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1956-06 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 6 of 56 Sunday, February 26, 1956 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 39 laps* on a 4.100 mile road course (159.900 miles) Time of race: 1:40:24 Average speed: 90.657 mph Pole speed: 135.747 mph Cautions: 2 for 2 laps Margin of victory: 57 sec Attendance: 29000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 34 59 B-29   Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse '56 Ford – 25 – 0 36 52 C97   Red Farmer J.M. Fitzgibbons '56 Chevrolet – 25 – 0 22 30 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet – 60 – 0 58 33 M-1   Tommy Thompson Fish Carburetor   (Bob Fish) '55 Buick –   – 0 46 63 1   Bobby Myers Ansel Rakestraw '55 Chevrolet –   – 0 11 25 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet – 160 running 0 17 78 5   Bill Blair Joe Blair '56 Dodge – 80 running 0 55 15 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '56 Dodge –   crash 0 5 27 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '56 Chevrolet 36 700 running 0 53 42 8   Gene White – '56 Buick –   – 0 44 37 9   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford –   – 0 27 45 10   Jim Cushman Jim Cushman '56 Buick – 50 – 0 3 22 12   Ralph Moody Southeastern Dealers   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 37 1450 running 0 2 24 14W   Billy Myers Mercury   (Bill Stroppe) '56 Mercury 37 2375 running 0 8 6 15W   Bob Korf Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 36 400 running 0 14 49 16   Ray Chaike Gus Holzmueller '56 Chevrolet – 100 running 0 39 68 19   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '55 Chevrolet – 25 – 0 79 47 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '56 Ford 0   did not start 0 59 32 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford –   – 0 32 70 34   Dick Beaty Kiser's Garage   (Ike Kiser) '56 Ford – 25 – 0 15 55 40   Gene Simpson Bud Harbaugh '55 Buick – 100 running 0 12 18 42   Lee Petty Volusia Motors   (Petty Enterprises) '56 Dodge – 135 running 0 65 14 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet –   – 0 40 26 55   Junior Johnson Brushy Mountain Motors   (A.L. Bumgarner) '56 Pontiac – 25 crash 0 62 51 56   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford –   – 0 57 53 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '55 Oldsmobile –   – 0 23 19 63   Lyle Scott Sanders Motors   (Lyle Scott) '56 Chrysler – 60 – 0 6 40 64   Al Keller Al Keller '56 Chevrolet 36 600 running 0 48 45 68   Bill Widenhouse Ford   (Fred Sheibert) '56 Ford –   – 0 33 8 75   Jim Paschal Frank Hayworth '56 Mercury 26 25 piston 3 38 71 77   Walt Schubert Bob Bunselmeyer '55 Ford – 25 – 0 67 31 78   Joel Million Ernest Woods '56 Oldsmobile –   – 0 41 57 84   Kenneth Wagner Lawson & Netti Racing '56 Ford –   – 0 4 16 88   Jimmie Lewallen Ernest Woods '56 Oldsmobile 36 900 running 0 18 35 91   Donald Thomas Donald Thomas '56 Ford – 75 running 0 9 10 92   Herb Thomas Smokey Yunick '56 Chevrolet 36 250 running 0 28 75 96   Eddie Skinner Curtis Reid '55 Oldsmobile – 50 – 0 63 29 97   Danny Letner Ed Hastings '56 Ford –   – 0 72 21 98   Marvin Panch Tom Harbison '56 Dodge –   – 0 52 36 99   Curtis Turner Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 17   – 0 16 60 100   Ken Milligan Dave Everett '56 Chrysler – 90 running 0 49 62 108   Tommy Herzberg Lem Svajian '55 Chevrolet –   – 0 76 80 113   Emanuel Zervakis Emanuel Zervakis '56 Chevrolet 0   crash 0 37 61 123   Charles Oldham Charles Oldham '56 Chevrolet – 25 – 0 77 23 144   Al Tasnady Al Tasnady '55 Plymouth 0   crash 0 24 50 155   Mel Larson Mel Larson '56 Ford – 60 – 0 69 34 157   Dick Linder Woody Brougher '56 Ford –   – 0 45 69 166   Bud Palmer W.E. Campbell '55 Chevrolet –   – 0 50 56 203   Pete Yow Strickland Motor Co.   (Pete Yow) '55 Buick –   – 0 7 38 204   Darvin Randahl Darvin Randahl '56 Ford 36 500 running 0 75 64 206   Jimmy Mairs – '55 Buick 0   crash 0 78 39 211   John Hamby J.V. Hamby '55 Plymouth 0   crash 0 47 5 226   Russ Truelove Murray Bros. Garage   (Bob White) '56 Mercury 23   crash 0 31 73 230   Benny DeRosier Adelmo Tiezzi '54 Hudson – 25 – 0 42 67 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '55 Plymouth –   – 0 51 48 265   W.H. Atkinson W.H. Atkinson '56 Ford –   – 0 56 79 271   Dick Blackwell – '56 Mercury –   – 0 60 4 285   Ed Kretz Stephens Pontiac   (Jim Stephens) '56 Pontiac 10   – 0 61 3 286   Cotton Owens Stephens Pontiac   (Jim Stephens) '56 Pontiac 10   – 0 68 7 290   Jack Choquette Bob Osiecki '56 Dodge –   – 0 19 14 300   Charlie Scott Kiekhaefer Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler – 75 running 0 43 11 300B   Frank Mundy Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 25   – 0 1 1 300A   Tim Flock Kiekhaefer Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '56 Chrysler 37 4025 running 34 20 9 301   Buck Baker Kiekhaefer Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Chrysler – 75 running 0 74 20 321   Buddy Krebs Harvey Walters '56 Dodge 0   crash 0 35 41 330   Don Bailey Don Bailey '56 Ford – 25 – 0 13 58 342   Jack Radtke Hanlon Motors '56 Ford – 110 running 0 26 77 390   Ray Thompson Johnny McCoy '56 Studebaker – 50 – 0 21 66 396   Dave Lundman – '56 Chevrolet – 60 – 0 25 76 411   Pat Zocano – '56 Chevrolet – 60 – 0 66 72 424   Johnny Osteen – '54 Oldsmobile –   – 0 80 65 444   Sonny Black Sonny Black '55 Chevrolet 0   did not start 0 10 12 500B   Fonty Flock Kiekhaefer Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '56 Dodge – 200 running 0 71 2 500   Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '56 Dodge –   – 0 54 28 505   Charlie Cregar Charlie Cregar '56 Chevrolet –   – 0 73 17 576   Jim Wilson Harvey Walters '56 Dodge 0   crash 0 29 74 640   Ken Love Ken Love '56 Ford – 50 – 0 64 43 719   Joy Fair Menschneider Bros.   (Russell Wainscott) '56 Dodge –   clutch 0 30 54 761   David Ezell S.G. Russell '56 Chevrolet – 50 – 0 70 46 999   Jack Smith Joe Jones '56 Ford –   – 0 * Race shortened to 37 laps due to incoming tide.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bill Cintia Ford Marlon Edwards Dodge Jimmy Ayers 3 Dodge Marty Nichols 16A Chevrolet Mickey Rorer 17 Studebaker Bunk Moore 20 Williamson Buick W.R. Waldron Buick Ted Cannady 32 Chevrolet Bob Pronger 44 Ford C.E. Wood 60 Ford Peck Peckham 74 Chevrolet George Henderson 142 Ford Jake Hatcher 205 Joseph Hatcher Ford Mike Diviney 214 Chevrolet Louis Headley 243 Louis Headley Chevrolet Don Mitchell 310 Chevrolet Hal Prentice 333 Dodge L.C. Rigsby 424 Oldsmobile WD Mickey Katlin 71 Mickey Katlin Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Tim Flock 1 23 23   Jim Paschal 24 26 3   Tim Flock 27 37 11