| 1956 Grand National Race No. 33 NASCAR Cup Series Race 33 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Jul 21, 1956 | Soldier Field | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 38Min 18Sec. | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 61.037 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Billy Myers B. Myers | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Ford | Car No.: | #14 Mercury | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Team: | Stroppe Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Pole set per NASCAR rules | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 33 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 500B | Frank Mundy | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 502 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 199 | 3 |
| 7 | 13 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 32 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 719 | Joy Fair | Russell Wainscott (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 7 | Bob Esposito | Running |  | 0 | 189 | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | 33 | Frank Edwards | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | 48 | Bill Massey | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 14 | 21 | 38 | Chuck Mesler | Running | | 0 | 175 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 66 | Al Watkins | Al Watkins (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 164 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 2 | Sal Tovella | Brakes | | 0 | 142 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Brakes | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Accident | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 40 | Bob Chauncey |  | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 5 | 3 | Tom Pistone | Brakes | | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 23 | 19 | 44 | Bill Vesler | Accident | | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 24 | 18 | 165 | Kenny Paulsen | Engine | | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 25 | 25 | 37 | Ray Crowley | Ronnie Duman (Car Owner) | Carburetor |  | 0 | 36 | 0 |
