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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes County 160

North Wilkesboro Speedway

April 8th, 1956

Race #10 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (9)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (7)
    • Mercury (4)
    • Plymouth (1)
    • Pontiac (2)
  • Last North Wilkesboro Speedway race (Wilkes 160)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#7 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Corey LaJoie, driver of the #7 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Whitey Norman Chevrolet Whitey Norman Whitey Norman
100 Ken Milligan Chevrolet Dave Everett Dave Everett
12 Ralph Moody Ford Southeastern Dealers Pete DePaolo
14 Billy Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
19 Harvey Henderson Chevrolet Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson
2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
22 Fireball Roberts Ford Pete DePaolo Pete DePaolo
25 Jimmie Lewallen Chevrolet Sam McCuthen Sam McCuthen
264 Johnny Allen Plymouth Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
27 John McVitty Chevrolet John McVitty John McVitty
271 Dick Blackwell Mercury -- --
300A Tim Flock Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
300C Buck Baker Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
34 Dick Beaty Ford Ike Kiser Ike Kiser
37 Tiny Lund Pontiac Gus Holzmueller Gus Holzmueller
42 Lee Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
5 Bill Blair Dodge Joe Blair Joe Blair
501 Speedy Thompson Dodge Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
54 Lou Spears Ford Nace Mattingly Nace Mattingly
55 Junior Johnson Pontiac A.L. Bumgarner A.L. Bumgarner
6 Ralph Liguori Dodge Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori
75 Jim Paschal Mercury C U Later Alligator Frank Hayworth
82 Joe Eubanks Ford Satcher Motors James Satcher
92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet Herb Thomas Herb Thomas
94 Ed Cole Mercury Ed Cole Ed Cole
96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet Bobby Keck Bobby Keck
98 Allen Adkins Ford Tom Harbison Tom Harbison
B29 Dink Widenhouse Ford Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse
X Rex White Chevrolet Max Welborn Max Welborn