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1956-20 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 20 of 56 Sunday, May 27, 1956 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC 133 laps on a 0.750 mile dirt track (99.750 miles) Time of race: 1:32:16 Average speed: 64.866 mph Pole speed: 76.966 mph Cautions: 3 for 9 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 3900 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 300C   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 133 1100 running 95 2 2 502   Junior Johnson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 133 600 running 0 3 25 300   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 132 475 running 38 4 7 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 131 365 running 0 5 3 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 131 310 running 0 6 5 9   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 129 250 running 0 7 4 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 129 200 running 0 8 8 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 127 150 running 0 9 17 55   Jack Smith Brushy Mountain Motors   (A.L. Bumgarner) '56 Pontiac 127 100 running 0 10 9 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 123 100 running 0 11 15 34   Dick Beaty Ike Kiser '56 Ford 122 75 running 0 12 18 100   Ken Milligan Dave Everett '56 Chevrolet 121 60 running 0 13 20 48   Al Watkins Don Holcomb '56 Ford 120 50 running 0 14 23 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '55 Plymouth 112 50 running 0 15 19 94   Ed Cole Clarence DeZalia '55 Mercury 110 50 running 0 16 13 24   Bobby Waddell Jimmy Pardue '55 Chevrolet 103 50 piston 0 17 24 760   Brownie King Brownie King '56 Chevrolet 83 50 running 0 18 10 99   Curtis Turner Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 78 50 electrical 0 19 21 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '55 Chevrolet 73 50 piston 0 20 14 19   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '56 Ford 66 50 push rod 0 21 11 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 53   radiator 0 22 22 34A   Charlie Jackson Ike Kiser '55 Oldsmobile 53   gas line 0 23 16 271   Billy Carden – '56 Mercury 48   bearing 0 24 12 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '56 Buick 2   radiator 0 25 6 7A   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '56 Chevrolet 0   crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Speedy Thompson 1 47 47   Buck Baker 48 58 11   Speedy Thompson 59 82 24   Buck Baker 83 98 16   Speedy Thompson 99 118 20   Buck Baker 119 129 11   Speedy Thompson 130 133 4