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Wilkes County 160 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 45
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$3,800	Race Date:	Apr 3, 1955	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:	3 FT	Race Duration:	1Hr 22Min 3Sec.	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	1 Among / 2 Drivers	Average Speed:	73.126 MPH	.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	22	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found	savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Driver:	Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#87 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#3 Oldsmobile	Hudson:	0
Team:	Griffin Racing	Team:		Chrysler:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	All 160 Laps160 of 160	Pole Speed:	77.720 MPH

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Official 1955 Wilkes County 160 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Griffin Motors		0	160	127	Running
2	8	3	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Blue Crown	Hudson	0	160	0	Running
3	7	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Parks Cigarettes		0	156	0	Running
4	10	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	Chrysler	0	155	0	Running
5	17	28	Eddie Skinner E. SkinnerEddie Skinner	Frank Dodge (Car Owner)		0	154	0	Running
6	20	98	Dave Terrell D. TerrellDave Terrell	Dave Terrell (Car Owner)		0	152	0	Running
7	15	5	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Joe Blair (Car Owner)		0	151	0	Running
8	22	460	Gene Simpson G. SimpsonGene Simpson	Brooks Brothers		0	151	0	Running
9	9	88	Joel Million J. MillionJoel Million	Ernest Woods (Car Owner)		0	144	0	Running
10	16	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	140	0	Running
11	14	58	Tommy Ringstaff T. RingstaffTommy Ringstaff	J.B. Cunningham (Car Owner)	Packard	0	126	0	Axle
12	12	72	John Dodd, Sr. J. Dodd, Sr.John Dodd, Sr.	John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	109	0	Spindle
13	13	300	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards	Chrysler	0	106	0	Coil
14	11	18	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Arden Mounts (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	105	0	Wheel
15	19	80	Jimmy Thompson J. ThompsonJimmy Thompson		Hudson	0	84	0	Frame
16	6	78	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Helzafire		0	70	0	Vapor Lock
17	13	73	John Dodd, Jr. J. Dodd, Jr.John Dodd, Jr.	John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	64	0	Gasket
18	4	55	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	B & L Motors		0	58	0	Bearings
19	1	B-29	Dink Widenhouse D. WidenhouseDink Widenhouse	Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner)		0	56	0	Engine
20	5	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Frank Christian (Car Owner)		0	33	0	Axle
21	18	6	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)		0	16	0	Tire
22	21	57	Boyce Hildreth B. HildrethBoyce Hildreth	Hildreth Motors	Hudson	0	5	0	Gasket
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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