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1956-08 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 56 Sunday, March 18, 1956 at Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC 200 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:08:42 Average speed: 46.287 mph Pole speed: 57.197 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 5000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 13 11 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 95 50 bearing – 26 3 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 57   bearing – 30 22 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 43   brakes – 28 32 32   Ted Cannady Ted Cannady '55 Chevrolet 46   crash – 29 30 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '55 Chevrolet 45   engine – 31 31 20   George Mantooth W.R. Waldron '55 Buick 43   engine – 18 17 204   Darvin Randahl Darvin Randahl '56 Ford 81 50 fan belt – 23 7 25   Pee Wee Jones Sam McCuthen '55 Chevrolet 70   fan belt – 25 27 73   John Dodd, Jr. John Dodd, Sr. '55 Oldsmobile 61   gasket – 27 20 63   Johnny Zeke – '56 Chrysler 49   push rod – 1 1 92   Herb Thomas Smokey's Best Damn Garage   (Smokey Yunick) '56 Chevrolet 106 1100 running – 2 4 500B   Buck Baker Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '56 Dodge 106 700 running – 3 6 300B   Tim Flock Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '56 Chrysler 106 475 running – 4 15 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 105 365 running – 5 18 68   Bill Widenhouse Fred Sheibert '56 Ford 105 310 running – 6 23 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '56 Dodge 104 250 running – 7 24 1   Bobby Myers Ansel Rakestraw '55 Chevrolet 104 200 running – 8 13 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 103 150 running – 9 10 91   Donald Thomas Donald Thomas '56 Ford 103 100 running – 10 2 500   Speedy Thompson Mercury Outboards   (Carl Kiekhaefer) '55 Dodge 103 100 running – 11 21 37   Tiny Lund Gus Holzmueller '56 Pontiac 99 75 running – 12 28 84   Kenneth Wagner Lawson & Netti Racing '56 Ford 96 60 running – 14 14 999   Jack Smith Joe Jones '56 Ford 92 50 running – 15 29 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '55 Plymouth 90 50 running – 16 26 203   Pete Yow Pete Yow '55 Buick 88 50 running – 17 16 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '55 Chevrolet 87 50 running – 19 8 27   John McVitty John McVitty '55 Chevrolet 80 50 running – 20 25 900   Johnny Roberts Johnny Roberts '55 Chevrolet 74 50 running – 24 9 55   Junior Johnson Brushy Mountain Motors   (A.L. Bumgarner) '56 Pontiac 63   suspension – 22 12 19   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '55 Chevrolet 74   tie rod – 21 19 505   Charlie Cregar Charlie Cregar '56 Chevrolet 74   transmission – 32 5 49   Jimmie Lewallen Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet 40   transmission – * Race shortened to 106 laps due to rain.