Auto race run at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 1956
1956 Wilkes County 160
Race details[1]
Race 10 of 56 in the 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series season
North Wilkesboro Speedway
Date
April 8, 1956 (1956-April-08)
Official name
Wilkes County 160
Location
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.625 mi (1.00 km)
Distance
160 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Weather
Cold with temperatures of 51.1 °F (10.6 °C); wind speeds of 19 miles per hour (31 km/h)
Average speed
71.034 mph (114.318 km/h)
Attendance
7,500[2]
Pole position
Driver
Junior Johnson
A.L. Bumgarner
Most laps led
Driver
Speedy Thompson
Carl Kiekhaefer
Laps
97
Winner
No. 300A
Tim Flock
Carl Kiekhaefer
Television in the United States
Network
untelevised
Announcers
none
Motor car race
The 1956 Wilkes County 160 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 8, 1956, at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States.
^"1956 Wilkes County 160 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
^"1956 Wilkes County 160 information". Racing Reference. Archived from the original on 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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