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1956-06 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 6 of 56 Sunday, February 26, 1956 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 39 laps* on a 4.100 mile road course (159.900 miles) Time of race: 1:40:24 Average speed: 90.657 mph Pole speed: 135.747 mph Cautions: 2 for 2 laps Margin of victory: 57 sec Attendance: 29000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Tim Flock 300 Chrysler 26.520   135.747   2   Speedy Thompson 500 Dodge 27.800   129.496   3   Cotton Owens 286 Pontiac 27.960   128.755   4   Ed Kretz 285 Pontiac 28.070   128.255   5   Russ Truelove 226 Mercury 28.080   128.205   6   Bob Korf 15W Mercury 28.080   128.205   7   Jack Choquette 290 Dodge 28.140   127.939   8   Jim Paschal 75 Mercury 28.440   126.582   9   Buck Baker 301 Chrysler 28.440   126.582   10   Herb Thomas 92 Chevrolet 28.560   126.050   11   Frank Mundy 300 Chrysler 28.720   125.348   12   Fonty Flock 500 Dodge 28.760   125.174   13   Charlie Scott 300 Chrysler 28.760   125.174   14   Bob Welborn 49 Chevrolet 28.840   124.827   15   Ralph Liguori 6 Dodge 28.920   124.481   16   Jimmie Lewallen 88 Oldsmobile 29.040   123.967   17   Jim Wilson 576 Dodge 29.080   123.796   18   Lee Petty 42 Dodge 29.080   123.796   19   Lyle Scott 63 Chrysler 29.240   123.119   20   Buddy Krebs 321 Dodge 29.240   123.119   21   Marvin Panch 98 Dodge 29.240   123.119   22   Ralph Moody 12 Ford 29.280   122.951   23   Al Tasnady 144 Plymouth 29.280   122.951   24   Billy Myers 14W Mercury 29.280   122.951   25   Gwyn Staley 2 Chevrolet 29.340   122.703   26   Junior Johnson 55 Pontiac 29.360   122.616   27   Jim Reed 7 Chevrolet 29.360   122.616   28   Charlie Cregar 505 Chevrolet 29.360   122.616   29   Danny Letner 97 Ford 29.360   122.616   30   Rex White X Chevrolet 29.450   122.238   31   Joel Million 78 Oldsmobile 29.600   121.622   32   Fireball Roberts 22 Ford 29.640   121.456   33   Tommy Thompson M-1 Buick 29.720   121.131   34   Dick Linder 157 Ford 29.880   120.482   35   Donald Thomas 91 Ford 30.040   119.840   36   Curtis Turner 99 Ford 30.080   119.681   37   Joe Weatherly 9 Ford 30.200   119.205   38   Darvin Randahl 204 Ford 30.240   119.043   39   John Hamby 211 Plymouth 30.310   118.754   40   Al Keller 64 Chevrolet 30.360   118.577   41   Don Bailey 330 Ford 30.440   118.265   42   Gene White 8 Buick 30.520   117.955   43   Joy Fair 719 Dodge 30.880   116.580   44   Jim Cushman 10 Buick 30.920   116.429   45   Bill Widenhouse 68 Ford 30.960   116.279   46   Jack Smith 999 Ford 31.080   115.830   47   Glen Wood 21 Ford 31.140   115.620   48   W.H. Atkinson 265 Ford 31.160   115.533   49   Ray Chaike 16 Chevrolet 31.200   115.385   50   Mel Larson 155 Ford 31.200   115.385   51   Joe Eubanks 56 Ford 31.240   115.237   52   Red Farmer C97 Chevrolet 31.520   114.213   53   Blackie Pitt 59 Oldsmobile 31.520   114.213   54   David Ezell 761 Chevrolet 31.560   114.068   55   Gene Simpson 40 Buick 31.640   113.780   56   Pete Yow 203 Buick 31.640   113.780   57   Kenneth Wagner 84 Ford 31.720   113.493   58   Jack Radtke 342 Ford 31.720   113.493   59   Dink Widenhouse B-2 Ford 31.760   113.350   60   Ken Milligan 100 Chevrolet 31.920   112.782   61   Charles Oldham 123 Chevrolet 31.960   112.641   62   Tommy Herzberg 108 Chevrolet 32.120   112.080   63   Bobby Myers 1 Chevrolet 32.680   110.159   64   Jimmy Mairs 206 Buick 32.720   110.024   65   Sonny Black 444 Chevrolet 33.160   108.552   66   Dave Lundman 396 Chevrolet 33.680   106.888   67   Johnny Allen 264 Plymouth 34.240   105.140   68   Harvey Henderson 19 Chevrolet 35.040   102.740   69   Bud Palmer 166 Dodge 36.040   99.889   70   Dick Beaty 34 Ford 37.960   94.837   71   Walt Schubert 77 Ford 38.080   94.538   72   Johnny Osteen 424 Oldsmobile 38.260   94.087   73   Benny DeRosier 230 Hudson 43.420   82.912   74   Ken Love 640 Ford     x 75   Eddie Skinner 96 Oldsmobile     x 76   Pat Zocano 411 Chevrolet     x 77   Ray Thompson 390 Studebaker     x 78   Bill Blair 5 Dodge     x 79   Dick Blackwell 271 Mercury     x 80   Emanuel Zervakis 113 Chevrolet     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Marty Nichols (#16A), L.C. Rigsby (#424), Bill Cintia, Marlon Edwards, Hal Prentice (#333), Don Mitchell (#310), Louis Headley (#243), Mike Diviney (#214), Jake Hatcher (#205), George Henderson (#142), Peck Peckham (#74), C.E. Wood (#60), Bob Pronger (#44), Ted Cannady (#32), Bunk Moore (#20), Mickey Rorer (#17), Jimmy Ayers (#3), Mickey Katlin (#71-WD)