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Grand National Race No. 21 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	May 27, 1956	Portland Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 10Min 31Sec.	Portland, Oregon
Lead Changes:	No Data Found	Average Speed:	63.815 MPH	.500 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	21	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Driver:	Lyle Matlock L. Matlock	Chrysler:	9
Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Car No.:	#5 Mercury	Oldsmobile:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:		Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	No Data Found	Pole Speed:	67.239 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 21 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	18	300B	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	150	0	Running
2	19	98	John Kieper J. KieperJohn Kieper	John Kieper (Car Owner)		0	150	0	Running
3	15	1C	Clyde Palmer C. PalmerClyde Palmer	Tom Roady (Car Owner)		0	150	0	Running
4	11	88	Ed Negre E. NegreEd Negre	Negre Racing		0	149	0	Running
5	9	11	Curley Barker C. BarkerCurley Barker	Curley Barker (Car Owner)		0	148	0	Running
6	12	52	Harold Hardesty H. HardestyHarold Hardesty	John Ross (Car Owner)		0	148	0	Running
7	8	66	Bill Hyde B. HydeBill Hyde	Herb Eberhart (Car Owner)		0	148	0	Running
8	6	325	Lloyd Dane L. DaneLloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Car Owner)		0	148	0	Running
9	7	77	Gordon Haines G. HainesGordon Haines	Herb Eberhart (Car Owner)		0	147	0	Running
10	14	56	Lou Sherman L. ShermanLou Sherman	Jim Rush (Car Owner)		0	147	0	Running
11	2	15	Royce Hagerty R. HagertyRoyce Hagerty	Curly Weida (Car Owner)		0	145	0	Running
12	4	14	Bob Keefe B. KeefeBob Keefe	Harold McClure (Car Owner)		0	145	0	Running
13	17	1	Art Watts A. WattsArt Watts	Tom Roady (Car Owner)		0	142	0	Running
14	5	25	Erick Erickson E. EricksonErick Erickson	Erick Erickson (Car Owner)		0	142	0	Running
15	10	6	Don Hildreth D. HildrethDon Hildreth	Cos Cancilla (Car Owner)		0	140	0	Running
16	21	71	Ted Sweeney T. SweeneyTed Sweeney	Ted Sweeney (Car Owner)		0	131	0	Running
17	1	5	Lyle Matlock L. MatlockLyle Matlock	Al Liggon (Car Owner)		0	124	0	Running
18	3	22	Bob Carroll B. CarrollBob Carroll		Hudson	0	62	0	Accident
19	13	27	Andy Wilson A. WilsonAndy Wilson	Oscar Maples (Car Owner)		0	59	0	Accident
20	16	6	Harold Beal H. BealHarold Beal	Oscar Maples (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Axle
21	20	55	Don Hamilton D. HamiltonDon Hamilton	Don Hamilton (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	17	0	Axle
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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