Entry List

The official 1956 Wilkes County 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 County 160

Sunday, April 8th, 1956

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

  • 7 Ford
  • 4 Dodge
  • 4 Mercury
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 2 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.034
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
98
 
 
Ford
Tom Harbison
2
5
 
 
Dodge
Joe Blair
3
14
 
 
Mercury
Bill Stroppe
4
96
 
 
Chevrolet
Bobby Keck
5
300C
 
 
Chrysler
Carl Kiekhaefer
6
34
 
 
Ford
Ike Kiser
7
271
 
 
Mercury
--
8
B29
 
 
Ford
Dink Widenhouse
9
94
 
 
Mercury
Ed Cole
10
22
 
 
Ford
Pete DePaolo
11
2
 
 
Chevrolet
Hubert Westmoreland
12
19
 
 
Chevrolet
Harvey Henderson
13
92
 
 
Chevrolet
Herb Thomas
14
75
 
 
Mercury
C U Later Alligator
15
25
 
 
Chevrolet
Sam McCuthen
16
82
 
 
Ford
Satcher Motors
17
27
 
 
Chevrolet
John McVitty
18
264
 
 
Plymouth
Spook Crawford
19
55
 
 
Pontiac
A.L. Bumgarner
20
100
 
 
Chevrolet
Dave Everett
21
42
 
 
Dodge
Petty Enterprises
22
54
 
 
Ford
Nace Mattingly
23
6
 
 
Dodge
Ralph Liguori
24
12
 
 
Ford
Southeastern Dealers
25
X
 
 
Chevrolet
Max Welborn
26
501
 
 
Dodge
Carl Kiekhaefer
27
300A
 
 
Chrysler
Carl Kiekhaefer
28
37
 
 
Pontiac
Gus Holzmueller
29
1
 
 
Chevrolet
Whitey Norman