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1956-45 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Convertible Series race number 45 of 47 Saturday, September 29, 1956 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:56:14 Average speed: 51.618 mph Pole speed: 59.92 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 22 sec Attendance: 2950 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 23 23 0   Jim Donovan Ray Fletcher '56 Ford 8 50 crash 0 18 8 2   Bill Lutz – '56 Ford – 100 head gasket 0 12 15 3   Norman Schihl Norman Schihl '56 Ford – 125 running 0 15 16 4   Art Binkley Art Binkley '56 Plymouth – 125 transmission 0 8 10 5   Tom Pistone Tom Pistone '56 Chevrolet – 175 running 0 16 13 7A   Larry Odo Larry Odo '56 Chevrolet – 110 gas tank 0 2 1 12   Joe Weatherly Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 200 425 running 44 17 19 14   Bob Beck Bob Beck '56 Chevrolet – 100 gas line 0 3 6 22   Glen Wood Wood Brothers '56 Ford – 325 running 0 1 2 26   Curtis Turner Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 200 500 running 156 5 7 33   Jimmy Massey Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet – 275 running 0 6 5 34   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet – 250 running 0 13 14 41   Billy Rafter C.M. Julian '56 Dodge – 125 running 0 10 21 45   Bun Emery Bill Brown '56 Mercury – 150 running 0 7 9 48   Jimmie Lewallen Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet – 200 running 0 4 3 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet – 300 running 0 20 17 55   Mel Larson Mel Larson '56 Ford – 50 crash 0 14 22 56   Cannonball Brown Cannonball Brown '56 Chrysler – 125 running 0 9 11 77   Larry Frank L.D. Fish '56 Chevrolet – 150 running 0 21 12 86   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg '55 Buick – 50 crash 0 19 4 98   Allen Adkins Tom Harbison '56 Dodge 40 50 a frame 0 22 20 155   Whitey Gerken – '56 Dodge – 50 oil leak 0 11 18 711   Bill Poor Bill Poor '56 Chevrolet – 125 running 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Joe Eubanks Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Curtis Turner 1 8 8   Joe Weatherly 9 52 44   Curtis Turner 53 200 148