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1956-08

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NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 56
Sunday, March 18, 1956 at Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
200 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:08:42
Average speed: 46.287 mph
Pole speed: 57.197 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 5000
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	92	Herb Thomas	Smokey's Best Damn Garage (Smokey Yunick)	'56 Chevrolet	106	1100	running	–
2	4	500B	Buck Baker	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'56 Dodge	106	700	running	–
3	6	300B	Tim Flock	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'56 Chrysler	106	475	running	–
4	15	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	105	365	running	–
5	18	68	Bill Widenhouse	Fred Sheibert	'56 Ford	105	310	running	–
6	23	6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'56 Dodge	104	250	running	–
7	24	1	Bobby Myers	Ansel Rakestraw	'55 Chevrolet	104	200	running	–
8	13	X	Rex White	Max Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	103	150	running	–
9	10	91	Donald Thomas	Donald Thomas	'56 Ford	103	100	running	–
10	2	500	Speedy Thompson	Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'55 Dodge	103	100	running	–
11	21	37	Tiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller	'56 Pontiac	99	75	running	–
12	28	84	Kenneth Wagner	Lawson & Netti Racing	'56 Ford	96	60	running	–
13	11	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	95	50	bearing	–
14	14	999	Jack Smith	Joe Jones	'56 Ford	92	50	running	–
15	29	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'55 Plymouth	90	50	running	–
16	26	203	Pete Yow	Pete Yow	'55 Buick	88	50	running	–
17	16	96	Bobby Keck	Bobby Keck	'55 Chevrolet	87	50	running	–
18	17	204	Darvin Randahl	Darvin Randahl	'56 Ford	81	50	fan belt	–
19	8	27	John McVitty	John McVitty	'55 Chevrolet	80	50	running	–
20	25	900	Johnny Roberts	Johnny Roberts	'55 Chevrolet	74	50	running	–
21	19	505	Charlie Cregar	Charlie Cregar	'56 Chevrolet	74		transmission	–
22	12	19	Harvey Henderson	Harvey Henderson	'55 Chevrolet	74		tie rod	–
23	7	25	Pee Wee Jones	Sam McCuthen	'55 Chevrolet	70		fan belt	–
24	9	55	Junior Johnson	Brushy Mountain Motors (A.L. Bumgarner)	'56 Pontiac	63		suspension	–
25	27	73	John Dodd, Jr.	John Dodd, Sr.	'55 Oldsmobile	61		gasket	–
26	3	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	57		bearing	–
27	20	63	Johnny Zeke	–	'56 Chrysler	49		push rod	–
28	32	32	Ted Cannady	Ted Cannady	'55 Chevrolet	46		crash	–
29	30	82	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	'55 Chevrolet	45		engine	–
30	22	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	43		brakes	–
31	31	20	George Mantooth	W.R. Waldron	'55 Buick	43		engine	–
32	5	49	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	40		transmission	–

* Race shortened to 106 laps due to rain.