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1956-46 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 46 of 56 Wednesday, September 12, 1956 at Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:53:32 Average speed: 52.847 mph Pole speed: 59.464 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 10 sec Attendance: 7300 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 25 12 97   Bill Amick Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 23 50 gas line 0 23 17 87   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 51 50 carburetor 0 22 22 34   Dick Beaty Ike Kiser '56 Ford 58 50 rear end 0 18 26 27   Billy Carden – '56 Mercury 105 100 axle 0 20 6 31   Bill Champion John Whitford '56 Ford 91 50 crash 0 15 24 94   Ed Cole Ed Cole '55 Mercury 160 100 running 0 3 1 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 200 450 running 0 24 18 5   Fred Harb Joe Blair '56 Dodge 31 50 crash 0 26 19 25   Ray Hendrick Sam McCuthen '56 Chevrolet 14 50 gas line 0 13 21 760   Brownie King Brownie King '56 Chevrolet 173 100 running 0 6 8 16   Tiny Lund Gus Holzmueller '56 Chevrolet 196 250 running 0 1 11 12   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 200 850 running 122 11 16 19   Bunk Moore – '56 Ford 179 100 running 0 2 5 4   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 200 625 running 0 4 9 98   Marvin Panch Tom Harbison '56 Ford 199 350 running 0 9 14 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 184 100 running 0 10 15 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 183 100 running 0 16 20 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '56 Plymouth 146 100 running 0 17 25 41   Billy Rafter Billy Rafter '56 Dodge 141 100 running 0 19 2 22   Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 96 50 vapor lock 78 5 7 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 196 310 running 0 7 4 57   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 191 300 running 0 8 3 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 186 150 running 0 14 13 52   Bill Widenhouse Bob Widenhouse '56 Ford 165 100 battery 0 21 10 35   Glen Wood Fred Frazier '56 Ford 67 50 shocks 0 12 23 203   Pete Yow Pete Yow '56 Ford 178 100 running 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 78 78   Ralph Moody 79 200 122