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Arclite 100 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	May 5, 1956	Columbia Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	1Hr 50Min	Columbia, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	3 Among / 4 Drivers	Average Speed:	54.545 MPH	.500 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	26	No. of Cautions:	2

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Speedy Thompson S. Thompson	Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Dodge:	9
Car No.:	#500 Dodge	Car No.:	#87 Dodge	Ford:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	80 of 200	Pole Speed:	63.274 MPH

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Official 1956 Arclite 100 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	500	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards	0	200	80	Running
2	1	500B	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards	0	198	0	Running
3	12	9	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Schwam Motors	0	196	0	Running
4	10	37	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner)	0	192	0	Running
5	19	49	Bob Flock B. FlockBob Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering	0	191	0	Running
6	5	501	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Mercury Outboards	0	190	0	Running
7	22	34	Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick Beaty	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)	0	189	0	Running
8	11	X	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Max Welborn (Car Owner)	0	186	0	Running
9	17	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)	0	178	0	Running
10	21	47	Al Watkins Al WatkinsAl Watkins	Don Holcomb (Car Owner)	0	177	0	Running
11	23	264	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)	0	173	0	Running
12	16	34A	Charlie Jackson C. JacksonCharlie Jackson	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)	0	166	0	Hub
13	13	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	C U Later Alligator	0	166	0	Engine
14	25	94	Ed Cole E. ColeEd Cole	Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner)	0	161	0	Running
15	26	1R	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering	0	161	0	Running
16	8	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing	0	154	0	A Frame
17	4	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Schwam Motors	0	142	61	Tie Rod
18	20	760	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	Brownie King (Car Owner)	0	120	0	Manifold
19	7	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises	0	111	59	Steering
20	18	150	Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred Lorenzen	Fred Lorenzen (Car Owner)	0	96	0	Running
21	14	1	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	Ansel Rakestraw (Car Owner)	0	71	0	Engine
22	6	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports	0	47	0	Cooling System
23	15	7A	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)	0	40	0	Accident
24	3	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Satcher Motors	0	19	0	Steering
25	9	55	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Brushy Mountain Motors	0	3	0	Piston
26	24	6	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)	0	1	0	Steering
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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