| 1956 Grand National Race No. 29 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Jul 1, 1956 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Length | Race Duration: | 1Hr 46Min 19Sec. | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 56.435 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Lee Petty L. Petty | Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #42 Dodge | Car No.: | #22 Ford | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Lee Petty | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 72.260 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 29 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Running |  | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 500B | Frank Mundy | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 58 | Bill Bowman | Bill Bowman (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 100 | Tootle Estes | Dave Everett (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 168 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 114 | Joe Bill McGraw | Running | | 0 | 163 | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | 40 | Chuck Mahoney | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 209 | Billy Carden | Billy Carden | Overheating | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Tire | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Brushy Mountain Motors | Windshield |  | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 300 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 126 | 0 | |
| 22 | 8 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Accident | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 23 | 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Bearings | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 418 | Sherman Utsman | Overheating | | 0 | 80 | 0 | |
| 25 | 17 | 56 | Ed Massey | Overheating | | 0 | 76 | 0 | |
| 26 | 2 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 71 | 0 | |
| 27 | 24 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 29 | 26 | 91 | Jack Smith | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Carburetor | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
