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1956-23 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 23 of 56 Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY 150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 1:44:26 Average speed: 86.179 mph Pole speed: 83.975 mph Cautions: 1 for 3 laps Margin of victory: 3 laps Attendance: 6000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 300   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 150 1900 running 141 2 6 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 147 1300 running 0 3 2 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '56 Chevrolet 146 950 running 0 4 4 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 145 700 running 0 5 8 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 145 535 running 0 6 3 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 144 375 fuel pump 0 7 23 300C   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 144 325 running 9 8 5 340   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '56 Chrysler 142 275 running 0 9 24 226   Russ Truelove Bob White '56 Mercury 141 150 running 0 10 12 10   Nolan Swift Jim Cushman '56 Buick 137 125 running 0 11 16 147   Hoss Kagle Hoss Kagle '56 Chevrolet 135 100 running 0 12 13 1   Ken Seibel – – 134 100 running 0 13 14 230   Benny DeRosier Adelmo Tiezzi '54 Hudson 129 100 running 0 14 15 179   John Lindsay John Lindsay '55 Chevrolet 126 100 running 0 15 21 3   Curley Hatfield – '55 Chevrolet 121 100 running 0 16 9 285   Don Carr Jim Stephens '56 Pontiac 120 100 engine 0 17 22 211   George Cork – '55 Plymouth 117 100 running 0 18 18 77   Walt Schubert Bob Bunselmeyer '55 Ford 114 100 running 0 19 19 41   Billy Rafter Billy Rafter '55 Dodge 114 50 running 0 20 11 81   Frank Jamison – '55 Chevrolet 88 50 overheating 0 21 17 195   Jim Rhoades Jim Rhoades '55 Packard 83 50 piston 0 22 7 95   Bob Duell Julian Buesink '56 Ford 23 50 lr tire 0 23 20 11   Sonny Walters – – 20 50 overheating 0 24 10 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '56 Buick 1 35 crash 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 102 102   Speedy Thompson 103 111 9   Buck Baker 112 150 39