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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