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1956 Raleigh 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 30 of 56 Wednesday, July 4, 1956 at Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, NC 250 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 3:07:55 Average speed: 79.822 mph Pole speed: 82.587 mph Cautions: 1 Margin of victory: 2 lp 10 sc Attendance: 13600 Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 32 22   Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 250 3000 running 201 2 2 500   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 248 2000 running 13 3 27 502   Frank Mundy Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 247 1275 running 0 4 3 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 246 925 running 0 5 10 11   Tim Flock Mauri Rose Engineering   (Mauri Rose) '56 Chevrolet 243 750 running 0 6 4 3   Paul Goldsmith Smokey Yunick '56 Chevrolet 242 650 running 0 7 30 99   Marvin Panch Tom Harbison '56 Ford 241 550 running 0 8 18 5   Bill Walker – '56 Chevrolet 238 500 running 0 9 25 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 237 400 running 0 10 29 91   Jack Smith Ted Chester '56 Chevrolet 236 375 running 0 11 28 300C   Buck Baker Kiekhaefer Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '56 Chrysler 234 300 running 23 12 6 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 231 275 running 0 13 20 113   Emanuel Zervakis Emanuel Zervakis '56 Chevrolet 222 225 running 0 14 14 9   Billy Carden Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 217 225 running 0 15 13 240   Rat Garner Rat Garner '56 Ford 216 225 running 0 16 36 94   Ed Cole Ed Cole '56 Mercury 216 100 running 0 17 15 48   Al Watkins Don Holcomb '56 Ford 213 100 running 0 18 16 31   Bill Champion John Whitford '56 Ford 212 100 running 0 19 35 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '56 Chevrolet 206 100 running 0 20 12 286   Pat Kirkwood Jim Stephens '56 Pontiac 203 150 oil pressure 0 21 19 18   Arden Mounts Clay Brothers Super Market   (Arden Mounts) '56 Pontiac 195 100 running 0 22 5 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '56 Plymouth 181 150 overheating 0 23 8 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 146 100 bearing 0 24 34 640   Ken Love Ken Love '55 Ford 144 100 rf hub 0 25 7 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 136 150 engine 4 26 31 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 91 100 engine 0 27 17 88   Ralph Liguori Ernest Woods '56 Oldsmobile 90 150 engine 0 28 9 12   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 82 100 lifter 3 29 22 131   Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson '55 Chevrolet 77 100 overheating 0 30 21 95   Bob Duell Julian Buesink '56 Ford 63 100 bearing 0 31 26 3A   Bud Geiselman Frank Geiselman '55 Chevrolet 61   engine 0 32 11 418   Sherman Utsman – '56 Chevrolet 47   engine 0 33 33 34   Dick Beaty Kiser's Garage   (Ike Kiser) '56 Ford 45   engine 0 34 24 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '56 Plymouth 43   engine 0 35 23 29   Pat Grogan – '56 Mercury 21   lr axle 0 36 1 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 9 50 oil pressure 6

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Stewart Joyce 66 Stewart Joyce Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Lee Petty 1 5 5   Ralph Moody 6 8 3   Lee Petty 9 9 1   Joe Eubanks 10 13 4   Fireball Roberts 14 64 51   Buck Baker 65 87 23   Fireball Roberts 88 161 74   Speedy Thompson 162 174 13   Fireball Roberts 175 250 76