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1956-40 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 40 of 56 Wednesday, August 22, 1956 at Norfolk Speedway, Norfolk, VA 250 laps on a 0.400 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:46:22 Average speed: 56.408 mph Pole speed: 58.631 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 9 4   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 250 850 running 150 2 8 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 249 625 running 0 3 5 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 246 450 running 0 4 10 501   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 245 350 running 0 5 11 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '56 Plymouth 241 310 running 0 6 3 31   Bill Champion John Whitford '56 Ford 227 250 running 0 7 6 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 198 200 crash 0 8 2 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 198 150 running 0 9 4 35   Joe Weatherly Fred Frazier '56 Ford 170 100 gas line 0 10 7 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 154 100 rear end 0 11 1 12   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 104 100 idler arm 100 12 13 28   Jim Watkins – '56 Chevrolet 86 100 steering 0 13 12 41   Billy Rafter Billy Rafter '56 Dodge 36 100 bearing 0 14 14 14   Joe Bill McGraw – '56 Ford 7 100 fire 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ralph Moody 1 100 100   Billy Myers 101 250 150