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1956-33


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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 33 of 47
Friday, August 10, 1956 at Charlotte Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:50:28
Average speed: 54.315 mph
Pole speed: 61.266 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 2 lp, 3 sc
Attendance: 7200
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1956 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 533   Jimmy Massey Hubert Westmoreland'56 Chevrolet200650running69
2 499   Billy Carden Schwam Motors'56 Ford198525running0
3 849   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn'56 Chevrolet197400running0
41248   Jimmie Lewallen Bob Welborn'56 Chevrolet197320running0
51478   Larry Odo Larry Odo'56 Chevrolet194290running0
6104   Art Binkley Art Binkley'56 Plymouth194250running0
71355   Mel Larson Mel Larson'56 Ford181200running0
8 126   Curtis Turner Pete DePaolo'56 Ford165150rear end112
918711   Bill Poor Bill Poor'56 Chevrolet164100running0
10 322   Glen Wood Wood Brothers'56 Ford152100engine0
11 212   Joe Weatherly Pete DePaolo'56 Ford143100rear end19
121671   Dick Joslin Bill Webb'56 Dodge140100axle0
13213   Norman Schihl Norman Schihl'56 Ford139100overheating0
14 62   Bill Lutz '56 Ford122100crash0
151956   Cannonball Brown Cannonball Brown'56 Chrysler120100rear end0
161777   Tony Bigelow Lonnie Fish'56 Chevrolet92100engine0
1715186   Gene Blair Don Oldenberg'56 Dodge55100crash0
18110   Possum Jones Ray Fletcher'56 Ford51100spindle0
192254   Don Corley '56 Ford4950overheating0
20 986   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg'55 Buick3550transmission0
21 776   Larry Frank Larry Frank'56 Mercury25 carburetor0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Curtis Turner1112112
  Joe Weatherly11312513
  Jimmy Massey12613611
  Joe Weatherly1371426
  Jimmy Massey14320058