L. Bumgarner A.L. Bumgarner
20 100 Ken Milligan , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Dave Everett Dave Everett
21 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
22 54 Lou Spears , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Nace Mattingly Nace Mattingly
23 6 Ralph Liguori , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Dodge Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori
24 12 Ralph Moody , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Ford Southeastern Dealers Pete DePaolo
25 X Rex White , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Max Welborn Max Welborn
26 501 Speedy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Dodge Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
27 300A Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
28 37 Tiny Lund , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Pontiac Gus Holzmueller Gus Holzmueller
29 1 Whitey Norman , Nov 30, -0001 1956 Chevrolet Whitey Norman Whitey Norman