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1956-11

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NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 56
Sunday, April 22, 1956 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:58:32
Average Speed: 75.928 mph
Pole Speed: 104.59 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 24,000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	87	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	150	1,750	running	109
2	5	92	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	149	1,000	running	0
3	6	3	Tim Flock	Smokey Yunick	'56 Chevrolet	149	725	running	41
4	3	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	149	530	running	0
5	12	2	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	146	345	running	0
6	17	97	Allen Adkins	Tom Harbison	'56 Ford	146	200	running	0
7	18	86	Cotton Owens	Jim Stephens	'56 Pontiac	143	150	running	0
8	7	14W	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	140	135	running	0
9	14	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	139	115	running	0
10	40	5	Bill Blair	Joe Blair	'56 Dodge	134	100	running	0
20	25	33	Bud Geiselman	Chick Garno	'55 Chevrolet	112	50	overheating	0
19	33	95	Bill Parks	Roy Alloway	'55 Packard	113	50	running	0
18	13	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'56 Chevrolet	116	50	crash	0
17	4	98	Danny Letner	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	119	50	running	0
16	29	81	Buzz Woodward		'55 Chevrolet	120	50	running	0
15	34	77	Walt Schubert	Bob Bunselmeyer	'55 Ford	120	50	running	0
14	23	16	Ray Chaike	Gus Holzmueller	'56 Chevrolet	124	50	running	0
13	32	78	John Lindsay	John Lindsay	'55 Chevrolet	124	50	running	0
12	24	03	Russ Graham		'55 Chrysler	127	50	running	0
11	38	48	Al Watkins	Don Holcomb	'56 Ford	129	50	running	0
27	22	6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'56 Dodge	71	25	rear end	0
28	31	23	Benny DeRosier	Adelmo Tiezzi	'54 Hudson	64	25	head gasket	0
29	41	51	Donald Thomas		'56 Dodge	62	25	engine	0
30	11	37	Tiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller	'56 Pontiac	60	25	steering	0
26	39	50	Fred Lorenzen	SK Auto Body Fender Shop (Fred Lorenzen)	'56 Chevrolet	76	25	fuel pump	0
25	19	10	Rex White	Max Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	83	25	transmission	0
24	10	55	Junior Johnson	A.L. Bumgarner	'56 Pontiac	83	25	windshield	0
23	27	19	Harvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson	'55 Chevrolet	93	25	running	0
22	9	12	Ralph Moody	Southeastern Dealers (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	98	25	battery	0
21	35	47	Harvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin	'54 Nash	105	25	a frame	0
37	2	00	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	29		rf tire	0
38	8	15W	Bobby Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	28		engine	0
39	20	34	Fonty Flock	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	22		shocks	0
40	21	26	Russ Truelove	Bob White	'56 Mercury	22		shocks	0
36	36	85	Don Carr	Jim Stephens	'56 Pontiac	30		vapor lock	0
35	26	17	Dick Allwine	Earl Wright	'55 Chevrolet	31		overheating	0
34	16	49	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	40		frame	0
33	30	39	Buzz Auckland	Leslie Carr	'56 Chevrolet	43		crash	0
32	37	63	Bill Tanner	Al Liberty	'55 Chevrolet	48		transmission	0
31	15	22	Fireball Roberts	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	59		windshield	0
41	28	84	Kenneth Wagner	Lawson & Netti	'56 Ford	16		overheating	0

Failed to qualify: John McVitty (#27)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buck Baker	1	53	53
Tim Flock	54	94	41
Buck Baker	95	150	56

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