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Grand National Race No. 17 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	May 13, 1956	Occoneechee Speedway
Margin of Victory:	.5 Lap	Race Duration:	1Hr 4Min 30Sec.	Hillsboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	2 Among / 2 Drivers	Average Speed:	83.720 MPH	1 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	31	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Chrysler:	9
Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Dodge:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Ford:	0
Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Pontiac:	0
Laps Led:	43 of 100	Pole Speed:	89.305 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 17 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	300	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	100	43	Running
2	2	300C	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	100	57	Running
3	8	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	100	0	Running
4	4	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering		0	100	0	Running
5	9	286	Cotton Owens C. OwensCotton Owens	Jim Stephens (Car Owner)		0	99	0	Running
6	11	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing		0	99	0	Running
7	12	9	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Schwam Motors		0	98	0	Running
8	10	12	Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph Moody	Southeastern Dealers		0	98	0	Running
9	23	49	Jimmy Massey J. MasseyJimmy Massey	Bob Welborn (Car Owner)		0	96	0	Running
10	7	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	96	0	Running
11	6	300B	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	95	0	Running
12	5	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Satcher Motors		0	95	0	Running
13	19	X	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Max Welborn (Car Owner)		0	94	0	Running
14	17	113	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Racing		0	94	0	Running
15	24	7A	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	93	0	Idler Arm
16	16	19	Harvey Henderson H. HendersonHarvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson (Car Owner)		0	92	0	Running
17	25	48	Al Watkins Al WatkinsAl Watkins	Don Holcomb (Car Owner)		0	92	0	Running
18	30	264	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	92	0	Running
19	31	96	Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby Keck	Bobby Keck (Car Owner)		0	91	0	Running
20	28	94	Ed Cole E. ColeEd Cole	Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner)		0	90	0	Running
21	15	34	Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick Beaty	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)		0	81	0	Accident
22	29	760	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	Brownie King (Car Owner)		0	81	0	Running
23	22	302	Pete Yow P. YowPete Yow	Pete Yow (Car Owner)		0	80	0	Running
24	20	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	63	0	Connecting Rod
25	27	34A	Charlie Jackson C. JacksonCharlie Jackson	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)		0	57	0	Rear Gear
26	3	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Schwam Motors		0	54	0	Brakes
27	26	204	Darvin Randahl D. RandahlDarvin Randahl	Darvin Randahl (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Bearings
28	13	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	C U Later Alligator		0	51	0	Battery
29	18	271	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden			0	48	0	Spindle
30	14	5	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Joe Blair (Car Owner)		0	43	0	Tire
31	21	285	Don Carr D. CarrDon Carr	Jim Stephens (Car Owner)		0	10	0	Hub
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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