| 1956 Grand National Race No. 7 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,885 | Race Date: | Mar 4, 1956 | Palm_Beach_Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 26Min 32Sec. | West Palm Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 68.990 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 3 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Billy Myers B. Myers | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #14W Mercury | Car No.: | #500 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Stroppe Motorsports | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 81.081 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 7 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 14W | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 59 |
| 2 | 1 | 500B | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 32 |
| 3 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 5 | 27 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Southeastern Dealers | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 501 | Tim Flock | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 10 | 29 | 27 | John McVitty | John McVitty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 55 | Mel Larson | Mel Larson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 576 | Jim Wilson | Harvey Walters (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 97 | Millard Wright | Millard Wright (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | C97 | Red Farmer | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 78 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Schwam Motors | Tire | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 141 | 109 |
| 22 | 22 | 96 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Shifter | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 999 | Jack Smith | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 26 | 13 | 33 | Johnny Patterson | H.B. Ranier (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 72 | John Dodd, Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Carburetor | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 424 | Ralph Murray | Steering | | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | 6 | 64 | Al Keller | Al Keller (Car Owner) | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
