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1958 Wilkes 160
Race details
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)
Average speed	84.906 miles per hour (136.643 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Glen Wood;
Most laps led
Driver	unknown
Laps	unknown
Winner
No. 11	Junior Johnson
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none

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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..

The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.

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 when adjusted for inflation), the last-place finisher walked away with a meager $50 paycheck ($528.03 when adjusted for inflation).^[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 when adjusted for inflation).^[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

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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[1] "1958 Wilkes 160 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-05-17.

[1958w160-2] 1958 Wilkes 160 racing information at Racing Reference

[3] Prize winnings information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet

[4] Team information at Driver Averages

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 The '''1958 [[Wilkes 160]]''' is a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] racing event that happened on October 19, 1958, at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway]] in [[North Wilkesboro, North Carolina|North Wilkesboro]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.A..
+The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of [[homologation (motorsport)|homologation]] (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
 ==Summary==