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NASCAR Convertible race
Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO
June 17, 1956
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Frank Mundy	503	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge Convertible	100	600	running
2	17	Gwyn Staley	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	97	525	running
3	8	Glen Wood	22	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	95	400	running
4	5	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	94	320	running
5	6	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	92	290	running
6	9	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	88	250	running
7	19	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	88	200	running
8	2	Possum Jones	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	88	150	running
9	12	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	87	100	running
10	11	Jimmy Thompson	7	George Hilton	1956 Mercury Convertible	86	100	running
11	16	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	84	100	running
12	13	Tom Pistone	5	Tom Pistone	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	83	100	running
13	4	Danny Letner	97	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	82	100	engine
14	15	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	78	100	engine
15	18	Dick Walters	17		1956 Ford Convertible	73	100	overheating
16	10	Larry Frank	90	Gene Blair	1956 Mercury Convertible	61	100	overheating
17	3	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	61	100	engine
18	14	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	51	100	overheating
19	7	Dave Hirschfield	77	Dave Hirschfield	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	16	100	engine

Time of race: 01:24:09
Average Speed: 71.301 MPH
Pole Speed: 50.6 seconds
Attendance: 8,500