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NASCAR Convertible race
Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA
September 2, 1956
150 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 150 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	150	900	running	89
2	4	Glen Wood	22	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	150	725	running	0
3	14	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	143	575	running	0
4	5	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	141	500	running	0
5	9	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	138	425	running	0
6	20	Bill Poor	711	Bill Poor	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	138	325	running	0
7	11	Tom Pistone	5	Tom Pistone	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	137	250	running	0
8	15	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	134	200	running	0
9	12	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	131	150	running	0
10	23	Cannonball Brown	56	Cannonball Brown	1956 Chrysler Convertible	130	125	running	0
11	2	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	129	100	running	61
12	7	Billy Carden	99A	Schwam Motors	1956 Ford Convertible	127	100	running	0
13	22	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	118	100	running	0
14	21	Larry Frank	54		1956 Ford Convertible	112	100	running	0
15	17	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	109	100	steering	0
16	18	Bob Beck	14	Bob Beck	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	105	100	running	0
17	3	Gwyn Staley	34	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	95	100	A-frame	0
18	13	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	80	100	engine	0
19	6	Bill Lutz	2		1956 Ford Convertible	77	75	accident	0
20	16	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	70	75	accident	0
21	19	Norman Schihl	3	Norman Schihl	1956 Ford Convertible	62	75	accident	0
22	10	Jimmy Massey	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	32	75	wheel bearing	0
23	8	Jack Smith	99	Schwam Motors	1956 Ford Convertible	25	75	fuel pump	0

Time of race: 02:02:28
Average Speed: 73.489 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.5 seconds
Attendance: 19,000