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Southern 500 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 44 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$35,365	Race Date:	Sep 3, 1956	Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	5Hr 15Min 33Sec.	Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:	14 Among / 7 Drivers	Average Speed:	95.167 MPH	1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:	70	No. of Cautions:	7 For 68 Laps	darlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Curtis Turner C. Turner	Driver:	Speedy Thompson S. Thompson	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#99 Ford	Car No.:	#57 Chrysler	Chrysler:	0
Team:	Schwam Racing	Team:	Kiekhaefer Racing	Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Mercury:	0
Laps Led:	225 of 364	Pole Speed:	119.659 MPH

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Official 1956 Southern 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	11	99	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Schwam Motors		0	364	127	Running
2	1	57	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	362	15	Running
3	2	8	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	DePaolo Engineering		0	359	40	Running
4	23	7	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	359	0	Running
5	4	3	Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul Goldsmith	Smokey's Best Damn Garage		0	358	0	Running
6	17	26	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	Stroppe Motorsports		0	358	31	Running
7	3	97	Bill Amick B. AmickBill Amick	DePaolo Engineering		0	357	0	Running
8	16	9	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Schwam Motors		0	352	0	Running
9	30	47	Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby Johns	J.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner)		0	349	0	Running
10	20	93	Pat Kirkwood P. KirkwoodPat Kirkwood	Howard Moore (Car Owner)		0	347	0	Running
11	28	10	Rex White R. WhiteRex White	Max Welborn (Car Owner)		0	345	0	Running
12	15	86	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	John Foster Motors		0	345	19	Running
13	22	61	Roz Howard R. HowardRoz Howard	Roz Howard (Car Owner)		0	343	0	Running
14	25	38	Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny Patterson	H.B. Ranier (Car Owner)		0	343	0	Running
15	35	32	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Junior Johnson Racing		0	342	0	Running
16	14	14	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	341	0	Running
17	68	35	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Fred Frazier (Car Owner)		0	340	0	Running
18	39	80	Harold Hardesty H. HardestyHarold Hardesty	Beryl Jackson (Car Owner)		0	339	0	Running
19	42	81	Elmo Langley E. LangleyElmo Langley	Langley Racing		0	338	0	Running
20	46	43	Shorty York S. YorkShorty York			0	336	0	Running
21	19	31	Bill Champion B. ChampionBill Champion	Whitford Brothers		0	336	0	Running
22	65	69	Possum Jones P. JonesPossum Jones	Warren Lee (Car Owner)		0	336	0	Running
23	57	11	Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Racing		0	334	0	Running
24	54	16	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner)		0	331	0	Running
25	45	64	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	330	0	Running
26	6	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	330	0	Running
27	53	91	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Elridge Motors		0	329	0	Running
28	36	19	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden	Schwam Motors		0	329	0	Running
29	24	75	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Temple Motors		0	327	0	Running
30	33	63	Sherman Utsman S. UtsmanSherman Utsman	Robert McReynolds (Car Owner)		0	327	0	Running
31	64	65	Lou Spears L. SpearsLou Spears	Matt Gowan (Car Owner)		0	322	0	Running
32	50	60	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	Brownie King (Car Owner)		0	320	0	Running
33	9	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Satcher Motors		0	317	0	Gasket
34	66	48	Allen Adkins A. AdkinsAllen Adkins	Don Holcomb (Car Owner)		0	315	0	Running
35	43	89	Tom Lupo T. LupoTom Lupo	Granger Motors		0	313	0	Running
36	29	21	Gene Bergin G. BerginGene Bergin	Malcolm Barlow (Car Owner)		0	308	0	Running
37	31	88	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ernest Woods (Car Owner)		0	300	0	Axle
38	7	27	Frank Mundy F. MundyFrank Mundy	Mercury Outboards		0	276	0	Engine
39	40	66	Harvey Henderson H. HendersonHarvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson (Car Owner)		0	266	0	Running
40	61	34	Dick Beaty D. BeatyDick Beaty	Ike Kiser (Car Owner)		0	264	0	Accident
41	67	84	Judge Rider J. RiderJudge Rider	Lawson & Netti		0	258	0	Running
42	52	23	Wade Fields W. FieldsWade Fields			0	244	0	Running
43	56	54	Bill Brown B. BrownBill Brown	Leland Colvin (Car Owner)		0	235	0	Accident
44	55	73	Larry Flynn L. FlynnLarry Flynn	Williamson Motors		0	222	0	Accident
45	62	83	Johnny Dodson J. DodsonJohnny Dodson	Johnny Dodson (Car Owner)		0	204	0	Wheel
46	63	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	202	0	Rear Gear
47	51	6	Pat Grogan P. GroganPat Grogan	Pat Grogan (Car Owner)		0	202	0	Fuel Tank
48	47	30	Clyde Palmer C. PalmerClyde Palmer	Jack Chatenay (Car Owner)		0	177	0	Overheating
49	5	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Thomas Racing		0	173	0	Accident
50	18	1	Parnelli Jones P. JonesParnelli Jones	Torrance Motors		0	169	0	Accident
51	13	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering		0	166	35	Accident
52	44	44	Ray Hendrick R. HendrickRay Hendrick			0	163	0	Engine
53	10	52	Bill Widenhouse B. WidenhouseBill Widenhouse	Beatty Motors		0	159	0	Engine
54	27	B-29	Dink Widenhouse D. WidenhouseDink Widenhouse	Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner)		0	158	0	Accident
55	48	50	Roy Bentley R. BentleyRoy Bentley	Marion Cox Garage		0	146	0	Accident
56	58	24	Ken Love K. LoveKen Love	Richard Gallup (Car Owner)		0	134	0	Running
57	8	12	Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph Moody	DePaolo Engineering		0	119	0	Accident
58	12	15	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Stroppe Motorsports		0	117	0	Spindle
59	32	98	Danny Letner D. LetnerDanny Letner	Tom Harbison (Car Owner)		0	113	0	Accident
60	37	40	Don Oldenberg D. OldenbergDon Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg (Car Owner)		0	100	0	Fuel Tank
61	34	76	Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	91	0	Fuel Tank
62	21	95	Bob Duell B. DuellBob Duell	Buesink Police Special		0	90	0	Rear Gear
63	60	51	Nace Mattingly N. MattinglyNace Mattingly	Nace Mattingly (Car Owner)		0	73	0	Engine
64	41	5	Pee Wee Jones P. JonesPee Wee Jones	Joe Blair (Car Owner)		0	60	0	Throttle Linkage
65	26	2	Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley	Westmoreland Racing		0	57	0	Accident
66	49	25	Doug Yates D. YatesDoug Yates	Leland Colvin (Car Owner)		0	54	0	Accident
67	70	72	Peck Peckham P. PeckhamPeck Peckham	Peck Peckham (Car Owner)		0	27	0	Gasket
68	38	17	Russ Graham R. GrahamRuss Graham	Earl Wright (Car Owner)		0	26	0	Accident
69	69	13	Jesse James Taylor J. TaylorJesse James Taylor	Jesse James Taylor (Car Owner)		0	25	0	Engine
70	50	18	Arden Mounts A. MountsArden Mounts	Arden Mounts (Car Owner)		0	12	0	Piston
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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