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Wilkes County 160
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 8, 1956
160 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Tim Flock
| 300A
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 160
| 1,100
| running
| 46 |
| 2
| 17
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 160
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 8
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 160
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 7
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 160
| 365
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 159
| 310
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 12
| Dink Widenhouse
| B29
| Dink Widenhouse
| 1956 Ford
| 158
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 10
| Allen Adkins
| 98
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Ford
| 158
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 18
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 158
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 14
| Bill Blair
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1956 Dodge
| 151
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 24
| Whitey Norman
| 1
| Whitey Norman
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 150
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 19
| Buck Baker
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 148
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 25
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 147
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Ed Cole
| 1955 Mercury
| 145
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 15
| Tiny Lund
| 37
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Pontiac
| 142
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 9
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 134
| 50
| transmission
| 0 |
| 16
| 11
| Ken Milligan
| 100
| Dave Everett
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 134
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 16
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 133
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
| 18
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 501
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 127
| 50
| gas line
| 97 |
| 19
| 4
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 112
| 50
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 20
| 13
| John McVitty
| 27
| John McVitty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 102
| 50
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 21
| 20
| Dick Blackwell
| 271
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 102
|
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 22
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 25
| Sam McCuthen
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 93
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 23
| 29
| Lou Spears
| 54
| Nace Mattingly
| 1955 Ford
| 83
|
| overheating
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Ralph Liguori
| 6
| Ralph Liguori
| 1956 Dodge
| 45
|
| tire
| 0 |
| 25
| 6
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 38
|
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 26
| 26
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1955 Plymouth
| 22
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 27
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 22
|
| piston
| 0 |
| 28
| 1
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| A.L. Bumgarner
| 1956 Pontiac
| 17
|
| piston
| 17 |
| 29
| 28
| Harvey Henderson
| 19
| Harvey Henderson
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 13
|
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:24:28
Average Speed: 71.034 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.71 seconds
Attendance: 7,500