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Grand National Race No. 24 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,285	Race Date:	Jun 3, 1956	Merced Fairgrounds Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	2Hr 6Min 47Sec.	Merced, California
Lead Changes:	No Data Found	Average Speed:	47.325 MPH	.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	28	No. of Cautions:	No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Chrysler:	9
Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Car No.:	#300 Chrysler	Chevrolet:	0
Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	No Data Found	Pole Speed:	58.234 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 24 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	300B	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	200	0	Running
2	5	52	Harold Hardesty H. HardestyHarold Hardesty	John Ross (Car Owner)		0	200	0	Running
3	8	30	Jim Graham J. GrahamJim Graham	Jack Chatenay (Car Owner)		0	200	0	Running
4	2	225	Lloyd Dane L. DaneLloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Car Owner)		0	198	0	Running
5	12	45	Eddie Pagan E. PaganEddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan (Car Owner)		0	197	0	Running
6	10	88	John Kieper J. KieperJohn Kieper	John Kieper (Car Owner)		0	194	0	Running
7	20	56	Chuck Meekins C. MeekinsChuck Meekins	Jim Rush (Car Owner)		0	194	0	Running
8	7	43	Bob Ross B. RossBob Ross	Bob Ross (Car Owner)		0	190	0	Running
9	27	25	Erick Erickson E. EricksonErick Erickson	Erick Erickson (Car Owner)		0	190	0	Running
10	11	34	Sherman Clark S. ClarkSherman Clark	Sherman Clark (Car Owner)		0	185	0	Running
11	17	188	Jim Blomgren J. BlomgrenJim Blomgren	Lorrin Bates		0	183	0	Running
12	22	14	Bob Keefe B. KeefeBob Keefe	Harold McClure (Car Owner)		0	183	0	Running
13	3	11	Parnelli Jones P. JonesParnelli Jones	Vel Miletich (Car Owner)		0	181	0	Wheel
14	23	101	Lucky Long L. LongLucky Long	William Long (Car Owner)		0	180	0	Accident
15	19	20	Howard Phillippi H. PhillippiHoward Phillippi	Howard Phillippi (Car Owner)		0	172	0	Running
16	16	9	Jim Cook J. CookJim Cook	Floyd Johnson (Car Owner)		0	168	0	Running
17	24	75	Bill Sullivan B. SullivanBill Sullivan	Bill Gleason (Car Owner)		0	162	0	Running
18	25	47	Nick Lari N. LariNick Lari	Nick Lari (Car Owner)		0	155	0	Running
19	15	5	Clyde Palmer C. PalmerClyde Palmer	Al Liggon (Car Owner)		0	149	0	Running
20	14	2	Al Pombo Al PomboAl Pombo	Tom Roady (Car Owner)		0	122	0	Accident
21	21	352	Bob Francy B. FrancyBob Francy	Bob Francy (Car Owner)		0	91	0	Shock
22	9	77	Gordon Haines G. HainesGordon Haines	Herb Eberhart (Car Owner)		0	77	0	Overheating
23	4	48	Bill Moore B. MooreBill Moore	Bill Moore (Car Owner)		0	66	0	Piston
24	6	00	Dick Getty D. GettyDick Getty	Dick Getty (Car Owner)		0	55	0	Overheating
25	26	55	Don Hamilton D. HamiltonDon Hamilton	Don Hamilton (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	53	0	Engine
26	18	12	John Lansaw J. LansawJohn Lansaw	John Lansaw (Car Owner)		0	19	0	Radiator
27	13	551	Jack Richardson J. RichardsonJack Richardson	Evan Mecham (Car Owner)		0	8	0	Piston
28	28	8	Owen Loggins O. LogginsOwen Loggins	Owen Loggins (Car Owner)		0	0	0	Connecting Rod
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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