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1956-53 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 53 of 56 Tuesday, October 23, 1956 at Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:51:00 Average speed: 54.054 mph Pole speed: 58.479 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: 2 cl 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 5 300B   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 200 850 running – 2 7 97   Bill Amick DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 200 625 running – 3 2 98   Marvin Panch Tom Harbison '56 Ford 200 450 running – 4 4 500B   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 197 350 running – 5 12 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 191 310 running – 6 8 297   Billy Carden DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 191 250 running – 7 14 83   Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson '56 Chevrolet 189 200 running – 8 16 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '56 Plymouth 184 150 running – 14 18 25   Jim Donovan Sam McCuthen '56 Chevrolet 132 100 running – 18 3 296   Jack Smith Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 109 100 crash – 17 13 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '56 Chevrolet 109 100 crash – 16 25 203   Pete Yow Pete Yow '56 Ford 118 100 running – 15 23 13   Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor '56 Ford 126 100 running – 13 15 16   Tiny Lund Gus Holzmueller '56 Chevrolet 132 100 crash – 12 9 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 142 100 running – 11 24 62   Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '55 Chevrolet 142 100 running – 10 20 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 156 100 engine – 9 26 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '55 Chevrolet 175 100 running – 19 10 4   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 109 50 crash – 20 6 12   Ralph Moody Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 109 50 crash – 21 11 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 108 50 crash – 22 17 418   George Green George Green '56 Chevrolet 103 50 crash – 23 19 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '56 Dodge 98 50 coil – 24 21 60   Brownie King Brownie King '56 Chevrolet 94 50 running – 25 1 86   Doug Cox John Foster '56 Ford 70 50 fire – 26 22 41   Billy Rafter Billy Rafter '56 Dodge 25 50 engine –