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1956-37 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 56 Sunday, August 12, 1956 at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI 63 laps on a 4.100 mile road course (258.300 miles) Time of race: 3:29:50 Average speed: 73.858 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: none Margin of victory: 17 sec Attendance: 10000 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 6 15   Tim Flock Mercury   (Bill Stroppe) '56 Mercury 63 2950 running 17 2 11 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 63 2900 running 0 3 17 22   Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 63 1275 running 0 4 8 3   Paul Goldsmith Smokey Yunick '56 Chevrolet 63 900 running 0 5 9 56   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 63 675 running 0 6 20 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 62 500 running 0 7 24 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 62 475 running 0 8 1 502   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 61 475 engine 5 9 15 21   Fred Johnson – '56 Chevrolet 60 325 running 0 10 16 131   Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson '56 Chevrolet 60 300 running 0 11 25 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 60 275 running 0 12 19 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 60 200 running 0 13 10 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 59 200 running 0 14 23 300   Frank Mundy Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 58 200 running 0 15 21 36   Jack Goodwin Jack Goodwin '56 Dodge 58 200 engine 0 16 7 12   Ralph Moody Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 56 100 rear end 0 17 18 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '56 Plymouth 54 150 clutch 0 18 5 500   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 53 100 engine 18 19 26 5   Ansel Rakestraw – Jaguar 48 100 running 0 20 23 9   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 44 100 rear end 0 21 14 4   Bobby Myers Wilson   (Bill Stroppe) '56 Mercury 39 100 crash 0 22 2 98   Marvin Panch Tom Harbison '56 Ford 37 150 rear end 23 23 12 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '56 Chevrolet 25 100 fuel pump 0 24 22 26   Curtis Turner Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 21 100 crash 0 25 4 97   Bill Amick Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 10 100 clutch 0 26 3 296   Junior Johnson Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 1 100 clutch 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Champion Ford Joy Fair Dodge Tom Cox 70 Mercury Fred Lorenzen 150 Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 5 5   Tim Flock 6 12 7   Marvin Panch 13 35 23   Speedy Thompson 36 53 18   Tim Flock 54 63 10