Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Wilkes County 160
North Wilkesboro Speedway
April 8th, 1956
Race #10 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
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 |