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Most of the car owners for this race were individuals who had the money and the knowledge to guide their chosen drivers through a typical season of NASCAR Grand National Series racing. [[Petty Enterprises]], [[Holman Moody]] and [[Wood Brothers Racing]] were the three multi-car teams that would go on to be successful in NASCAR during the subsequent decades.<ref>[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1958049 Team information] at Driver Averages</ref> |
Most of the car owners for this race were individuals who had the money and the knowledge to guide their chosen drivers through a typical season of NASCAR Grand National Series racing. [[Petty Enterprises]], [[Holman Moody]] and [[Wood Brothers Racing]] were the three multi-car teams that would go on to be successful in NASCAR during the subsequent decades.<ref>[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1958049 Team information] at Driver Averages</ref> |
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==Top ten finishers== |
===Top ten finishers=== |
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# 11-[[Junior Johnson]] |
# 11-[[Junior Johnson]] |
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# 21-[[Glen Wood]] |
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Revision as of 22:46, 17 May 2014
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| Race 50 of 51 in the 1958 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | October 19, 1958 | ||
| Official name | Wilkes 160 | ||
| Location | North Wilkesboro Speedway (Wilkesboro, North Carolina) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.00 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 64 °F (18 °C); wind speeds up to 24.1 miles per hour (38.8 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 84.906 miles per hour (136.643 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | unknown | unknown | |
| Laps | unknown | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spalding | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1958 Wilkes 160 is a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that happened on October 19, 1958, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, U.S.A..
Summary
Junior Johnson managed to defeat Glen Wood and 23 other American-born drivers after more than an hour (160 laps) of racing action.[2] Wood would end up qualifying for the pole position with a then-rapid speed of 86.805 miles per hour (139.699 km/h).[2] Clarence DeZalia ran out of gas while Barney Shore finished in last place on the 26th lap due to a problem with his radiator.[2]
While the winner earned $800 in total prize winnings ($8,448.44 in today's money), the last-place finisher walked away with a meager $50 paycheck ($528.03 in today's money).[2] Officials at North Wilkesboro Speedway approved a grand total of $3,885 in monetary winnings to be given out at this event ($41,027.75 in today's money).[3]
Most of the car owners for this race were individuals who had the money and the knowledge to guide their chosen drivers through a typical season of NASCAR Grand National Series racing. Petty Enterprises, Holman Moody and Wood Brothers Racing were the three multi-car teams that would go on to be successful in NASCAR during the subsequent decades.[4]
Top ten finishers
- 11-Junior Johnson
- 21-Glen Wood
- 46-Speedy Thompson
- 3-Cotton Owens
- 86-Jack Smith
- 55-Jimmy Massey
- 14A-Wilbur Rakestraw
- 32-Brownie King
- 42-Lee Petty
- 87-Buck Baker
References
- ^ "1958 Wilkes 160 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ a b c d 1958 Wilkes 160 racing information at Racing Reference
- ^ Prize winnings information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ^ Team information at Driver Averages
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