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1956 Southern 500


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NASCAR Grand National race number 44 of 56
Monday, September 3, 1956 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.5 miles)

Time of race: 5:15:33
Average Speed: 95.167 mph
Pole Speed: 119.659 mph 		Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 70,000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
11199   Curtis Turner Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam)'56 Ford36411,750running225
2 157   Speedy Thompson Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer)'56 Chrysler3625,000running14
3 28   Marvin Panch DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo)'56 Ford3593,370running39
4237   Jim Reed Jim Reed'56 Chevrolet3591,850running 
5 43   Paul Goldsmith Smokey's Best Damn Garage   (Smokey Yunick)'56 Chevrolet3581,300running 
61726   Jim Paschal Bill Stroppe'56 Mercury3581,850running32
7 397   Bill Amick DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo)'56 Ford3571,020running 
8169   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam)'56 Ford352900running 
93047   Bobby Johns J.M. Fitzgibbons'56 Chevrolet349700running 
102093   Pat Kirkwood Howard Moore'56 Pontiac347550running 
112810   Rex White Max Welborn'56 Chevrolet345400running 
121586   Tim Flock John Foster Motors   (John Foster)'56 Ford345490running16
132261   Roz Howard Roz Howard'56 Chevrolet343250running 
142538   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier'56 Chevrolet343225running 
153532   Junior Johnson  '56 Chevrolet342200running 
161414   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe'56 Mercury341300running 
176835   Lee Petty Fred Frazier'56 Ford340175running 
183980   Harold Hardesty Beryl Jackson'56 Oldsmobile339350running 
194281   Elmo Langley Elmo Langley'56 Chevrolet338140running 
204643   Shorty York  '56 Ford336130running 
211931   Bill Champion Whitford Brothers   (John Whitford)'56 Ford336120running 
226569   Possum Jones Warren Lee'56 Chevrolet336110running 
235711   Emanuel Zervakis Emanuel Zervakis'56 Chevrolet334100running 
245416   Tiny Lund Gus Holzmueller'56 Chevrolet331100running 
254564   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford'56 Plymouth330300running 
26 687   Buck Baker Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer)'56 Chrysler330225running 
275391   Jack Smith Elridge Motors   (Ted Chester)'56 Chevrolet32975running 
283619   Billy Carden Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam)'56 Ford32975running 
292475   Bill Blair Temple Motors   (Frank Hayworth)'56 Mercury327125running 
303363   Sherman Utsman Robert McReynolds'56 Chevrolet32775running 
316465   Lou Spears  '56 Plymouth322150running 
325060   Brownie King Brownie King'56 Chevrolet32050running 
33 982   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher)'56 Ford31750gasket 
346648   Allen Adkins Don Holcomb'56 Ford31550running 
354389   Tom Lupo Granger Motors'56 Ford31350running 
362921   Gene Bergin Malcolm Barlow'56 Dodge308250running 
373188   Ralph Liguori Ernest Woods'56 Oldsmobile300150axle 
38 727   Frank Mundy Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer)'56 Dodge276180engine 
394066   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson'56 Ford26650running 
406134   Dick Beaty Ike Kiser'56 Ford26450crash 
416784   Judge Rider Lawson & Netti'56 Ford25850running 
425223   Wade Fields  '56 Ford24450running 
435654   Bill Brown Leland Colvin'55 Buick235250crash 
445573   Larry Flynn Williamson Motors   (B.B. Morris)'56 Buick222150crash 
456283   Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson'56 Chevrolet20450wheel 
466359   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt'56 Plymouth202100rear end 
47516   Pat Grogan Pat Grogan'56 Mercury20250gas tank 
484730   Clyde Palmer Jack Chatenay'56 Plymouth17750overheating 
49 592   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas'56 Chevrolet17350crash 
50181   Parnelli Jones Torrance Motors   (Vel Miletich)'56 Ford16970crash 
511322   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo)'56 Ford166160crash34
524444   Ray Hendrick  '56 Chevrolet16350engine 
531052   Bill Widenhouse Beatty Motors   (Bob Widenhouse)'56 Ford15950engine 
542729   Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse'56 Ford15850crash 
554850   Roy Bentley Marion Cox'56 Ford14650crash 
565824   Ken Love Richard Gallup'56 Ford13450running 
57 812   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo)'56 Ford11970crash 
581215   Fonty Flock Bill Stroppe'56 Mercury11780spindle 
593298   Danny Letner Tom Harbison'56 Dodge113100crash 
603740   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg'56 Plymouth10050gas tank 
613476   Bobby Myers Bill Stroppe'56 Mercury9150gas tank 
622195   Bob Duell Police Special   (Julian Buesink)'56 Ford9050rear end 
636051   Nace Mattingly Nace Mattingly'56 Ford7350engine 
64415   Pee Wee Jones  '56 Dodge6050throttle 
65262   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland'56 Chevrolet5750crash 
664925   Doug Yates Leland Colvin'56 Chevrolet5450crash 
677072   Peck Peckham Peck Peckham'55 Chevrolet2750gasket 
683817   Russ Graham Earl Wright'56 Chevrolet2650crash 
696913   Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor'56 Ford2550engine 
705918   Arden Mounts Arden Mounts'56 Pontiac1250piston