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1956-07 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Convertible Series race number 7 of 47 Sunday, April 22, 1956 at Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC 200 laps on a 0.400 mile dirt track (80.000 miles) Time of race: 1:00:13 Average speed: 79.712 mph Pole speed: 69.398 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 6700 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet 200 850 running 139 2 9 86   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg '56 Dodge 200 625 running 0 3 10 7A   Larry Odo Larry Odo '56 Chevrolet 198 450 running 0 4 7 12   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 196 350 running 35 5 6 90   Gene Blair Gene Blair '56 Mercury 186 310 running 0 6 12 55   Mel Larson Mel Larson '56 Ford 185 250 tire 0 7 8 7   Jimmy Thompson George Hilton '56 Mercury 177 200 spindle 0 8 13 77   Dave Hirschfield Dave Hirschfield '55 Chevrolet 169 150 rf tire 0 9 11 3   Bill Lutz Gene Sauer '56 Ford 137 100 axle 0 10 4 33   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 121 100 overheating 0 11 5 26   Curtis Turner Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 102 100 crash 0 12 3 98   Marvin Panch Dodge   (Tom Harbison) '56 Dodge 81 100 rear end 0 13 1 503   Frank Mundy Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 40 100 water hose 26 14 14 186   Darel Dieringer Don Oldenberg '55 Buick 0 100 transmission 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Frank Mundy 1 26 26   Bob Welborn 27 139 113   Joe Weatherly 140 174 35   Bob Welborn 175 200 26