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1956 Old Dominion 500

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 44 of 47
September 23, 1956 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:59:21
Average Speed: 62.67 mph
Pole Speed: 66.964 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 5 laps +
Attendance: 14,000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	8	33	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	500	2,200	running	107
2	11	98	Allen Adkins	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	495	1,350	running	0
3	7	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	495	975	running	0
4	15	48	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	492	600	running	0
5	5	34	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	480	500	running	100
6	4	12	Joe Weatherly	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	479	450	running	129
7	6	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'55 Buick	472	400	running	0
8	14	77	Larry Frank	L.D. Fish	'56 Chevrolet	471	350	running	0
9	29	711	Bill Poor	Bill Poor	'56 Chevrolet	470	300	running	0
10	13	99	Billy Carden	Schwam Motors	'56 Ford	462	300	running	0
11	12	4	Art Binkley	Art Binkley	'56 Plymouth	459	250	running	0
12	16	32	Raymond Carter		'55 Chevrolet	457	250	running	0
13	9	41	Billy Rafter	C.M. Julian	'56 Dodge	456	250	running	0
14	19	155	Whitey Gerkin		'56 Dodge	423	225	running	0
15	17	14	Bob Beck	Bob Beck	'56 Chevrolet	420	225	running	0
16	20	45	Bun Emery	Bill Brown	'56 Mercury	411	225	running	0
17	18	71	Gordon Snead		'54 Oldsmobile	405	225	running	0
18	23	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	378	200	running	0
19	26	3	Norman Schihl	Norman Schihl	'56 Ford	364	200	crash	0
20	10	2	Bill Lutz		'56 Ford	341	200	engine	0
21	22	5	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'56 Chevrolet	334	175	gas line	0
22	24	47	Frank Milligan		'56 Chevrolet	203	175	running	0
23	1	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	175	175	clutch	81
24	3	22	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers	'56 Ford	149	150	engine	0
25	2	82	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors	'56 Ford	86	150	engine	83
26	27	0	Jim Donovan	Ray Fletcher	'56 Ford	78	100	transmission	0
27	28	56	Cannonball Brown	Cannonball Brown	'56 Chrysler	31	100	engine	0
28	25	54	Don Corley		'56 Ford	11	100	withdrew	0
29	21	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	8	100	distributor	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Curtis Turner	1	3	3
Joe Eubanks	4	86	83
Curtis Turner	87	164	78
Joe Weatherly	165	293	129
Gwyn Staley	294	393	100
Jimmy Massey	394	500	107

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