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Results

The 1956 Wilkes County 160 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

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
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Entry List
Wilkes County 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
7 10 98 Allen Adkins Ford 0 0 158 0 0 running
9 14 5 Bill Blair Dodge 0 0 151 0 0 running
2 17 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 160 0 0 running
27 27 96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet 0 0 22 0 0 piston
11 19 300C Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 148 0 0 running
12 25 34 Dick Beaty Ford 0 0 147 0 0 running
21 20 271 Dick Blackwell Mercury 0 0 102 0 0 running
6 12 B29 Dink Widenhouse Ford 0 0 158 0 0 running
13 23 94 Ed Cole Mercury 0 0 145 0 0 running
25 6 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 38 0 0 driveshaft
15 9 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 transmission
29 28 19 Harvey Henderson Chevrolet 0 0 13 0 0 engine
4 7 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 160 0 0 running
3 8 75 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 160 0 0 running
22 22 25 Jimmie Lewallen Chevrolet 0 0 93 0 0 engine
17 16 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 133 0 0 axle
20 13 27 John McVitty Chevrolet 0 0 102 0 0 fuel pump
26 26 264 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 22 0 0 crash
28 1 55 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 17 17 0 piston
16 11 100 Ken Milligan Chevrolet 0 0 134 0 0 running
8 18 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 158 0 0 running
23 29 54 Lou Spears Ford 0 0 83 0 0 overheating
24 21 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 45 0 0 tire
5 5 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 159 0 0 running
19 4 X Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 112 0 0 a frame
18 2 501 Speedy Thompson Dodge 0 0 127 97 0 gas line
1 3 300A Tim Flock Chrysler 0 0 160 46 0 running
14 15 37 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 142 0 0 running
10 24 1 Whitey Norman Chevrolet 0 0 150 0 0 running

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