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Wilkes County 160

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
May 18, 1958
160 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Junior Johnson	11	Paul Spaulding	1957 Ford	160	800	running	82
2	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1957 Chevrolet	160	525	running	40
3	6	Rex White	44	Julian Petty	1957 Chevrolet	160	350	running	0
4	9	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1957 Chevrolet	159	250	running	0
5	4	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	1957 Ford	157	225	running	0
6	7	Cotton Owens	6	Jim Stephens	1957 Pontiac	155	200	running	0
7	13	Curtis Turner	26	Holman Moody	1958 Ford	154	165	running	0
8	15	Doug Cox	30	Doug Cox	1957 Ford	154	150	running	0
9	11	Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers	1957 Ford	152	140	running	0
10	10	Shorty Rollins	99	Shorty Rollins	1958 Ford	152	135	running	0
11	2	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1957 Oldsmobile	151	125	running	38
12	12	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1957 Chevrolet	148	110	running	0
13	17	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	1957 Mercury	147	100	running	0
14	5	Speedy Thompson	46	Speedy Thompson	1957 Chevrolet	145	85	running	0
15	14	Brownie King	32	Jess Potter	1957 Chevrolet	142	70	running	0
16	16	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1956 Chevrolet	139	60	running	0
17	18	Jim Parsley	70	Jim Parsley	1956 Chevrolet	132	50	running	0
18	22	Bill Poor	711	Bill Poor	1956 Chevrolet	125	50	running	0
19	23	Harvey Hege	81	Harvey Hege	1956 Ford	118	50	running	0
20	20	George Green	33	Jess Potter	1957 Chevrolet	115	50	running	0
21	19	Johnny Gardner	202	Johnny Gardner	1956 Ford	111	50	accelerator	0
22	8	Whitey Norman	41	Whitey Norman	1957 Chevrolet	110	50	engine	0
23	21	L.D. Austin	74	L.D. Austin	1956 Chevrolet	105	50	running	0
24	24	Cecil Grubbs	10	E.J. Brewer	1956 Ford	79	50	engine	0

Time of race: 01:16:18
Average Speed: 78.636 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.42 seconds
Attendance: 5,800