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NASCAR Grand National race number 25 of 56
Sunday, June 10, 1956 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
167 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (250.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:15
Average speed: 74.313 mph
Pole speed: 98.504 mph

Cautions: 5
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Attendance: 15000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	23	12	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	167	4100	running	15
2	9	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	167	2100	running	47
3	14	286	Pat Kirkwood	Jim Stephens	'56 Pontiac	165	1325	running	0
4	4	11	Tim Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	'56 Chevrolet	164	950	running	0
5	7	82	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	'56 Ford	163	650	running	0
6	8	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	163	600	running	0
7	6	502	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	162	350	running	0
8	13	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	159	300	running	0
9	1	300	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	156	300	running	87
10	10	91	Jack Smith	Ted Chester	'56 Chevrolet	156	150	running	0
11	15	4	Bob Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	'56 Chevrolet	154	125	fuel pump	0
12	17	88	Banjo Matthews	Ernest Woods	'56 Oldsmobile	149	200	running	0
13	22	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'55 Plymouth	149	200	running	0
14	20	291	C.H. Dingler	C.H. Dingler	'56 Dodge	148	100	running	0
15	29	52	Joe Guide	Sally Guide	'54 Hudson	141	200	running	0
16	26	1	Gene Goodman	–	'54 Oldsmobile	130	75	running	0
17	19	205	Bill Osborne	R.H. Coleman	'56 Ford	128	75	a frame	0
18	27	48	Al Watkins	Don Holcomb	'56 Ford	128	75	running	0
19	2	300C	Speedy Thompson	Kiekhaefer Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer)	'56 Chrysler	115	125	engine	18
20	3	3	Paul Goldsmith	Smokey Yunick	'56 Chevrolet	115	100	crash	0
21	5	22	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	88	50	piston	0
22	28	59	Blackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt	'56 Buick	60	50	a frame	0
23	25	35	Joe Stewart	–	'55 Chrysler	57	50	steering	0
24	21	16	Cotton Priddy	Cotton Priddy	'56 Chevrolet	38	50	crash	0
25	12	285	Don Carr	Jim Stephens	'56 Pontiac	35	50	crash	0
26	11	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	31	50	hose	0
27	18	760	Herb Gibson	Joe George	'56 Chevrolet	21	50	engine	0
28	16	418	Sherman Utsman	–	'56 Chevrolet	17	50	engine	0
29	24	21	Arnold Denley	–	'55 Studebaker	5	150	shocks	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
WD	Clint McHugh	78	Helzafire	Ernest Woods	Oldsmobile

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Speedy Thompson	1	2	2
Buck Baker	3	89	87
Speedy Thompson	90	105	16
Jim Paschal	106	152	47
Ralph Moody	153	167	15