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1956-20

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NASCAR Grand National race number 20 of 56
Sunday, May 27, 1956 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC
133 laps on a .750 mile dirt track (99.8 miles)

Time of race: 1:32:16
Average Speed: 64.866 mph
Pole Speed: 76.966 mph

Cautions: 3 for 9 laps
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 3,900
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	300C	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	133	1,100	running	95
2	2	502	Junior Johnson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	133	600	running	0
3	25	300	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	132	475	running	38
4	7	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	131	365	running	0
5	3	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	131	310	running	0
6	5	9	Joe Weatherly	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'56 Ford	129	250	running	0
7	4	82	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	'56 Ford	129	200	running	0
8	8	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	127	150	running	0
10	9	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	123	100	running	0
9	17	55	Jack Smith	Brushy Mountain Motors (A.L. Bumgarner)	'56 Pontiac	127	100	running	0
11	15	34	Dick Beaty	Ike Kiser	'56 Ford	122	75	running	0
12	18	100	Ken Milligan	Dave Everett	'56 Chevrolet	121	60	running	0
20	14	19	Harvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson	'56 Ford	66	50	push rod	0
19	21	96	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	'55 Chevrolet	73	50	piston	0
18	10	99	Curtis Turner	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'56 Ford	78	50	electrical	0
17	24	760	Brownie King	Brownie King	'56 Chevrolet	83	50	running	0
16	13	24	Bobby Waddell	Jimmy Pardue	'55 Chevrolet	103	50	piston	0
15	19	94	Ed Cole	Clarence DeZalia	'55 Mercury	110	50	running	0
14	23	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'55 Plymouth	112	50	running	0
13	20	48	Al Watkins	Don Holcomb	'56 Ford	120	50	running	0
21	11	X	Rex White	Max Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	53		radiator	0
22	22	34A	Charlie Jackson		'55 Oldsmobile	53		gas line	0
23	16	271	Billy Carden		'56 Mercury	48		bearing	0
24	12	59	Blackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt	'56 Buick	2		radiator	0
25	6	7A	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'56 Chevrolet	0		crash	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Speedy Thompson	1	47	47
Buck Baker	48	58	11
Speedy Thompson	59	82	24
Buck Baker	83	98	16
Speedy Thompson	99	118	20
Buck Baker	119	129	11
Speedy Thompson	130	133	4

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