| 1956 Grand National Race No. 40 NASCAR Cup Series Race 40 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,785 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1956 | Norfolk Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 46Min 22Sec. | Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 56.408 MPH | .400 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 14 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Billy Myers B. Myers | Driver: | Ralph Moody R. Moody | Mercury: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Mercury | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Stroppe Motorsports | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 58.631 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 40 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running | | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 501 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 227 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 35 | Joe Weatherly | Fred Frazier (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | 28 | Jim Watkins | Steering | | 0 | 86 | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | Joe Bill McGraw | Fire | | 0 | 7 | 0 |
