| 1956 Grand National Race No. 45 NASCAR Cup Series Race 45 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,485 | Race Date: | Sep 9, 1956 | Chisholm Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 38Min 32Sec. | Montgomery, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 60.893 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #87 Chrysler | Car No.: | #86 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | John Fostor Motorsports | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 60 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 64.864 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 45 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 87 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 60 |
| 2 | 5 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 41 |
| 4 | 16 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 97 | Bill Amick | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Piston | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 91 | Jack Smith | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 49 |
| 12 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 66 | Freddy Fryar | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 18 | 1 | 86 | Tim Flock | John Foster Motors | Brakes | | 0 | 139 | 50 |
| 19 | 3 | 57 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Accident | Chrysler | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | 27 | Billy Carden | Bearings | | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 21 | 21 | 291 | C.H. Dingler | C.H. Dingler (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 310 | Joe Lee Johnson | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
