| 1956 Grand National Race No. 27 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Jun 22, 1956 | Monroe County Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 44Min 44Sec. | Rochester, New York | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 57.288 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 7 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #75 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 147 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 57.434 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 27 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 147 |
| 2 | 1 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 53 |
| 3 | 8 | 500B | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 300 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 83 | Lennie Page | Lennie Page (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 180 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 77 | Walt Schubert | Bob Bunselmeyer (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 4 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 179 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 1 | Joe Bill McGraw | Running | | 0 | 170 | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | Al White | Al White (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 4-11 | Joe Sykes | Running | | 0 | 166 | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 36 | Ken Johnson | | 0 | 127 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 9 | 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Oil Pump | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 66 | Larry Marx | Hub | | 0 | 78 | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | 40 | Chuck Mahoney | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Radiator | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 31 | Dick Denise | Bearings | | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 20 | 20 | 10 | Nolan Swift | Jim Cushman (Car Owner) | Oil Pump |  | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Bearings | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
