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1956-43


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NASCAR Grand National race number 43 of 56
Sunday, August 26, 1956 at Portland Speedway, Portland, OR
250 laps* on a 0.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles)

Time of race: n/a
Average speed: n/a
Pole speed: 65.861 mph		Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
31311   Curley Barker Curley Barker'56 Chevrolet246500running–
4 756   Chuck Meekins Jim Rush'56 Chevrolet245400running–
71152N   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas'56 Chevrolet243200running–
1 815N   Royce Hagerty Curly Weida'56 Dodge2461200running–
131641N   Chub Williams Tom Roady'55 Dodge22575running–
151577N   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart'56 Dodge21750running–
181071N   Bill Hyde Herb Eberhart'56 Dodge6750transmission–
2 21   Clyde Palmer Jim Dane'56 Ford246730running–
5 345   Eddie Pagan Eddie Pagan'56 Ford244350running–
6 450N   Harold Beal Harold Beal'56 Ford243270running–
101421   Scotty Cain Torrance Motors   (Scotty Cain)'56 Ford238150running–
11 927N   Len Sutton Oscar Maples'56 Ford238150running–
121821N   Pete Diviney Joe Keaton'56 Ford231100running–
14 556N   Art Watts Oscar Maples'56 Mercury22175running–
161266N   Lou Sherman Hoyt Platt'56 Mercury21150running–
81988N   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane'56 Oldsmobile240150running–
9 198N   Johnny Kieper Johnny Kieper'55 Oldsmobile240155running–
17 66   Harold Hardesty Beryl Jackson'54 Oldsmobile19450bearing–
191775N   Wally Gervais Wally Gervais'56 Oldsmobile5150running–
* Race shortened to 246 laps due to scoring error.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Jim Kent38Jim KentFord