Grand National Race No. 36
1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 36 of 56
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,585Race Date:Aug 3, 1956Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:.3 LapRace Duration:1Hr 39Min 50Sec.Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Lead Changes:2 Among / 3 DriversAverage Speed:60.100 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:12No. of Cautions:No Cautions

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Jim Paschal J. PaschalDriver: Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonMercury:9
Car No.:#75 MercuryCar No.:#500 DodgeFord:0
Team:Team:Kiekhaefer RacingChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Dodge:0
Laps Led:7 of 200Pole Speed:64.655 MPH
Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 36 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1875 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalC U Later Alligator02007Running
2312 Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph MoodyPete DePaolo (Car Owner)02000Running
3522 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsPete DePaolo (Car Owner)01980Running
4492 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasThomas Racing01960Running
5242 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises0193127Rear Gear
69551 Bill Moore B. MooreBill MooreBill Moore (Car Owner)01900Running
711264 Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny AllenSpook Crawford (Car Owner)01890Running
8107 Augie Howerton A. HowertonAugie Howerton01810Running
96300 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerMercury OutboardsChrysler01730Coil
101259 Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie PittBrownie Pitt (Car Owner)01000Oil Pump
111500 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonMercury Outboards02525Engine
12788 Jack Zink J. ZinkJack ZinkJohn Zink Company0100Overheating

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