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1956 Pee Dee 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 4 of 12 Wednesday, July 4, 1956 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 146 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (200.750 miles) Time of race: 1:36:27 Average speed: 124.883 mph Pole speed: 142.364 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 7   Pat O'Connor Sumar   (Chapman Root) Blough / Offy 146 3750 running 134 400 2 3 54   Jack Turner Travelon Trailer   (Ernest Ruiz) Shilala / Offy 146 2250 running 0 320 3 2 15   Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast   (George Bignotti) Kurtis / Offy 146 1500 running 12 280 4 14 81   George Amick Central Excavating   (Pete Salemi) Kuzma / Offy 146 975 running 0 240 5 9 8   Pat Flaherty John Zink Watson / Offy 146 900 running 0 200 6 19 18   Ed Elisian John Zink Watson / Offy 146 750 running 0 160 7 12 21   Elmer George HOW   (Mari Hulman) Watson / Offy 146 600 running 0 120 8 18 2   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 146 563 running 0 100 9 15 44   Johnny Thomson Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 146 525 running 0 80 10 6 16   Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips / Offy 146 487 running 0 60 11 13 78   Jim Rathmann Lindsey Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy 144 450 running 0 40 12 7 25   Jimmy Reece Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy 143 375 running 0 20 13 1 73   Andy Linden McNamara Chiropractic   (Lee Elkins) Turner / Offy 142 338 running 0   14 21 5   Bill Cheesbourg Harry Allen Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy 141 300 running 0   15 8 45   Dick Rathmann D-A Lubricants   (Racing Associates) Kuzma / Offy 139 225 spun out 0   16 23 46   Ken Gottschalk Lee Glessner Hillegass / Offy 139 187 running 0   17 17 76   Earl Motter Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman / Offy 138 150 running 0   18 16 12   Eddie Russo Bardahl   (Pat Clancy) Ewing / Offy 138 150 running 0   19 5 62   Rodger Ward Roger Wolcott Lesovsky / Offy 136 113 spun out 0   20 10 35   Gene Force Pete Wales   (Joe Barzda) Kurtis / Offy 133 112 running 0   21 11 19   Eddie Sachs Filter Queen   (Ed Kostenuk) Kurtis / Offy 128 75 spun out 0   22 20 3   Gene Hartley Gil Morcroft Pankratz / Offy 116 75 magneto 0   23 22 41   Billy Garrett Greenman-Casale   (Lysle Greenman) Kuzma / Offy 36 75 drive line 0

Relief Drivers: Car #73: Bob Veith (43 laps) Car #3: Al Keller (27 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bob Veith 14 Federal Engineering Al Keller 55 Traylor Duke Dinsmore 64 Shannon Brothers Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Johnny Boyd 1 12 12   Pat O'Connor 13 146 134