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1956 NASCAR Grand National Season Stats, Race Results

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Click on the race number to see detailed 1956 NASCAR Grand National NASCAR Season Stats, race results, driver stats, and more.

40 races on dirt tracks
13 races on paved tracks
3 races on road courses

11 short track races
2 superspeedway races

Glossary   View expanded 1956 NASCAR Grand National driver standings  

#
Date
Site
Cars
Winner(s)
St
Make/Model
Len
Sfc
Miles
Purse
Pole
Cau
Laps
Speed
LC
11/13/55
31
1
Chrysler
0.400
D
80
4,455
68.965
4
23
56.962
2
11/20/55
27
1
Chrysler
0.750
D
101
4,285
70.496
2
7
61.825
0
11/20/55
37
2
Ford
2.500
R
200
7,740
76.556
0
0
66.512
7
12/11/55
23
3
Chevrolet
0.500
P
100
4,335
78.912
65.009
01/22/56
30
12
Chrysler
1.000
D
150
5,990
71.315
8
64.408
3
02/26/56
76
1
Chrysler
4.100
R
152
13,200
135.747
2
2
90.657
2
03/04/56
30
3
Mercury
0.500
P
100
3,885
81.081
1
3
68.990
2
03/18/56
32
1
Chevrolet
0.500
D
53
4,285
57.197
46.287
03/25/56
28
23
Chrysler
1.000
D
100
4,760
82.154
70.643
1
04/08/56
29
3
Chrysler
0.625
D
100
4,285
78.370
71.034
2
04/22/56
41
1
Chrysler
1.000
D
150
5,800
104.590
75.928
2
04/29/56
24
1
Dodge
0.500
D
100
4,285
67.091
56.232
2
05/05/56
26
2
Dodge
0.500
D
100
4,285
63.274
2
54.545
3
05/06/56
30
1
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
4,285
65.241
1
3
61.633
2
05/10/56
23
2
Dodge
0.500
D
100
4,285
61.100
60.362
05/12/56
24
1
Chrysler
0.400
D
80
4,285
67.447
6
59.442
0
05/13/56
31
1
Chrysler
0.900
D
90
4,285
89.305
83.720
2
05/20/56
35
1
Dodge
0.500
P
250
10,275
66.103
7
20
60.824
5
05/25/56
17
5
Dodge
0.500
D
100
3,806
69.619
3
05/27/56
25
1
Chrysler
0.750
D
100
4,285
76.966
3
9
64.866
6
05/27/56
21
18
Chrysler
0.500
P
75
4,285
67.239
63.815
05/30/56
25
6
Chrysler
0.625
D
78
4,285
34.070
38.814
1
05/30/56
24
1
Chrysler
1.000
D
150
7,720
83.975
1
3
86.179
2
06/03/56
28
1
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
4,285
58.234
47.325
06/10/56
29
23
Ford
1.500
D
251
12,650
98.504
5
74.313
5
06/15/56
19
2
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
3,935
59.661
2
6
56.022
3
06/22/56
21
11
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
4,285
57.434
1
7
57.288
3
06/24/56
20
12
Oldsmobile
0.500
P
100
4,285
65.934
3
62.586
3
07/01/56
29
11
Dodge
0.500
D
100
4,285
72.260
56.435
07/04/56
36
32
Ford
1.000
P
250
13,425
82.587
1
79.822
6
07/07/56
18
8
Dodge
0.500
D
100
4,285
58.900
50.483
07/08/56
21
15
Mercury
1.000
D
100
4,285
76.612
74.074
07/21/56
25
3
Ford
0.500
P
100
4,585
61.034
07/27/56
17
2
Dodge
0.500
D
101
4,295
55.658
53.699
07/29/56
14
1
Ford
0.500
P
100
3,985
69.444
67.252
08/03/56
12
8
Mercury
0.500
D
100
3,585
64.655
0
0
60.100
2
08/12/56
26
6
Mercury
4.100
R
258
13,050
0
0
73.858
4
08/17/56
25
 
Ford
0.500
P
100
4,010
72.028
65.170
1
08/19/56
37
1
Ford
1.000
D
241
9,630
81.614
68.161
0
08/22/56
14
9
Mercury
0.400
D
100
3,785
58.631
56.408
1
08/23/56
18
1
Ford
0.500
D
100
4,185
61.433
54.372
2
08/25/56
20
3
Ford
0.500
D
100
4,485
58.346
50.576
08/26/56
19
8
Dodge
0.500
P
123
4,755
65.861
09/03/56
70
11
Ford
1.375
P
501
35,365
119.659
7
68
95.167
13
09/09/56
22
14
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
4,485
64.864
60.893
3
09/12/56
26
11
Ford
0.500
D
100
4,685
59.464
52.847
2
09/23/56
44
2
Chevrolet
1.000
D
300
13,900
93.628
9
70.615
10
09/23/56
19
6
Ford
0.500
P
125
4,400
65.750
1
3
09/29/56
18
6
Dodge
0.500
D
100
4,380
61.940
61.193
4
09/30/56
23
6
Ford
0.900
D
99
4,560
88.067
4
72.734
6
10/07/56
22
14
Ford
0.500
D
100
4,335
65.597
0
0
61.475
2
10/14/56
27
2
Chrysler
0.750
D
100
4,485
75.041
72.268
3
10/23/56
26
5
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
4,585
58.479
2
54.054
10/28/56
40
23
Dodge
0.500
P
200
11,739
67.643
4
61.136
7
11/11/56
22
9
Chrysler
0.400
D
100
4,285
68.278
66.420
4
11/18/56
24
1
Chrysler
0.500
D
100
4,585
60.160
50.597

NTT = No Time Trials; DFP = Drew For Pole; MQ = Metric Qualifying