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NASCAR Convertible race
Norfolk Speedway, Norfolk, VA
June 22, 1956
250 laps on 0.333 mile dirt oval; 83.333 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	250	650	running
2	8	Gwyn Staley	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	250	525	running
3	5	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	249	400	running
4	16	Frank Mundy	503	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge Convertible	247	320	running
5	14	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	245	290	running
6	6	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	240	250	running
7	13	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	237	200	rear end
8	19	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	237	150	running
9	15	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	223	100	overheating
10	18	Dick Walters	17		1956 Ford Convertible	219	100	tire
11	10	Jimmy Thompson	504	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge Convertible	214	100	tire
12	4	Possum Jones	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	203	100	head gasket
13	11	Glen Wood	22	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	185	100	engine
14	12	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	171	100	vapor lock
15	3	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	94	100	piston
16	2	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	77	100	rod
17	9	Bill Lutz	2		1956 Ford Convertible	49	100	brakes
18	17	Jud Larson	77	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	36	100	engine
19	7	Danny Letner	97	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	27	50	engine

Time of race: 01:49:06
Average Speed: 45.83 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.9 seconds