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1956-47

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NASCAR Grand National race number 47 of 56
Sunday, September 23, 1956 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
300 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:06:34
Average Speed: 70.615 mph
Pole Speed: 93.628 mph

Cautions: 9
Margin of Victory: 7 laps +
Attendance: 31,000
Lead changes: 10

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
9	19	64	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'56 Buick	274	400	running	0
1	2	3	Paul Goldsmith	Smokey Yunick	'56 Chevrolet	300	4,150	running	182
5	11	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'56 Chevrolet	290	700	running	0
8	37	10	Rex White	Max Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	280	400	running	0
11	25	17	Dick Allwine	Earl Wright	'56 Chevrolet	263	200	running	0
16	13	16	Tiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller	'56 Chevrolet	232	100	running	0
20	31	53	Jack Montgangelo	Jack Montgangelo	'56 Chevrolet	206	100	running	0
21	41	79	John Lindsay	John Lindsay	'55 Chevrolet	204	75	transmission	0
23	17	63	Bill Tanner	Al Liberty	'55 Chevrolet	182	75	running	0
25	14	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'56 Chevrolet	169	75	fire	1
30	40	27	Peck Peckham	Peck Peckham	'55 Chevrolet	101	75	running	0
37	18	81	Frank Jamison		'55 Chevrolet	54	50	crankshaft	0
12	23	03	Vince Cougineri		'56 Chrysler	256	150	running	0
22	32	34	Johnny Coy		'56 Chrysler	197	175	running	0
31	24	02	Mario Rossi	Mario Rossi	'55 Chrysler	97	60	rear end	0
38	1	87	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	51	125	oil line	9
2	8	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	293	1,800	running	0
3	10	67	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	292	1,175	running	0
19	34	98	Danny Letner	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	209	100	engine	0
33	36	24	Gene Bergin	Malcolm Barlow	'56 Dodge	76	60	gasket	0
13	20	84	Jack Tykarski	Lawson & Netti	'56 Ford	250	225	running	0
15	29	77	Cecil Lassiter		'56 Ford	235	100	running	0
17	3	22	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	220	125	oil line	38
26	33	31	Bill Champion	John Whitford	'56 Ford	145	75	transmission	0
29	12	97	Bill Amick	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	104	75	radiator	0
32	16	38	Bill Parks		'56 Ford	92	60	crash	0
34	6	9	Marvin Panch	Tom Harbison	'56 Ford	74	60	engine	0
42	4	12	Ralph Moody	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	3	50	crash	0
43	5	66	Harvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson	'56 Ford	3	50	crash	0
39	26	23	Benny DeRosier	Adelmo Tiezzi	'54 Hudson	43	50	steering	0
4	9	26	Jim Paschal	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	292	950	running	70
6	7	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	288	550	running	0
7	42	5	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'56 Mercury	284	450	running	0
10	21	62	Russ Truelove	Bob White	'56 Mercury	268	250	running	0
28	15	1	Elton Hildreth	Elton Hildreth	'56 Mercury	122	75	spindle	0
24	39	47	Harvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin	'54 Nash	173	75	crash	0
36	27	83	Chuck Hansen		'55 Oldsmobile	66	50	gasket	0
27	38	95	Jim Rhoades		'55 Packard	143	75	steering	0
44	44	11	Francis Dionne		'56 Packard	2	150	crash	0
14	28	20	Charles Blewitt		'55 Plymouth	242	100	running	0
18	35	21	George Cork		'55 Plymouth	215	100	engine	0
35	22	69	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'56 Plymouth	66	60	gasket	0
40	30	18	Ronnie Herra		'55 Plymouth	34	50	head	0
41	43	4	Corey Benjamin		'55 Plymouth	34	50	gasket	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buck Baker	1	9	9
Paul Goldsmith	10	18	9
Fireball Roberts	19	42	24
Paul Goldsmith	43	74	32
Fireball Roberts	75	76	2
Jim Reed	77	77	1
Jim Paschal	78	116	39
Paul Goldsmith	117	209	93
Fireball Roberts	210	221	12
Jim Paschal	222	252	31
Paul Goldsmith	253	300	48

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