| 1956 Grand National Race No. 16 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | May 12, 1956 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 1Hr 20Min 45Sec. | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None Among / 1 Drivers | Average Speed: | 59.442 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 6 | hickorymotorspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | All 200 Laps | Pole Speed: | 67.447 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 16 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 200 |
| 2 | 10 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 13 | 500B | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 502 | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 286 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | | 0 | 172 | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Transmission | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 271 | Billy Carden | | 0 | 154 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 18 | 1 | Jimmie Lewallen | Accident | | 0 | 102 | 0 | |
| 18 | 24 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Electrical | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Brushy Mountain Motors | Piston | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
