Summary 1955 Wilkes 160

1 summary

1.1 qualifying
1.2 results

1.2.1 race summary

summary

one hundred , sixty laps competed on dirt oval track spanning .625 miles (1.006 km). there 3 cautions delivered down nascar officials , race lasted 1 hour, twenty-one minutes, , sixteen seconds. buck baker defeated lee petty time of 3 seconds. ford make first grand national series win @ speedway; making viable competitor against dodge, chevrolet , chrysler. average speed 72.347 miles per hour (116.431 km/h) while pole position speed 79.815 miles per hour (128.450 km/h). ten thousand people attended autumn race. race produce joe weatherly s first finish in top five. of drivers in racing event driver-owners owned own racing vehicle , drove vehicle directly races instead of towing hundreds of miles away.

all drivers in event racing prize purse totalled $4,285 ($38,309.50 when adjusted inflation). 20 of 28 competing drivers gain financially race; individual earnings ranged $1,110 ($9,923.81 when adjusted inflation) paltry $50 nascar drivers finished in 13th place through 20th place ($447.02 when adjusted inflation). no financial compensation given participants finished in bottom 9 due nascar s limited budget prize winnings in era prior big money sponsors sprint nextel , r.j. reynolds tobacco company.

qualifying

results

† signifies driver known deceased

race summary

lead changes: 0
cautions: 3
red flags: n/a
time of race: 1:21:16
average speed: 72.347
margin of victory: 5 seconds




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