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1956-04

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 4 of 47
Sunday, April 8, 1956 at Champion Speedway, Fayetteville, NC
150 laps on a .333 mile paved track (50.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:01:31
Average Speed: 48.719 mph
Pole Speed: 61.89 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 15 sec
Attendance: 4,500
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	150	700	running	59
2	2	33	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	150	525	running	41
3	6	186	Darel Dieringer	Don Oldenberg	'55 Buick	145	375	running	0
4	13	7	Jimmy Thompson	George Hilton	'56 Mercury	144	285	running	0
5	5	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'56 Dodge	143	250	running	0
6	12	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	133	210	running	0
7	4	90	Gene Blair	Gene Blair	'56 Mercury	133	160	overheating	0
8	15	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	130	110	rf wheel	0
9	16	8	Ray Atkinson	Ray Atkinson	'56 Dodge	126	100	rf wheel	0
10	17	76	Larry Frank	Joe Holly	'55 Oldsmobile	123	100	rf tire	0
11	3	5	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'56 Chevrolet	121	100	rf tire	17
12	7	12	Joe Weatherly	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	89	100	rf tire	0
13	9	77	Dave Hirschfield	Dave Hirschfield	'55 Chevrolet	84	100	rf tire	0
14	11	3	Bill Lutz	Gene Sauer	'56 Ford	74	100	rf tire	0
15	14	10	Don Gray	Ray Fletcher	'56 Ford	65	100	rf tire	0
16	8	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	55	100	crash	33
17	10	45	Bill Brown	Bill Brown	'56 Mercury	19	100	engine	0
18	18	27	Jack Lawrence	Jack Lawrence	'55 Plymouth	1	100	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bob Welborn	1	22	22
Curtis Turner	23	55	33
Tom Pistone	56	72	17
Jimmy Massey	73	111	39
Bob Welborn	112	131	20
Jimmy Massey	132	133	2
Bob Welborn	134	150	17

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