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1956-43

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NASCAR Grand National race number 43 of 56
Sunday, August 26, 1956 at Portland Speedway, Portland, OR
250 laps* on a 0.500 mile paved track (125.000 miles)

Time of race: n/a
Average speed: n/a
Pole speed: 65.861 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
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
3	13	11	Curley Barker	Curley Barker	'56 Chevrolet	246	500	running	–
6	4	50N	Harold Beal	Harold Beal	'56 Ford	243	270	running	–
10	14	21	Scotty Cain	Torrance Motors (Scotty Cain)	'56 Ford	238	150	running	–
8	19	88N	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane	'56 Oldsmobile	240	150	running	–
12	18	21N	Pete Diviney	Joe Keaton	'56 Ford	231	100	running	–
19	17	75N	Wally Gervais	Wally Gervais	'56 Oldsmobile	51	50	running	–
1	8	15N	Royce Hagerty	Curly Weida	'56 Dodge	246	1200	running	–
15	15	77N	Gordon Haines	Herb Eberhart	'56 Dodge	217	50	running	–
17	6	6	Harold Hardesty	Beryl Jackson	'54 Oldsmobile	194	50	bearing	–
18	10	71N	Bill Hyde	Herb Eberhart	'56 Dodge	67	50	transmission	–
9	1	98N	Johnny Kieper	Johnny Kieper	'55 Oldsmobile	240	155	running	–
4	7	56	Chuck Meekins	Jim Rush	'56 Chevrolet	245	400	running	–
5	3	45	Eddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan	'56 Ford	244	350	running	–
2	2	1	Clyde Palmer	Jim Dane	'56 Ford	246	730	running	–
16	12	66N	Lou Sherman	Hoyt Platt	'56 Mercury	211	50	running	–
11	9	27N	Len Sutton	Oscar Maples	'56 Ford	238	150	running	–
7	11	52N	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'56 Chevrolet	243	200	running	–
14	5	56N	Art Watts	Oscar Maples	'56 Mercury	221	75	running	–
13	16	41N	Chub Williams	Tom Roady	'55 Dodge	225	75	running	–

* Race shortened to 246 laps due to scoring error.

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Jim Kent	38		Jim Kent	Ford