| 1956 Grand National Race No. 20 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 56 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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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 | 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 | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 20 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 133 | 95 |
| 2 | 2 | 502 | Junior Johnson | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 3 | 25 | 300 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 132 | 38 |
| 4 | 7 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | Running |  | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Running | | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 55 | Jack Smith | Brushy Mountain Motors | Running |  | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 100 | Ken Milligan | Dave Everett (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 121 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 94 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 103 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Schwam Motors | Electrical | | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | | 0 | 66 | 0 | |
| 21 | 11 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Oil Pan |  | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 271 | Billy Carden | Bearings | | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 24 | 12 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Radiator |  | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
