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1956-22


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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 22 of 47
Saturday, June 30, 1956 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:34:46
Average speed: 63.316 mph
Pole speed: 70.922 mph		Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 3 cl
Attendance: 38000
Lead changes: 1

Glossary    1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results   /   1956 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
6–98   Allen Adkins Tom Harbison'56 Dodge194250running0
19–4   Art Binkley Art Binkley'56 Plymouth5150engine0
22–186   Gene Blair Don Oldenberg'56 Dodge5 transmission0
17–45   Bill Brown Bill Brown'56 Mercury108100radiator0
8–53   Bill Cornwall Bill Cornwall'55 Chevrolet194150running0
23–76   Larry Frank Larry Frank'56 Mercury1 crash0
18 977   Possum Jones Lonnie Fish'56 Chevrolet53100clutch0
24–71   Dick Joslin Bill Webb'56 Dodge1 crash0
91625   Jud Larson Sam McCuthen'55 Chevrolet186100running0
20–55   Mel Larson Mel Larson'56 Ford3250head gasket0
21–97   Danny Letner Tom Harbison'56 Dodge15 brakes0
15–48   Jimmie Lewallen Bob Welborn'56 Chevrolet132100overheating0
3–2   Bill Lutz –'56 Ford198400running0
5 333   Jimmy Massey Hubert Westmoreland'56 Chevrolet197290running0
4117A   Larry Odo Larry Odo'56 Chevrolet197320running0
12 486   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg'55 Buick172100ignition0
10–56   Pete Peterson Pete Peterson'56 Chrysler185100running0
1135   Tom Pistone Doane Chevrolet   (Tom Pistone)'56 Chevrolet200650running6
13–99   Bob Pronger –'55 Buick169100transmission0
14–3   Norman Schihl Norman Schihl'56 Ford159100radiator0
2 126   Curtis Turner Ford   (Pete DePaolo)'56 Ford200525running194
16 212   Joe Weatherly Ford   (Pete DePaolo)'56 Ford110100spun0
11–49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn'56 Chevrolet177100running0
7–22   Glen Wood Wood Brothers'56 Ford194200running0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Curtis Turner1194194
  Tom Pistone1952006