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1956-21 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 21 of 56 Sunday, May 27, 1956 at Portland Speedway, Portland, OR 150 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (75.000 miles) Time of race: 1:10:31 Average speed: 63.815 mph Pole speed: 67.239 mph (Pole won by Johnny Kieper ) 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 1 18 300B   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 150 1000 running – 2 19 98   Johnny Kieper Johnny Kieper '55 Oldsmobile 150 700 running – 3 15 1C   Clyde Palmer Tom Roady '56 Dodge 150 475 running – 4 11 88   Ed Negre Ed Negre '56 Oldsmobile 149 365 running – 5 9 11   Curley Barker Curley Barker '56 Chevrolet 148 310 running – 6 12 52   Harold Hardesty John Ross '56 Chevrolet 148 250 running – 7 8 66   Bill Hyde Herb Eberhart '56 Oldsmobile 148 200 running – 8 6 325   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '56 Mercury 148 150 running – 9 7 77   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart '56 Dodge 147 125 running – 10 14 56   Lou Sherman Jim Rush '56 Mercury 147 110 running – 11 2 15   Royce Hagerty Curly Weida '56 Dodge 145 100 running – 12 4 14   Bob Keefe Harold McClure '56 Ford 145 100 running – 13 17 1   Art Watts Tom Roady '55 Dodge 142 50 running – 14 5 25   Erick Erickson Erick Erickson '54 Buick 142 50 running – 15 10 6   Don Hildreth Cos Cancilla '54 Oldsmobile 140 50 running – 16 21 71   Ted Sweeney Ted Sweeney '56 Oldsmobile 131 50 running – 17 1 5   Lyle Matlock Al Liggons '55 Mercury 124 50 running – 18 3 22   Bob Carroll – '53 Hudson 62 50 crash – 19 13 27   Andy Wilson Oscar Maples '56 Ford 59 50 crash – 20 16 6   Harold Beal Oscar Maples '56 Ford 38 50 axle – 21 20 55   Don Hamilton Don Hamilton '56 Studebaker 17   axle –