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NASCAR Grand National race
Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, FL
March 4, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Billy Myers
| 14W
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 199
| 900
| running
| 59 |
| 2
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 500B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 199
| 600
| running
| 32 |
| 3
| 2
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 195
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 11
| Joe Weatherly
| 9
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 191
| 335
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 27
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 191
| 290
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 20
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 191
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 4
| Tim Flock
| 501
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 191
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 189
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 8
| Bob Welborn
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 189
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 29
| John McVitty
| 27
| John McVitty
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 187
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 17
| Mel Larson
| 55
| Mel Larson
| 1956 Ford
| 183
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 30
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 181
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Jim Wilson
| 576
| Harvey Walters
| 1956 Dodge
| 180
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 21
| Ted Cannady
| 32
| Ted Cannady
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 179
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 23
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 178
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 15
| Millard Wright
| 97
| Millard Wright
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 178
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 10
| Red Farmer
| C97
| J.M. Fitzgibbons
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 177
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Joel Million
| 78
| Ernest Woods
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 175
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 25
| Harvey Henderson
| 19
| Harvey Henderson
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 174
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 9
| Curtis Turner
| 99
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 168
| 50
| tire
| 0 |
| 21
| 5
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 141
|
| tire
| 109 |
| 22
| 22
| Eddie Skinner
| 96
| Frank Dodge
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 83
|
| shift lever
| 0 |
| 23
| 18
| Jack Smith
| 999
| Joe Jones
| 1956 Ford
| 61
|
| hub
| 0 |
| 24
| 14
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 60
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 25
| 7
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Dodge
| 42
|
| wheel
| 0 |
| 26
| 13
| Johnny Patterson
| 33
| H.B. Ranier
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 29
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 19
| John Dodd Sr.
| 72
| John Dodd Sr.
| 1955 Ford
| 28
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 26
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 22
|
| carburetor
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| Ralph Murray
| 424
|
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 2
|
| steering
| 0 |
| 30
| 6
| Al Keller
| 64
| Al Keller
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 200
|
| disqualified
| 0 |
Notes: Al Keller was disqualified from first position.
Time of race: 01:26:32
Average Speed: 68.99 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.2 seconds
1 caution for 3 laps
Race Purse: $ 3,885
Attendance: 5,200