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Wilkes 160 1955 NASCAR Cup Series Race 44 of 45
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	Oct 23, 1955	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:	5.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	1Hr 21Min 16Sec.	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	None Among / 1 Drivers	Average Speed:	72.347 MPH	.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	28	No. of Cautions:	3	savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#87 Ford	Car No.:	#87 Ford	Dodge:	0
Team:	DePaolo Engineering	Team:	DePaolo Engineering	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Chrysler:	0
Laps Led:	All 160 Laps160 of 160	Pole Speed:	79.815 MPH

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Official 1955 Wilkes 160 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	DePaolo Engineering		0	160	127	Running
2	4	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	160	0	Running
3	12	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing		0	159	0	Running
4	9	9	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Purple Pig		0	159	0	Running
5	11	300	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards	Chrysler	0	159	0	Running
6	6	301	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards	Chrysler	0	159	0	Running
7	10	20	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Kiekhaefer Outboards	Chrysler	0	157	0	Running
8	5	B-29	Dink Widenhouse D. WidenhouseDink Widenhouse	Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner)		0	157	0	Running
9	19	198	Dave Terrell D. TerrellDave Terrell	Dave Terrell (Car Owner)		0	156	0	Running
10	16	44	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	154	0	Running
11	17	04	Jimmy Massey J. MasseyJimmy Massey	Westmoreland Racing		0	154	0	Running
12	18	88	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Ernest Woods (Car Owner)		0	151	0	Running
13	8	49	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Bob Welborn (Car Owner)		0	145	0	Running
14	23	24	Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	138	0	Running
15	27	460	Ed Cole E. ColeEd Cole	Brooks Brothers (Car Owner)		0	136	0	Running
16	24	28	Eddie Skinner E. SkinnerEddie Skinner	Frank Dodge (Car Owner)		0	132	0	Running
17	25	27	John McVitty J. McVittyJohn McVitty	John McVitty (Car Owner)		0	128	0	Wheel
18	15	5	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)		0	127	0	Stalled
19	13	22	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Bill Blair (Car Owner)		0	127	0	Hub
20	7	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Schwam Motors		0	103	0	Hub
21	2	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Motoramic		0	90	0	Accident
22	21	89	Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed Jarrett	Ned Jarrett (Car Owner)		0	70	0	Oil Pump
23	3	98	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Pete DePaolo (Car Owner)		0	50	0	Overheating
24	14	70	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Lancaster Brothers		0	40	0	Steering
25	22	20	Banks Simpson B. SimpsonBanks Simpson	Waldron & Company		0	40	0	Radiator
26	20	55	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	B & L Motors		0	35	0	Body Damage
27	28	9-A	Tom Pistone T. PistoneTom Pistone	Tom Pistone (Car Owner)		0	28	0	Overheating
28	26	71	Ted Cannady T. CannadyTed Cannady	Ted Cannady (Car Owner)		0	25	0	Steering
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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