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1956-22 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 22 of 56 Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at Eureka Speedway, Eureka, CA 160 laps* on a 0.625 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 2:00:46 Average speed: 38.814 mph Pole speed: 34.07 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 6 1 88   Johnny Kieper Johnny Kieper '56 Oldsmobile 122 250 running 30 23 2 1C   Clyde Palmer Tom Roady '56 Dodge 38   piston 0 14 3 25   Erick Erickson Erick Erickson '54 Buick 113 50 running 0 9 4 47   Sam Steers Walt Palozi '56 Pontiac 119 125 running 0 2 5 77   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart '56 Dodge 124 700 running 0 1 6 300B   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 125 1000 running 95 7 7 52   Harold Hardesty John Ross '56 Chevrolet 120 200 running 0 4 8 14   Bob Keefe Harold McClure '56 Ford 124 365 running 0 19 9 50   Harold Beal Harold Beal '56 Ford 57 50 crash 0 5 10 9   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '56 Pontiac 123 310 running 0 20 11 66   Bill Hyde Herb Eberhart '56 Oldsmobile 54 50 piston 0 15 12 98   Ed Negre Ed Negre '55 Oldsmobile 111 50 overheating 0 8 13 15   Royce Hagerty Curly Weida '56 Dodge 120 150 running 0 12 14 188   Jim Blomgren Lorrin Bates '56 Ford 117 100 overheating 0 11 15 30   Jim Graham Fury Racers   (Jack Chatenay) '56 Plymouth 117 100 running 0 3 16 225   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '56 Mercury 124 475 running 0 16 17 134   Bob Havemann Bob Havemann '54 Dodge 106 50 running 0 24 18 41   Ernie Young Walt Palozi '56 Pontiac 37   crash 0 22 19 20   Howard Phillippi Howard Phillippi '55 Chevrolet 45   crash 0 10 20 1   Art Watts Tom Roady '55 Dodge 119 110 running 0 21 21 78   Don Porter Nick Porter '55 Studebaker 53   rr axle 0 25 22 5   Lyle Matlock Al Liggons '55 Mercury 18   overheating 0 18 23 71   Ted Sweeney Ted Sweeney '56 Oldsmobile 62 50 running 0 13 24 75   Bill Sullivan Bill Gleason '54 Ford 116 50 running 0 17 25 95   Jack Williams – '53 Oldsmobile 94 50 running 0 * Race shortened to 125 laps due to track conditions.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Don Hamilton Studebaker Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   John Kieper 1 30 30   Herb Thomas 31 125 95