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NASCAR Convertible race
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
September 16, 1956
200 laps on 1.5 mile dirt oval; 300 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	200	3,800	running	141
2	2	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	197	2,100	running	54
3	3	Gwyn Staley	34	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	194	1,025	running	0
4	10	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	190	700	running	0
5	6	Jimmy Massey	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	187	600	running	5
6	11	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	186	600	running	0
7	19	Glen Wood	22	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	184	400	running	0
8	5	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1956 Buick Convertible	174	560	running	0
9	21	Bill Poor	711	Bill Poor	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	171	300	running	0
10	8	Billy Rafter	41		1956 Dodge Convertible	169	350	running	0
11	23	Tom Pistone	5	Tom Pistone	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	156	200	running	0
12	17	John Fox	54		1956 Ford Convertible	144	150	running	0
13	22	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	138	125	running	0
14	12	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	129	100	radiator	0
15	7	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	127	100	engine	0
16	20	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	123	100	engine	0
17	4	Billy Carden	99	Schwam Motors	1956 Ford Convertible	112	115	engine	0
18	13	Larry Frank	76	Larry Frank	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	80	100	gas line	0
19	18	Norman Schihl	3	Norman Schihl	1956 Ford Convertible	64	100	idler arm	0
20	15	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	52	100	engine	0
21	16	Cannonball Brown	56	Cannonball Brown	1956 Chrysler Convertible	52	175	tie rod	0
22	9	Possum Jones	0	Ray Fletcher	1956 Ford Convertible	34	75	engine	0
23	23	Bun Emery	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	10	175	A-frame	0

Time of race: 03:18:54
Average Speed: 90.498 MPH
Pole Speed: 51.06 seconds
2 cautions
Attendance: 8,700