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NASCAR Convertible race
Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
July 21, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	200	650	running
2	2	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	198	525	running
3	6	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	194	400	running
4	8	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	193	320	running
5	3	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	193	290	running
6	10	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	191	250	running
7	14	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	186	200	running
8	11	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	185	150	running
9	13	Larry Frank	76	Larry Frank	1956 Mercury Convertible	172	100	running
10	20	Bob Beck	14	Bob Beck	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	168	100	running
11	19	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	154	100	running
12	12	Gene Blair	186	Don Oldenberg	1956 Dodge Convertible	133	100	axle
13	9	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	122	100	piston
14	5	Bill Lutz	2		1956 Ford Convertible	114	100	control arm
15	17	Dick Walters	19		1956 Ford Convertible	107	100	bearing
16	7	Danny Letner	97	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	95	100	tie rod
17	16	Cannonball Brown	56	Cannonball Brown	1956 Chrysler Convertible	94	100	rear end
18	18	Norman Schihl	3	Norman Schihl	1956 Ford Convertible	72	100	axle
19	4	Possum Jones	77	Lonnie Fish	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	64	50	transmission
20	15	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	44	50	overheating

Time of race: 01:21:31
Average Speed: 73.605 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.1 seconds
Attendance: 7,600