Entry List

The official 1955 Wilkes 160 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Wilkesboro Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Wilkes 160

Sunday, October 23rd, 1955

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

  • 3 Buick
  • 6 Oldsmobile
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 3 Chrysler
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 72.347
  • Cautions: 3 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
20
 
 
Buick
Waldron & Co.
2
22
 
 
Oldsmobile
Bill Blair
3
49
 
 
Chevrolet
Bob Welborn
4
24
 
 
Chevrolet
Jimmy Pardue
5
87
 
 
Ford
DePaolo Engineering
6
99
 
 
Ford
Schwam Motors
7
198
 
 
Oldsmobile
Dave Terrell
8
B-29
 
 
Ford
Dink Widenhouse
9
460
 
 
Plymouth
Brooks Brothers
10
28
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Dodge
11
301
 
 
Chrysler
Mercury Outboards
12
2
 
 
Chevrolet
Hubert Westmoreland
13
92
 
 
Chevrolet
Motoramic
14
44
 
 
Chevrolet
Julian Petty
15
88
 
 
Oldsmobile
Ernest Woods
16
04
 
 
Chevrolet
Hubert Westmoreland
17
70
 
 
Chevrolet
Lancaster Brothers
18
9
 
 
Ford
Purple Pig
19
27
 
 
Chevrolet
John McVitty
20
55
 
 
Oldsmobile
B & L Motors
21
42
 
 
Dodge
Petty Enterprises
22
98
 
 
Ford
Pete DePaolo
23
89
 
 
Buick
Ned Jarrett
24
5
 
 
Buick
Ralph Liguori
25
20
 
 
Chrysler
Mercury Outboards
26
71
 
 
Oldsmobile
Ted Cannady
27
300
 
 
Chrysler
Mercury Outboards
28
9-A
 
 
Chevrolet
Tom Pistone