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Grand National Race No. 8 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	Mar 18, 1956	Wilson Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 8Min 42Sec.	Wilson, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	No Data Found	Average Speed:	46.287 MPH	.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	32	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Chevrolet:	9
Car No.:	#92 Chevrolet	Car No.:	#92 Chevrolet	Dodge:	0
Team:	Yunik-Rich Racing	Team:	Yunik-Rich Racing	Chrysler:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	1 of 106	Pole Speed:	57.197 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 8 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	106	1	Running
2	4	500B	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards		0	106	0	Running
3	6	300B	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	106	0	Running
4	15	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	C U Later Alligator		0	105	0	Running
5	18	68	Bill Widenhouse B. WidenhouseBill Widenhouse	Fred Sheibert (Car Owner)		0	105	0	Running
6	23	6	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)		0	104	0	Running
7	24	1	Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers	Ansel Rakestraw (Car Owner)		0	104	0	Running
8	13	X	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Max Welborn (Car Owner)		0	103	0	Running
9	10	91	Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald Thomas	Donald Thomas (Car Owner)		0	103	0	Running
10	2	500	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards		0	103	0	Running
11	21	37	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner)		0	99	0	Running
12	28	84	Ken Wagner K. WagnerKen Wagner	Lawson & Netti		0	96	0	Running
13	11	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	95	0	Bearings
14	14	999	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Joe Jones (Car Owner)		0	92	0	Running
15	29	264	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	90	0	Running
16	26	203	Pete Yow P. YowPete Yow	Pete Yow (Car Owner)		0	88	0	Running
17	16	96	Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby Keck	Bobby Keck (Car Owner)		0	87	0	Running
18	17	204	Darvin Randahl D. RandahlDarvin Randahl	Darvin Randahl (Car Owner)		0	81	0	Fan Belt
19	8	27	John McVitty J. McVittyJohn McVitty	John McVitty (Car Owner)		0	80	0	Running
20	25	900	Johnny Roberts J. RobertsJohnny Roberts	Johnny Roberts (Car Owner)		0	74	0	Running
21	19	505	Charlie Cregar C. CregarCharlie Cregar	Charlie Cregar (Car Owner)		0	74	0	Transmission
22	12	19	Harvey Henderson H. HendersonHarvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson (Car Owner)		0	74	0	Tie Rod
23	7	25	Pee Wee Jones P. JonesPee Wee Jones	Sam McCuthen (Car Owner)		0	70	0	Fan Belt
24	9	55	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Brushy Mountain Motors		0	63	0	Suspension
25	27	73	John Dodd, Jr. J. Dodd, Jr.John Dodd, Jr.	John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner)		0	61	0	Gasket
26	3	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	57	0	Bearings
27	20	63	Johnny Zeke J. ZekeJohnny Zeke		Chrysler	0	49	0	Push Rod
28	32	32	Ted Cannady T. CannadyTed Cannady	Ted Cannady (Car Owner)		0	46	0	Accident
29	30	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Satcher Motors		0	45	0	Engine
30	22	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing		0	43	0	Brakes
31	31	20	George Mantooth G. MantoothGeorge Mantooth	W.R. Waldron (Car Owner)		0	43	0	Engine
32	5	49	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn (Car Owner)		0	40	0	Transmission
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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