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1956-33 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Grand National race number 33 of 56 Saturday, July 21, 1956 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:38:18 Average speed: 61.034 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 14000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 3 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 200 850 running – 2 14 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 200 625 running – 3 4 12   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 200 450 running – 4 12 500   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 200 350 running – 5 8 500B   Frank Mundy Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 200 310 running – 6 9 502   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 199 250 running 3 7 13 31   Bill Champion John Whitford '56 Ford 199 200 running – 8 6 32   Paul Goldsmith Smokey Yunick '56 Chevrolet 198 150 running – 9 7 719   Joy Fair Russell Wainscott '56 Dodge 192 100 running – 10 10 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 190 100 running – 11 20 7   Bob Esposito – '55 Oldsmobile 189 100 running – 12 23 33   Frank Edwards – '56 Chevrolet 182 100 running – 13 22 48   Bill Massey Don Holcomb '56 Ford 176 100 running – 14 21 38   Chuck Mesler – '56 Dodge 175 100 running – 15 15 66   Al Watkins Al Watkins '56 Ford 164 100 running – 16 24 2   Sal Tovella – '56 Ford 142 100 brakes – 17 1 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 140 100 brakes – 18 2 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 98 100 crash – 19 17 204   Darvin Randahl Darvin Randahl '56 Ford 86 50 brakes – 20 11 150   Fred Lorenzen Fred Lorenzen '56 Chevrolet 85 50 brakes – 21 16 40   Bob Chauncey – '56 Pontiac 78 50 spindle – 22 5 3   Tom Pistone – '56 Chevrolet 50 50 brakes – 23 19 44   Bill Vesler – '55 Chevrolet 41 50 crash – 24 18 165   Kenny Paulsen – '55 Chevrolet 40 50 engine – 25 25 37   Ray Crowley Ronnie Duman '56 Plymouth 36 100 carburetor –