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1956-37

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NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 56
Sunday, August 12, 1956 at Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
63 laps on a 4.100 mile road course (258.300 miles)

Time of race: 3:29:50
Average speed: 73.858 mph
Pole speed: n/a

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 17 sec
Attendance: 10000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	6	15	Tim Flock	Mercury (Bill Stroppe)	'56 Mercury	63	2950	running	17
2	11	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	63	2900	running	0
3	17	22	Fireball Roberts	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	63	1275	running	0
4	8	3	Paul Goldsmith	Smokey Yunick	'56 Chevrolet	63	900	running	0
5	9	56	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	'56 Ford	63	675	running	0
6	20	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'56 Chevrolet	62	500	running	0
7	24	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	62	475	running	0
8	1	502	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	61	475	engine	5
9	15	21	Fred Johnson	–	'56 Chevrolet	60	325	running	0
10	16	131	Johnny Dodson	Johnny Dodson	'56 Chevrolet	60	300	running	0
11	25	X	Rex White	Max Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	60	275	running	0
12	19	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	60	200	running	0
13	10	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	59	200	running	0
14	23	300	Frank Mundy	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	58	200	running	0
15	21	36	Jack Goodwin	Jack Goodwin	'56 Dodge	58	200	engine	0
16	7	12	Ralph Moody	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	56	100	rear end	0
17	18	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'56 Plymouth	54	150	clutch	0
18	5	500	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	53	100	engine	18
19	26	5	Ansel Rakestraw	–	Jaguar	48	100	running	0
20	23	9	Joe Weatherly	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'56 Ford	44	100	rear end	0
21	14	4	Bobby Myers	Wilson (Bill Stroppe)	'56 Mercury	39	100	crash	0
22	2	98	Marvin Panch	Tom Harbison	'56 Ford	37	150	rear end	23
23	12	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'56 Chevrolet	25	100	fuel pump	0
24	22	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	21	100	crash	0
25	4	97	Bill Amick	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	10	100	clutch	0
26	3	296	Junior Johnson	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	1	100	clutch	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bill Champion		Ford
	Joy Fair		Dodge
	Tom Cox	70	Mercury
	Fred Lorenzen	150	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buck Baker	1	5	5
Tim Flock	6	12	7
Marvin Panch	13	35	23
Speedy Thompson	36	53	18
Tim Flock	54	63	10