1953 Wilkes 160
The 1953 Wilkes 160 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on October 11, 1953 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
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1953 Wilkes 160
The 1953 Wilkes 160 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on October 11, 1953 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
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The 1953 Wilkes 160 was a NASC ...... under their own power anymore.
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North Wilkesboro Speedway
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Race 35 of 37 in the 1953 NASCAR Grand National Series season
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1953-10-11
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Wilkes County 160 races
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Mild with temperatures approaching ; wind speeds up to
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The 1953 Wilkes 160 was a NASC ...... under their own power anymore.
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1953 Wilkes 160
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