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1956-05

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 5 of 47
Thursday, April 12, 1956 at Peach Bowl, Atlanta, GA
200 laps on a .250 mile paved track (50.0 miles)

Time of race: 0:57:13
Average Speed: 52.432 mph
Pole Speed: 55.08 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 3,000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	33	Fonty Flock	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	200	750	running	77
2	5	98	Marvin Panch	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	200	575	running	0
3	3	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'56 Dodge	198	425	running	0
4	9	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	197	335	running	0
5	8	90	Gene Blair	Gene Blair	'56 Mercury	196	300	running	0
6	6	7	Jimmy Thompson	George Hilton	'56 Mercury	193	250	running	0
7	12	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	192	200	running	0
8	1	186	Darel Dieringer	Don Oldenberg	'56 Dodge	190	150	running	95
9	18	71	Dick Joslin	Bill Webb	'56 Dodge	189	100	brakes	0
10	14	20	Curly Martin		'56 Dodge	188	100	spun	0
11	17	8	Ray Atkinson	Ray Atkinson	'56 Ford	186	100	overheating	0
12	13	77	Dave Hirschfield	Dave Hirschfield	'55 Chevrolet	171	100	rf tire	0
13	16	10	Don Gray	Ray Fletcher	'56 Ford	170	100	rf tire	0
14	15	4	Art Binkley	Art Binkley	'56 Plymouth	159	100	overheating	0
15	20	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	157	100	wheel bearing	0
16	7	5	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'56 Chevrolet	143	100	exhaust	0
17	10	76	Larry Frank	Joe Holly	'55 Oldsmobile	134	100	brakes	0
18	11	3	Bill Lutz	Gene Sauer	'56 Ford	124	100	rf tire	0
19	21	12	Joe Weatherly	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	122	50	steering	0
20	4	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	67	50	rf wheel	28
21	19	45	Bill Brown	Bill Brown	'56 Mercury	0		engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fonty Flock	1	39	39
Bob Welborn	40	67	28
Darel Dieringer	68	162	95
Fonty Flock	163	200	38

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