| 1956 Grand National Race No. 31 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Hub City Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 58Min 51Sec. | Spartansburg, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | TBA | Average Speed: | 50.483 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | 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 | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Lee Petty | Crew Chief: | Chrysler: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 58.900 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 31 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering |  | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 7 | 99 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 13 | 66 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | | 0 | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | | 0 | 186 | 0 | Driveshaft |
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports |  | 0 | 171 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 4 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 168 | 0 | Accident |
| 8 | 14 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | | 0 | 156 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 18 | 1 | Benny Rakestraw | Ansel Rakestraw (Car Owner) | | 0 | 156 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 11 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose Engineering |  | 0 | 145 | 0 | Accident |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | | 0 | 138 | 0 | Oil Line |
| 12 | 17 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 131 | 0 | Accident |
| 13 | 2 | 300 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Chrysler | 0 | 129 | 0 | Steering |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | | 0 | 64 | 0 | Valves |
| 15 | 15 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 47 | 0 | Driveshaft |
| 16 | 12 | 999 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Car Owner) | | 0 | 29 | 0 | Hub |
| 17 | 6 | 500D | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | | 0 | 18 | 0 | Accident |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | | 0 | 18 | 0 | Carburetor |
