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The 1956 Wilkes County 160 was a 160-lap race in the NASCAR Grand National Series that was held on April 8, 1956 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.^[1] The attendance at the race reached 7500 people^[1] and the race was held in a matter of one hour, 24 minutes, and 28 seconds.^[1] There were 160 laps done on a .625 mile dirt track (100 miles)^[1] with the average speed being 71.034 miles per hour^[1] and the pole position speed being 78.37 miles per hour.^[1] Top ten finishers of the race were: Tim Flock,^[1] Billy Myers,^[1] Jim Paschal,^[1] Herb Thomas,^[1] Ralph Moody,^[1] Dink Widenhouse,^[1] Allen Adkins,^[1] Lee Petty,^[1] Bill Blair,^[1] and Whitey Norman.^[1] Other notable racers included: Fireball Roberts,^[1] Buck Baker,^[1] Gwyn Staley,^[1] Junior Johnson,^[1] and Tiny Lund.^[1]

The three major corporate sponsors of that time were: C U Later Alligator,^[1] Southeastern Dealers,^[1] and Satcher Motors.^[1] Out of the 29 competitors for this race, there were 13 race car drivers that failed to finish - leaving 16 drivers that ended up competing the entire 160 laps (100 miles) of the race.^[1] The most common problem was the piston (which occured in two different drivers).^[1]

Results

Tim Flock
Billy Myers
Jim Paschal
Herb Thomas
Ralph Moody
Dink Widenhouse
Allen Adkins
Lee Petty
Bill Blair
Whitey Norman
Buck Baker
Dick Beaty
Ed Cole
Tiny Lund
Gwyn Staley
Ken Milligan
Joe Eubanks
Speedy Thompson
Rex White
John McVitty
Dick Blackwell
Jimmie Lawallen
Lou Spears
Ralph Liguori
Fireball Roberts
Johnny Allen
Bobby Keck
Junior Johnson
Harvey Henderson

References

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-The '''1956 Wilkes County 160''' was a 160-lap race in the '''[[NASCAR]]''' '''[[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]]''' that was held on [[April 8]], [[1956]] at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway]] in [[North Wilkesboro, North Carolina|North Wilkesboro]], [[North Carolina]]. The attendance at the race reached 7500 people and the race was held in a matter of one hour, 24 minutes, and 28 seconds. There were 160 laps done on a .625 mile [[dirt track]] (100 [[miles]]) with the average speed being 71.034 [[miles per hour]] and the pole position speed being 78.37 miles per hour. Top ten finishers of the race were: [[Tim Flock]], [[Billy Myers]], [[Jim Paschal]], [[Herb Thomas]], [[Ralph Moody]], [[Dink Widenhouse]], [[Allen Adkins]], [[Lee Petty]], [[Bill Blair]], and [[Whitey Norman]]. Other notable racers included: [[Fireball Roberts]], [[Buck Baker]], [[Gwyn Staley]], [[Junior Johnson]], and [[Tiny Lund]].
+The '''1956 Wilkes County 160''' was a 160-lap race in the '''[[NASCAR]]''' '''[[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]]''' that was held on [[April 8]], [[1956]] at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway]] in [[North Wilkesboro, North Carolina|North Wilkesboro]], [[North Carolina]].<ref name="1966wc160">{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1956-10&series=W| title = 1956 Wilkes County 160 information | publisher = Racing Reference | date = | accessdate = 2009-10-06|}}</ref> The attendance at the race reached 7500 people<ref name="1966wc160"/> and the race was held in a matter of one hour, 24 minutes, and 28 seconds.<ref name="1966wc160"/> There were 160 laps done on a .625 mile [[dirt track]] (100 [[miles]])<ref name="1966wc160"/> with the average speed being 71.034 [[miles per hour]]<ref name="1966wc160"/> and the pole position speed being 78.37 miles per hour.<ref name="1966wc160"/> Top ten finishers of the race were: [[Tim Flock]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Billy Myers]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Jim Paschal]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Herb Thomas]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Ralph Moody]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Dink Widenhouse]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Allen Adkins]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Lee Petty]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Bill Blair]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> and [[Whitey Norman]].<ref name="1966wc160"/> Other notable racers included: [[Fireball Roberts]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Buck Baker]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Gwyn Staley]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Junior Johnson]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> and [[Tiny Lund]].<ref name="1966wc160"/>
-The three major corporate sponsors of that time were: [[C U Later Alligator]], [[Southeastern Dealers]], and [[Satcher Motors]]. Out of the 29 competitors for this race, there were 13 race car drivers that failed to finish - leaving 16 drivers that ended up competing the entire 160 laps (100 miles) of the race. The most common problem was the [[piston]] (which occured in two different drivers).
+The three major corporate sponsors of that time were: [[C U Later Alligator]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> [[Southeastern Dealers]],<ref name="1966wc160"/> and [[Satcher Motors]].<ref name="1966wc160"/> Out of the 29 competitors for this race, there were 13 race car drivers that failed to finish - leaving 16 drivers that ended up competing the entire 160 laps (100 miles) of the race.<ref name="1966wc160"/> The most common problem was the [[piston]] (which occured in two different drivers).<ref name="1966wc160"/>
 === Results===
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-* [http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1956-10&series=W Racing References]
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