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1956-52

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NASCAR Grand National race number 52 of 56
Wednesday, October 17, 1956 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC
133 laps on a .750 mile dirt track (99.8 miles)

Time of race: 1:22:49
Average Speed: 72.268 mph
Pole Speed: 75.041 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 6,800
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	300B	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	133	950	running	104
2	1	12	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	133	675	running	15
3	12	98	Marvin Panch	Tom Harbison	'56 Ford	132	475	running	0
4	8	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	132	365	running	0
5	7	97	Bill Amick	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	130	320	running	0
6	3	300	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	129	250	running	14
7	6	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'56 Chevrolet	127	200	running	0
8	5	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	127	150	running	0
18	22	62	Bobby Waddell		'55 Chevrolet	105	100	running	0
17	23	94	Ed Cole	Ed Cole	'55 Mercury	110	100	running	0
16	15	31	Bill Champion	John Whitford	'56 Ford	110	100	engine	0
15	18	25	Jim Donovan	Sam McCuthen	'56 Chevrolet	115	100	running	0
14	19	13	Jesse James Taylor	Jesse James Taylor	'56 Ford	118	100	running	0
13	17	60	Brownie King	Brownie King	'56 Chevrolet	118	100	running	0
12	20	418	George Green	George Green	'56 Chevrolet	118	100	running	0
11	13	83	Johnny Dodson	Johnny Dodson	'56 Chevrolet	125	100	running	0
10	4	22	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	126	100	running	0
9	26	16	Tiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller	'56 Chevrolet	126	100	running	0
20	21	96	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	'55 Chevrolet	102	50	running	0
19	24	209	Jim Mundy	Pete Stewart	'56 Plymouth	104	50	running	0
26	16	34	Dick Beaty	Ike Kiser	'56 Ford	30		rr hub	0
25	11	27	Billy Carden		'56 Mercury	44		spindle	0
24	9	4	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	92		a frame	0
23	27	111	John Fite		'55 Plymouth	96		running	0
22	10	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'56 Plymouth	97		radiator	0
21	25	203	Pete Yow	Pete Yow	'56 Ford	99		running	0
27	14	59	Blackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt	'56 Plymouth	21		engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Speedy Thompson	1	14	14
Ralph Moody	15	29	15
Buck Baker	30	133	104

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