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Wilkes County 160

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 3, 1955
160 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1954 Oldsmobile	160	1,000	running	160
2	8	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	160	650	running	0
3	7	Curtis Turner	99	Raymond Parks	1955 Oldsmobile	156	450	running	0
4	10	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1955 Chrysler	155	350	running	0
5	17	Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	154	300	running	0
6	20	Dave Terrell	98	Dave Terrell	1953 Oldsmobile	152	250	running	0
7	15	Jimmie Lewallen	5	Joe Blair	1954 Mercury	151	200	running	0
8	22	Gene Simpson	460	Brooks Brothers	1955 Plymouth	151	150	running	0
9	9	Joel Million	88	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	144	100	running	0
10	16	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1954 Oldsmobile	140	100	running	0
11	14	Tommy Ringstaff	58	J.B. Cunningham	1955 Packard	126	25	axle	0
12	12	John Dodd Sr.	72	John Dodd Sr.	1953 Hudson	109	25	spindle	0
13	13	Tim Flock	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1955 Chrysler	106	25	coil	0
14	11	Herb Thomas	18	Arden Mounts	1954 Hudson	105	25	wheel	0
15	19	Jimmy Thompson	80		1953 Hudson	84	25	frame	0
16	6	Jim Paschal	78	Ernest Woods	1955 Oldsmobile	70	25	vapor lock	0
17	13	John Dodd Jr.	73	John Dodd Sr.	1953 Hudson	64	25	gasket	0
18	4	Junior Johnson	55	Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham	1955 Oldsmobile	58	25	bearing	0
19	1	Dink Widenhouse	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	56	25	engine	0
20	5	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1955 Chevrolet	33	25	axle	0
21	18	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1953 Dodge	16		tire	0
22	21	Boyce Hildreth	57	Elton Hildreth	1953 Hudson	5		gasket	0

Time of race: 01:22:03
Average Speed: 73.126 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.95 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 10,000