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Grand National Race No. 23 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$7,720	Race Date:	May 30, 1956	New York State Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:	3 Laps	Race Duration:	1Hr 44Min 26Sec.	Syracuse, New York
Lead Changes:	2 Among / 2 Drivers	Average Speed:	86.179 MPH	1 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	24	No. of Cautions:	1 For 3 Laps

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	Mercury:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Crew Chief:	Carl Kiekhaefer	Dodge:	0
Laps Led:	141 of 150	Pole Speed:	83.975 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 23 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	300	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	150	127	Running
2	6	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	C U Later Alligator		0	147	0	Running
3	2	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	146	0	Running
4	4	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	145	0	Running
5	8	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing		0	145	0	Running
6	3	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	144	0	Oil Pump
7	23	300C	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	144	9	Running
8	5	340	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	142	0	Running
9	24	226	Russ Truelove R. TrueloveRuss Truelove	Bill White (Car Owner)		0	141	0	Running
10	12	10	Nolan Swift N. SwiftNolan Swift	Jim Cushman (Car Owner)		0	137	0	Running
11	16	147	Hoss Kagle H. KagleHoss Kagle	Hoss Kagle (Car Owner)		0	135	0	Running
12	13	1	Ken Seibel K. SeibelKen Seibel		Unknown	0	134	0	Running
13	14	230	Benny DeRosier B. DeRosierBenny DeRosier	Adelmo Tiezzi (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	129	0	Running
14	15	179	John Lindsay J. LindsayJohn Lindsay	John Lindsay (Car Owner)		0	126	0	Running
15	21	3	Curley Hatfield C. HatfieldCurley Hatfield			0	121	0	Running
16	9	285	Don Carr D. CarrDon Carr	Jim Stephens (Car Owner)		0	120	0	Engine
17	22	211	George Cork G. CorkGeorge Cork			0	117	0	Running
18	18	77	Walt Schubert W. SchubertWalt Schubert	Bob Bunselmeyer (Car Owner)		0	114	0	Running
19	19	41	Billy Rafter B. RafterBilly Rafter	Billy Rafter (Car Owner)		0	114	0	Running
20	11	81	Frank Jamison F. JamisonFrank Jamison			0	88	0	Overheating
21	17	195	Jim Rhoades J. RhoadesJim Rhoades	Jim Rhoades (Car Owner)	Packard	0	83	0	Piston
22	7	95	Bob Duell B. DuellBob Duell	Julian Buesink (Car Owner)		0	23	0	Tire
23	20	11	Sonny Walters S. WaltersSonny Walters		Unknown	0	20	0	Overheating
24	10	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	1	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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