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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 12 of 47
Sunday, May 20, 1956 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:05:36
Average speed: 71.654 mph
Pole speed: 87.047 mph

Cautions: 5 for 12 laps
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 9000
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	97	Danny Letner	Dodge / Harbison Oldsmobile (Tom Harbison)	'56 Dodge	150	1750	running	124
2	12	33	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	149	1250	running	0
3	7	48	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	146	875	running	0
4	20	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	142	650	running	0
5	15	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	139	525	running	0
6	3	98	Allen Adkins	Dodge / Harbison Oldsmobile (Tom Harbison)	'56 Dodge	138	375	crash	0
7	23	4	Art Binkley	Art Binkley	'56 Plymouth	136	300	running	0
8	6	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	136	250	a frame	0
9	4	7	Jimmy Thompson	George Hilton	'56 Mercury	122	150	overheating	0
10	9	25	Possum Jones	Sam McCuthen	'56 Chevrolet	109	125	crash	0
11	1	50	Frank Mundy	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	97	100	crash	26
12	22	90	Gene Blair	Gene Blair	'56 Mercury	95	100	crash	0
13	26	2	Larry Frank	–	'56 Mercury	83	100	overheating	0
14	5	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'56 Dodge	72	100	crash	0
15	10	14	Fonty Flock	Frank Christian	'56 Chevrolet	64	100	plugs	0
16	14	77	Dave Hirschfield	Dave Hirschfield	'56 Chevrolet	54	100	engine	0
17	8	186	Bob Pronger	Don Oldenberg	'55 Buick	38	100	engine	0
18	16	71	Dick Joslin	Bill Webb	'56 Dodge	36	100	engine	0
19	21	88	Harry Dust	Harry Dust	'56 Pontiac	25	75	engine	0
20	19	12	Joe Weatherly	Schwam Motors (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	20	75	overheating	0
21	17	10	Don Gray	Ray Fletcher	'56 Ford	13	75	crash	0
22	18	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	8	75	engine	0
23	24	8	Ray Atkinson	Ray Atkinson	'56 Dodge	3	75	engine	0
24	25	3	Norman Schihl	Norman Schihl	'56 Ford	1	50	engine	0
25	11	22	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers	'56 Ford	0	50	crash	0
26	13	53	Bill Tanner	Al Liberty	'56 Ford	0	50	crash	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Dick Beaty	34	Kiser's Garage	Ike Kiser	Pontiac

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Frank Mundy	1	3	3
Danny Letner	4	9	6
Frank Mundy	10	11	2
Danny Letner	12	15	4
Frank Mundy	16	19	4
Danny Letner	20	80	61
Frank Mundy	81	97	17
Danny Letner	98	150	53