| 1956 Grand National Race No. 26 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,935 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Southern States Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 47Min 6Sec. | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 56.022 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 19 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 6 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #22 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 174 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 59.661 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 26 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 2 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 174 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Schwam Motors |  | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | | 0 | 193 | 26 | Rear Gear |
| 5 | 5 | 300 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 189 | 0 | Quit |
| 6 | 10 | 500B | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | | 0 | 186 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 11 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose Engineering |  | 0 | 180 | 0 | Engine |
| 8 | 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | | 0 | 150 | 0 | Accident |
| 9 | 19 | 203 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 150 | 0 | Carburetor |
| 10 | 17 | 34A | Richard Riley |  | 0 | 141 | 0 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 134 | 0 | Overheating |
| 12 | 11 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | | 0 | 115 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | | 0 | 106 | 0 | Piston |
| 14 | 12 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Brushy Mountain Motors |  | 0 | 69 | 0 | Clutch |
| 15 | 15 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | | 0 | 66 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 16 | 14 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | | 0 | 30 | 0 | Distributor |
| 17 | 16 | 62 | Bobby Waddell | | 0 | 30 | 0 | Brakes | |
| 18 | 9 | 271 | Billy Carden | | 0 | 24 | 0 | Engine | |
| 19 | 13 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | | 0 | 16 | 0 |
