Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Wilkes 160
North Wilkesboro Speedway
October 23rd, 1955
Race #44 of the 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 28
- Makes
- Buick (3)
- Chevrolet (9)
- Chrysler (3)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Oldsmobile (6)
- Plymouth (1)
- Last North Wilkesboro Speedway
race (Wilkes County 160)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Jimmy Massey | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 198 | Dave Terrell | Oldsmobile | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | ||
| 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 20 | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 20 | Banks Simpson | Buick | Waldron & Co. | Banks Simpson | ||
| 22 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 24 | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | ||
| 27 | John McVitty | Chevrolet | John McVitty | John McVitty | ||
| 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | Frank Dodge | ||
| 300 | Tim Flock | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 301 | Fonty Flock | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Jim Paschal | Chevrolet | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 460 | Ed Cole | Plymouth | Brooks Brothers | Brooks Brothers | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 5 | Ralph Liguori | Buick | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 55 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | B & L Motors | Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham | ||
| 70 | Joe Eubanks | Chevrolet | Lancaster Brothers | Lancaster Brothers | ||
| 71 | Ted Cannady | Oldsmobile | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 89 | Ned Jarrett | Buick | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | ||
| 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Purple Pig | Charlie Schwam | ||
| 9-A | Tom Pistone | Chevrolet | Tom Pistone | Tom Pistone | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | Motoramic | Herb Thomas | ||
| 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 99 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Ford | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse |