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NASCAR Grand National race
Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA
March 25, 1956
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	23	Buck Baker	300C	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	100	1,400	running	49
2	5	Speedy Thompson	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	100	800	running	0
3	17	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1956 Chevrolet	99	550	running	0
4	15	Jimmy Massey	2	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet	99	365	running	0
5	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	99	310	running	0
6	14	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	99	250	running	0
7	3	Fonty Flock	55	A.L. Bumgarner	1956 Pontiac	97	200	running	0
8	21	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	97	150	running	0
9	22	Chet Barron	44	Chester Barron	1956 Chevrolet	96	100	running	0
10	25	Ken Milligan	100	Dave Everett	1956 Chevrolet	92	100	running	0
11	19	Charlie Mincey	8		1955 Buick	91	75	running	0
12	26	Dick Blackwell	271		1956 Mercury	90	60	running	0
13	2	Billy Carden	99	Charlie Schwam	1956 Ford	86	50	hub	0
14	27	Sonny Black	999	Joe Jones	1956 Ford	79	50	running	0
15	20	Darvin Randahl	204	Darvin Randahl	1956 Ford	76	50	running	0
16	9	Frank Mundy	300B	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	72	50	oil pan	0
17	12	Junior Johnson	286	Jim Stephens	1956 Pontiac	64	50	transmission	0
18	1	Tim Flock	300A	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	55	50	engine	51
19	28	Ray Baxter	63		1956 Chrysler	55	50	steering	0
20	6	Bob Flock	9	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	52	50	steering	0
21	13	Joe Eubanks	82	James Satcher	1956 Ford	50		gasket	0
22	11	Al Keller	64	Al Keller	1956 Chevrolet	48		gas tank	0
23	7	Paul Goldsmith	3	Smokey Yunick	1956 Chevrolet	36		accident	0
24	10	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	33		gasket	0
25	18	Bill Widenhouse	68	Fred Sheibert	1956 Ford	33		brakes	0
26	16	Jimmie Lewallen	285	Jim Stephens	1956 Pontiac	15		engine	0
27	24	Ray Thompson	390		1956 Studebaker	12		axle	0
28	8	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1956 Dodge	3		accident	0

Time of race: 01:24:56
Average Speed: 70.643 MPH
Pole Speed: 43.82 seconds
Attendance: 17,812