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Grand National Race No. 26
1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 56
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,935Race Date:Jun 15, 1956Southern States Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:5 LapsRace Duration:1Hr 47Min 6Sec.Charlotte, North Carolina
Lead Changes:3 Among / 2 DriversAverage Speed:56.022 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:19No. of Cautions:2 For 6 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonDriver: Fireball Roberts F. RobertsChrysler:9
Car No.:#300 ChryslerCar No.:#22 FordFord:0
Team:Kiekhaefer RacingTeam:DePaolo EngineeringDodge:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Chevrolet:0
Laps Led:174 of 200Pole Speed:59.661 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 26 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
12300C Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonMercury OutboardsChrysler0200127Running
2899 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerSchwam Motors01950Running
3742 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01950Running
4122 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsDePaolo Engineering019326Rear Gear
55300 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerMercury OutboardsChrysler01890Quit
610500B Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasMercury Outboards01860Fuel
7611 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockMauri Rose Engineering01800Engine
8312 Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph MoodyDePaolo Engineering01500Accident
919203 Pete Yow P. YowPete YowPete Yow (Car Owner)01500Carburetor
101734A Richard Riley R. RileyRichard Riley01410Running
111894 Ed Cole E. ColeEd ColeEd Cole (Car Owner)01340Overheating
121175 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalC U Later Alligator01150Oil Pressure
13414 Billy Myers B. MyersBilly MyersStroppe Motorsports01060Piston
141255 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonBrushy Mountain Motors0690Clutch
15159 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlySchwam Motors0660Rear Gear
161482 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksSatcher Motors0300Distributor
171662 Bobby Waddell B. WaddellBobby Waddell0300Brakes
189271 Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden0240Engine
191334 Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick BeatyIke Kiser (Car Owner)0160Spindle
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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