Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Wilkes County 160
North Wilkesboro Speedway
April 3rd, 1955
Race #8 of the 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 22
- Makes
- Chevrolet (1)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (1)
- Hudson (6)
- Mercury (1)
- Oldsmobile (9)
- Packard (1)
- Plymouth (1)
- Last North Wilkesboro Speedway
race (Wilkes 160)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fonty Flock | Chevrolet | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 18 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts | ||
| 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | Frank Dodge | ||
| 3 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Blue Crown | John Ditz | ||
| 300 | Tim Flock | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Chrysler | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 460 | Gene Simpson | Plymouth | Brooks Brothers | Brooks Brothers | ||
| 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Mercury | Joe Blair | Joe Blair | ||
| 55 | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile | B & L Motors | Jim Lowe / Carl Beckham | ||
| 57 | Boyce Hildreth | Hudson | Hildreth Motors | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 58 | Tommy Ringstaff | Packard | J.B. Cunningham | J.B. Cunningham | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Oldsmobile | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 72 | John Dodd Sr | Hudson | John Dodd, Sr. | John Dodd, Sr. | ||
| 73 | John Dodd Jr | Hudson | John Dodd, Sr. | John Dodd, Sr. | ||
| 78 | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile | Helzafire | Ernest Woods | ||
| 80 | Jimmy Thompson | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | Bob Griffin | ||
| 88 | Joel Million | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 98 | Dave Terrell | Oldsmobile | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | ||
| 99 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | Parks Cigarette | Raymond Parks | ||
| B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Oldsmobile | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse |