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1956-32 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 32 of 56 Sunday, July 8, 1956 at California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:21:00 Average speed: 74.074 mph Pole speed: 76.612 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 2 cl Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 18 1 45   Eddie Pagan Ford   (Eddie Pagan) '56 Ford 31 50 overheating – 8 2 47   Bob Havemann Bernie Anderson   (Bob Havemann) '56 Pontiac 99 150 running – 3 3 88   Johnny Kieper Johnny Kieper '56 Oldsmobile 100 475 running – 21 4 30   Jim Graham Fury Racers   (Jack Chatenay) '56 Plymouth 0   crash – 7 5 14   Bob Keefe Harold McClure '56 Ford 99 200 running – 11 6 9   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '56 Pontiac 97 75 running – 4 7 77   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart '56 Dodge 100 365 running – 9 8 561   Bill Moore Bill Moore '56 Pontiac 99 100 running – 6 9 52   Harold Hardesty John Ross '56 Chevrolet 99 250 running – 5 10 1   Clyde Palmer Tom Roady '56 Dodge 99 310 running – 10 11 188   Jim Blomgren Lorrin Bates '56 Ford 98 100 running – 17 12 26   Fred Hunt Fred Hunt '55 Chevrolet 79 50 transmission – 12 13 33   Carl Hammill Carl Hammill '56 Chevrolet 95 60 running – 2 14 56   Chuck Meekins Chevrolet   (Jim Rush) '56 Chevrolet 100 700 running – 1 15 225   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '56 Mercury 100 1100 running – 19 16 34   Sherman Clark Sherman Clark '55 Chevrolet 8 50 crash – 13 17 98   Chet Thomson Chet Thomson '56 Mercury 94 50 running – 15 18 8   Jess Nelson Wiliam Bowden '54 Dodge 88 50 running – 16 19 78   Don Porter Nick Porter '55 Studebaker 88 50 running – 20 20 41   Ernie Young Walt Palozi '56 Pontiac 2 50 piston – 14 21 55   Eddie Skinner Beryl Jackson '54 Oldsmobile 92 50 running –

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Al Pombo 2 Charles Vance Dodge Royce Haggerty 15 Al Gaub Dodge Erick Erickson 25 Rol Solderin Buick Bob Osborne 44 Bob Osborne Chevrolet Nick Lari 47 Nick Lari Ford Ted Sweeney 71 Ted Sweeney Oldsmobile Bob Stanclift 97 Frank Whiteside Chevrolet Ed Negre 98N Beryl Jackson Oldsmobile Lucky Long 101 William Long Chevrolet Bob Francy 352 Bob Francy Chevrolet Robert Lee 711 Robert Lee Ford