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Grand National Race No. 51 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 51 of 56
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$4,335	Race Date:	Oct 7, 1956	Tennessee-Carolina Speedway
Margin of Victory:	N/A	Race Duration:	1Hr 37Min 36Sec.	Newport, Tennessee
Lead Changes:	2 Among / 3 Drivers	Average Speed:	61.475 MPH	.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	22	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Fireball Roberts F. Roberts	Driver:	Joe Eubanks J. Eubanks	Ford:	9
Car No.:	#22 Ford	Car No.:	#82 Ford	Chrysler:	0
Team:	DePaolo Engineering	Team:		Chevrolet:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Plymouth:	0
Laps Led:	51 of 200	Pole Speed:	65.597 MPH

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Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 51 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	14	22	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering		0	200	51	Running
2	2	300B	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	200	127	Running
3	8	97	Bill Amick B. AmickBill Amick	DePaolo Engineering		0	199	0	Running
4	15	31	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	John Whitford (Car Owner)		0	197	0	Running
5	3	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Thomas Racing		0	196	0	Running
6	1	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Satcher Motors		0	196	0	Running
7	11	264	Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny Allen	Spook Crawford (Car Owner)		0	196	0	Running
8	13	4	Billy Myers B. MyersBilly Myers	Stroppe Motorsports		0	193	0	Running
9	9	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	192	0	Running
10	16	16	Tiny Lund T. LundTiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner)		0	189	0	Running
11	21	83	Johnny Dodson J. DodsonJohnny Dodson	Johnny Dodson (Car Owner)		0	188	0	Running
12	22	60	Brownie King B. KingBrownie King	Brownie King (Car Owner)		0	185	0	Running
13	10	27	Billy Carden B. CardenBilly Carden			0	183	0	Running
14	18	418	George Green G. GreenGeorge Green	George Green (Car Owner)		0	178	0	Running
15	7	12	Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph Moody	DePaolo Engineering		0	162	0	Vapor Lock
16	17	59	Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt (Car Owner)		0	158	0	Engine
17	20	111	John Fite J. FiteJohn Fite	Joe George (Car Owner)		0	146	0	Overheating
18	4	300	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards	Chrysler	0	141	0	Oil Line
19	12	75	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	C U Later Alligator		0	141	0	Oil Pressure
20	5	86	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	John Foster Motors		0	118	0	Brakes
21	6	98	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Tom Harbison (Car Owner)		0	99	0	Oil Pressure
22	19	41	Billy Rafter B. RafterBilly Rafter	Billy Rafter (Car Owner)		0	64	0	Axle
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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