| 1956 Grand National Race No. 22 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | May 30, 1956 | Redwood Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 0Min 46Sec. | Eureka, California | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 38.814 MPH | .625 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | John Kieper J. Kieper | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #88 Oldsmobile | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 34.070 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 22 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 125 | 95 |
| 2 | 5 | 77 | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 14 | Bob Keefe | Harold McClure (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 9 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 88 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 122 | 30 |
| 7 | 7 | 52 | Harold Hardesty | John Ross (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | Royce Hagerty | Curly Weida (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 47 | Sam Steers | Walt Palozi (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 1 | Art Watts | Tom Roady (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 30 | Jim Graham | Jack Chatenay (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 188 | Jim Blomgren | Lorrin Bates (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 75 | Bill Sullivan | Bill Gleason (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 98 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Overheating | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 134 | Bob Havemann | Bob Havemann (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 95 | Jack Williams | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 | |
| 18 | 23 | 71 | Ted Sweeney | Ted Sweeney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 50 | Harold Beal | Harold Beal (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 66 | Bill Hyde | Herb Eberhart (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 78 | Don Porter | Nick Porter (Car Owner) | Studebaker | 0 | 53 | 0 | |
| 22 | 19 | 20 | Howard Phillippi | Howard Phillippi (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 1C | Clyde Palmer | Tom Roady (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 41 | Ernie Young | Walt Palozi (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 5 | Lyle Matlock | Al Liggon (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
