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1956-34 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 34 of 56 Friday, July 27, 1956 at Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC 201 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.500 miles) Time of race: 1:51:44 Average speed: 53.699 mph Pole speed: 55.658 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 1 2 500   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 201 950 running – 2 1 12   Ralph Moody Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 201 675 running – 3 9 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 200 475 running – 4 3 22   Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 200 365 running – 5 10 500B   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 197 320 running – 6 7 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 195 250 running – 7 4 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 191 200 running – 8 5 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 189 150 running – 11 13 66   Harold Kite – '56 Ford 178 110 running – 17 8 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 0 100 rear end – 16 17 271   Billy Carden – '56 Mercury 13 100 rf hub – 15 15 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '56 Plymouth 21 100 fan belt – 14 6 31   Bill Champion John Whitford '56 Ford 69 100 shocks – 13 12 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 73 100 radiator – 12 16 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '56 Plymouth 153 100 axle – 10 14 131   Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson '56 Chevrolet 178 100 running – 9 11 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 188 100 running –