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1956-10 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post Pacific Coast Late Model Division race number 10 of 32 Combination race with Grand National drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at Eureka Speedway, Eureka, CA 160 laps* on a 0.625 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 2:00:46 Average speed: 38.814 mph Pole speed: 34.07 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1956 Pacific Coast Late Model Division results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 6 300B   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 125 1000 running 95   2 5 77   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart '56 Dodge 124 700 running 0   3 16 225   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '56 Mercury 124 475 running 0   4 8 14   Bob Keefe Harold McClure '56 Ford 124 365 running 0   5 10 9   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '56 Pontiac 123 310 running 0   6 1 88   Johnny Kieper John Kieper '56 Oldsmobile 122 250 running 30   7 7 52   Harold Hardesty John Ross '56 Chevrolet 120 200 running 0   8 13 15   Royce Hagerty Curly Weida '56 Dodge 120 150 running 0   9 4 47   Sam Steers Walt Palozi '56 Pontiac 119 125 running 0   10 20 1   Art Watts Tom Roady '55 Dodge 119 110 running 0   11 15 30   Jim Graham Fury Racers   (Jack Chatenay) '56 Plymouth 117 100 running 0   12 14 188   Jim Blomgren Lorrin Bates '56 Ford 117 100 overheating 0   13 24 75   Bill Sullivan Bill Gleason '54 Ford 116 50 running 0   14 3 25   Erick Erickson Erick Erickson '54 Buick 113 50 running 0   15 12 98   Ed Negre Ed Negre '55 Oldsmobile 111 50 overheating 0   16 17 134   Bob Havemann Bob Havenmann '54 Dodge 106 50 running 0   17 25 95   Jack Williams Jack Williams '53 Oldsmobile 94 50 running 0   18 23 71   Ted Sweeney Ted Sweeney '56 Oldsmobile 62 50 running 0   19 9 50   Harold Beal Harold Beal '56 Ford 57 50 crash 0   20 11 66   Bill Hyde Herb Eberhart '56 Oldsmobile 54 50 piston 0   21 21 78   Don Porter Nick Porter '55 Studebaker 53   rr axle 0   22 19 20   Howard Phillippi Howard Phillippi '55 Chevrolet 45   crash 0   23 2 1C   Clyde Palmer Tom Roady '56 Dodge 38   piston 0   24 18 41   Ernie Young Walt Palozi '56 Pontiac 37   crash 0   25 22 5   Lyle Matlock Al Liggons '55 Mercury 18   overheating 0   * Race shortened to 125 laps due to track conditions.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   John Kieper 1 30 30   Herb Thomas 31 125 95