1956 Wilkes County 160
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] After racing, the top prize was $1,100 ($12,327.54 in today's money) and the prize for last place was $0.[1]
Results
Tim Flock- Billy Myers
- Jim Paschal
- Herb Thomas
- Ralph Moody (1 lap behind)
- Dink Widenhouse (2 laps behind)
- Allen Adkins (2 laps behind)
- Lee Petty (2 laps behind)
- Bill Blair (9 laps behind)
- Whitey Norman (10 laps behind)
- Buck Baker (12 laps behind)
- Dick Beaty (13 laps behind)
- Ed Cole (15 laps behind)
- Tiny Lund (18 laps behind)
- Gwyn Staley (26 laps behind)
- Ken Milligan (26 laps behind)
- Joe Eubanks (27 laps behind)
- Speedy Thompson (33 laps behind)
- Rex White (48 laps behind)
- John McVitty (58 laps behind)
- Dick Blackwell (58 laps behind)
- Jimmie Lewallen (67 laps behind)
- Lou Spears (77 laps behind)
- Ralph Liguori (115 laps behind)
- Fireball Roberts (122 laps behind)
- Johnny Allen (138 laps behind)
- Bobby Keck (138 laps behind)
- Junior Johnson (143 laps behind)
- Harvey Henderson (147 laps behind)
References
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