Race: Wilkes County 160
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 10 of 56
Date: April 8, 1956
Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
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Wilkes County 160 Race Information
| Winner | Tim Flock | Car | No. 300A Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Junior Johnson | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (97) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 0.625 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 29 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 10 of 56 |
Wilkes County 160 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 300A | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 160 | 46 | running | — |
| 2 | 17 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 160 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 8 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 160 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 7 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 12 | B29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 10 | 98 | Allen Adkins | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 18 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 158 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 14 | 5 | Bill Blair | Joe Blair (Owner) | Dodge | 151 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 24 | 1 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 19 | 300C | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 148 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 25 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 23 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Owner) | Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 15 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Owner) | Pontiac | 142 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 16 | 11 | 100 | Ken Milligan | Dave Everett (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 16 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | axle | — |
| 18 | 2 | 501 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 127 | 97 | fuel line | — |
| 19 | 4 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | a-frame | — |
| 20 | 13 | 27 | John McVitty | John McVitty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 21 | 20 | 271 | Dick Blackwell | — | Mercury | 102 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 22 | 25 | Jimmie Lewallen | Sam McCuthen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | engine | — |
| 23 | 29 | 54 | Lou Spears | Nace Mattingly (Owner) | Ford | 83 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 24 | 21 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Dodge | 45 | 0 | tire | — |
| 25 | 6 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 38 | 0 | drive shaft | — |
| 26 | 26 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 22 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 27 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | piston | — |
| 28 | 1 | 55 | Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 17 | 17 | piston | — |
| 29 | 28 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | engine | 0 |
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