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Grand National Race No. 34
1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 56
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$4,295Race Date:Jul 27, 1956Cleveland County Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 51Min 44Sec.Shelby, North Carolina
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:53.699 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:17No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonDriver: Ralph Moody R. MoodyDodge:9
Car No.:#500 DodgeCar No.:#12 FordFord:0
Team:Kiekhaefer RacingTeam:DePaolo EngineeringMercury:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Chevrolet:0
Laps Led:No Data FoundPole Speed:55.658 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 34 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
12500 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonMercury Outboards02010Running
2112 Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph MoodyPete DePaolo (Car Owner)02010Running
3914 Billy Myers B. MyersBilly MyersStroppe Motorsports02000Running
4322 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsPete DePaolo (Car Owner)02000Running
510500B Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerMercury Outboards01970Running
67X Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteMax Welborn (Car Owner)01950Running
742 Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn StaleyWestmoreland Racing01910Running
8592 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasThomas Racing01890Running
91142 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01880Running
1014131 Johnny Dodson J. DodsonJohnny DodsonJohnny Dodson (Car Owner)01780Running
111366 Harold Kite H. KiteHarold Kite01780Running
1216264 Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny AllenSpook Crawford (Car Owner)01530Axle
131275 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalC U Later Alligator0730Radiator
14631 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionJohn Whitford (Car Owner)0690Shock
151559 Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie PittBrownie Pitt (Car Owner)0210Fan Belt
1617271 Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden0130Hub
17882 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksSatcher Motors000Rear Gear
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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