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Grand National Race No. 20 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	May 27, 1956	Charlotte Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 32Min 16Sec.	Charlotte, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	6 Among / 2 Drivers	Average Speed:	64.866 MPH	.750 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	25	No. of Cautions:	3 For 9 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
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	Dodge:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Mercury:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Ford:	0
Laps Led:	95 of 133	Pole Speed:	76.966 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 20 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	300C	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	133	95	Running
2	2	502	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Mercury Outboards		0	133	0	Running
3	25	300	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	132	38	Running
4	7	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	C U Later Alligator		0	131	0	Running
5	3	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	131	0	Running
6	5	9	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Schwam Motors		0	129	0	Running
7	4	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Satcher Motors		0	129	0	Running
8	8	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing		0	127	0	Running
9	17	55	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Brushy Mountain Motors		0	127	0	Running
10	9	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	123	0	Running
11	15	34	Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick Beaty	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)		0	122	0	Running
12	18	100	Ken Milligan K. MilliganKen Milligan	Dave Everett (Car Owner)		0	121	0	Running
13	20	48	Al Watkins Al WatkinsAl Watkins	Don Holcomb (Car Owner)		0	120	0	Running
14	23	264	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	112	0	Running
15	19	94	Ed Cole E. ColeEd Cole	Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner)		0	110	0	Running
16	13	24	Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell	Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner)		0	103	0	Piston
17	24	760	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	Brownie King (Car Owner)		0	83	0	Running
18	10	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Schwam Motors		0	78	0	Electrical
19	21	96	Bobby Keck B. KeckBobby Keck	Bobby Keck (Car Owner)		0	73	0	Piston
20	14	19	Harvey Henderson H. HendersonHarvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson (Car Owner)		0	66	0	Push Rod
21	11	X	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Max Welborn (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Radiator
22	22	34A	Charlie Jackson C. JacksonCharlie Jackson	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)		0	53	0	Oil Pan
23	16	271	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden			0	48	0	Bearings
24	12	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	2	0	Radiator
25	6	7A	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Car Owner)		0	0	0	Accident
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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