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1956-42 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Convertible Series race number 42 of 47 Sunday, September 16, 1956 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR 200 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 3:18:54 Average speed: 90.498 mph Pole speed: 105.758 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 3 laps + Attendance: 8700 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 26   Curtis Turner Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 200 3800 running 141 2 2 12   Joe Weatherly Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 197 2100 running 54 3 3 34   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 194 1025 running 0 4 10 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet 190 700 running 0 5 6 33   Jimmy Massey Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 187 600 running 5 6 11 4   Art Binkley Art Binkley '56 Plymouth 186 600 running 0 7 19 22   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '56 Ford 184 400 running 0 8 5 86   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg '56 Buick 174 560 running 0 9 21 711   Bill Poor Bill Poor '56 Chevrolet 171 300 running 0 10 8 41   Billy Rafter C.M. Julian '56 Dodge 169 350 running 0 11 23 5   Tom Pistone Tom Pistone '56 Chevrolet 156 200 running 0 12 17 54   John Fox – '56 Ford 144 150 running 0 13 22 7A   Larry Odo Larry Odo '56 Chevrolet 138 125 running 0 14 12 48   Jimmie Lewallen Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet 129 100 radiator 0 15 7 98   Allen Adkins Tom Harbison '56 Dodge 127 100 engine 0 16 20 71   Dick Joslin Bill Webb '56 Dodge 123 100 engine 0 17 4 99   Billy Carden Schwam Motors '56 Ford 112 115 engine 0 18 13 76   Larry Frank Larry Frank '56 Chevrolet 80 100 gas line 0 19 18 3   Norman Schihl Norman Schihl '56 Ford 64 100 idler arm 0 20 15 55   Mel Larson Mel Larson '56 Ford 52 100 engine 0 21 16 56   Cannonball Brown Cannonball Brown '56 Chrysler 52 175 tie rod 0 22 9 0   Possum Jones Ray Fletcher '56 Ford 34 75 engine 0 23 14 45   Bun Emery Bill Brown '56 Mercury 10 175 a frame 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bob Beck 14 Bob Beck Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Weatherly 1 54 54   Curtis Turner 55 62 8   Jimmy Massey 63 67 5   Curtis Turner 68 200 133