Grand National Race No. 56
1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race 56 of 56
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$4,585Race Date:Nov 18, 1956Wilson Speedway
Margin of Victory:1 FTRace Duration:1Hr 58Min 35Sec.Wilson, North Carolina
Lead Changes:4 Among / 3 DriversAverage Speed:50.597 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:24No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Buck Baker B. BakerDriver: Buck Baker B. BakerChrysler:9
Car No.:#300 ChryslerCar No.:#300 ChryslerFord:0
Team:Kiekhaefer RacingTeam:Kiekhaefer RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Carl KiekhaeferCrew Chief:Carl KiekhaeferChevrolet:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:60.160 MPH
Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 56 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
11300B Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerMercury OutboardsChrysler020014Running
26112 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyDePaolo Engineering02002Running
33300 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonMercury OutboardsChrysler0200127Running
4922 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsDePaolo Engineering02000Running
5597 Bill Amick B. AmickBill AmickDePaolo Engineering01990Running
61498 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchTom Harbison (Car Owner)01980Running
77297 Billy Carden B. CardenBilly CardenPete DePaolo (Car Owner)01980Running
8212 Ralph Moody R. MoodyRalph MoodyPete DePaolo (Car Owner)01970Running
91242 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01940Running
101586 Doug Cox D. CoxDoug CoxJohn Foster (Car Owner)01940Fuel
112083 Johnny Dodson J. DodsonJohnny DodsonJohnny Dodson (Car Owner)01920Running
124322 Gwyn Staley G. StaleyGwyn Staley01920Running
131964 Johnny Allen J. AllenJohnny AllenSpook Crawford (Car Owner)01870Running
148500 Jack Smith J. SmithJack SmithMercury Outboards01720Running
152119 James Jones J. JonesJames JonesJames Jones (Car Owner)01690Running
16104 Billy Myers B. MyersBilly MyersStroppe Motorsports01670Running
171759 Blackie Pitt B. PittBlackie PittBrownie Pitt (Car Owner)01670Running
181675 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalC U Later Alligator01560Electrical
191316 Tiny Lund T. LundTiny LundGus Holzmueller (Car Owner)01010Bearings
202411 Emanuel Zervakis E. ZervakisEmanuel ZervakisZervakis Racing0510Engine
21183 Bill Champion B. ChampionBill ChampionJohn Whitford (Car Owner)0360Rear Gear
221135 Bunk Moore B. MooreBunk MooreFred Frazier (Car Owner)0360Disqualified
232249 Mel Larson M. LarsonMel LarsonMel Larson (Car Owner)0280Accident
24236 Earl Moss E. MossEarl Moss0220Axle

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