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1956-24 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Grand National race number 24 of 56 Sunday, June 3, 1956 at Merced Fairgrounds, Merced, CA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 2:06:47 Average speed: 47.325 mph Pole speed: 58.234 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 300B   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 200 910 running – 2 5 52   Harold Hardesty John Ross '56 Chevrolet 200 650 running – 3 8 30   Jim Graham Fury Racers   (Jack Chatenay) '56 Plymouth 200 495 running – 4 2 225   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '56 Mercury 198 375 running – 5 12 45   Eddie Pagan Eddie Pagan '56 Ford 197 310 running – 6 10 88   Johnny Kieper Johnny Kieper '56 Oldsmobile 194 250 running – 7 20 56   Chuck Meekins Jim Rush '56 Chevrolet 194 200 running – 8 7 43   Bob Ross Bob Ross '56 Mercury 190 200 running – 9 27 25   Erick Erickson Erick Erickson '54 Buick 190 125 running – 10 11 34   Sherman Clark Sherman Clark '55 Chevrolet 185 110 running – 11 17 188   Jim Blomgren Lorrin Bates '56 Ford 183 100 running – 12 22 14   Bob Keefe Harold McClure '56 Ford 183 100 running – 13 3 11   Parnelli Jones Vel Miletich '56 Ford 181 60 wheel – 14 23 101   Lucky Long William Long '56 Chevrolet 180 50 crash – 15 19 20   Howard Phillippi Howard Phillippi '55 Chevrolet 172 50 running – 16 16 9   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '56 Pontiac 168 50 running – 17 24 75   Bill Sullivan Bill Gleason '54 Ford 162 50 running – 18 25 47   Nick Lari Nick Lari '56 Ford 155 50 running – 19 15 5   Clyde Palmer Al Liggons '55 Mercury 149 50 running – 20 14 2   Al Pombo Tom Roady '55 Dodge 122 50 crash – 21 21 352   Bob Francy Bob Francy '55 Chevrolet 91   shocks – 22 9 77   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart '56 Dodge 77 10 overheating – 23 4 48   Bill Moore Bill Moore '56 Ford 66 30 piston – 24 6 00   Dick Getty Dick Getty '56 Chevrolet 55 10 overheating – 25 26 55   Don Hamilton Don Hamilton '56 Studebaker 53   engine – 26 18 12   John Lansaw John Lansaw '56 Chevrolet 19   radiator – 27 13 551   Jack Richardson Evan Mecham '56 Pontiac 8   piston – 28 28 8   Owen Loggins Owen Loggins '54 Dodge 0   rods –

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Ron McIntosh 59 John Vance Chevrolet