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NASCAR Grand National race
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
April 22, 1956
150 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 150 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Buck Baker	87	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	150	1,750	running	109
2	5	Herb Thomas	92	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	149	1,000	running	0
3	6	Tim Flock	3	Smokey Yunick	1956 Chevrolet	149	725	running	41
4	3	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	149	530	running	0
5	12	Jimmy Massey	2	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet	146	345	running	0
6	17	Allen Adkins	97	Tom Harbison	1956 Ford	146	200	running	0
7	18	Cotton Owens	86	Jim Stephens	1956 Pontiac	143	150	running	0
8	7	Billy Myers	14W	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	140	135	running	0
9	14	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	139	115	running	0
10	40	Bill Blair	5	Joe Blair	1956 Dodge	134	100	running	0
11	38	Al Watkins	48	Don Holcomb	1956 Ford	129	50	running	0
12	24	Russ Graham	03		1955 Chrysler	127	50	running	0
13	32	John Lindsay	78	John Lindsay	1955 Chevrolet	124	50	running	0
14	23	Ray Chaike	16		1956 Chevrolet	124	50	running	0
15	34	Walt Schubert	77	Bob Bunselmeyer	1955 Ford	120	50	running	0
16	29	Buzz Woodward	81		1955 Chevrolet	120	50	running	0
17	4	Danny Letner	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge	119	50	running	0
18	13	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1956 Chevrolet	116	50	accident	0
19	33	Bill Parks	95		1955 Packard	113	50	running	0
20	25	Bud Geiselman	33	Chick Garno	1955 Chevrolet	112	50	overheating	0
21	35	Harvey Eakin	47	Harvey Eakin	1954 Nash	105	25	A-frame	0
22	9	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	98	25	battery	0
23	27	Harvey Henderson	19	Harvey Henderson	1955 Chevrolet	93	25	running	0
24	10	Junior Johnson	55	A.L. Bumgarner	1956 Pontiac	83	25	windshield	0
25	19	Rex White	10	Max Welborn	1956 Chevrolet	83	25	transmission	0
26	39	Fred Lorenzen	50	Fred Lorenzen	1956 Chevrolet	76	25	fuel pump	0
27	22	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1956 Dodge	71	25	rear end	0
28	31	Benny DeRosier	23	Adelmo Tiezzi	1954 Hudson	64	25	head gasket	0
29	41	Donald Thomas	51		1956 Dodge	62	25	engine	0
30	11	Tiny Lund	37	Gus Holzmueller	1956 Pontiac	60	25	steering	0
31	15	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	59		windshield	0
32	37	Bill Tanner	63	Al Liberty	1955 Chevrolet	48		transmission	0
33	30	Buzz Auckland	39	Leslie Carr	1956 Chevrolet	43		accident	0
34	16	Jimmie Lewallen	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet	40		frame	0
35	26	Dick Allwine	17	Earl Wright	1955 Chevrolet	31		overheating	0
36	36	Don Carr	85	Jim Stephens	1956 Pontiac	30		vapor lock	0
37	2	Speedy Thompson	00	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	29		tire	0
38	8	Bobby Myers	15W	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	28		engine	0
39	20	Fonty Flock	34	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	22		shocks	0
40	21	Russ Truelove	26	Bob White	1956 Mercury	22		shocks	0
41	28	Kenneth Wagner	84	Lawson & Netti	1956 Ford	16		overheating	0
		John McVitty	27		1955 Chevrolet	0		did not qualify	0

Notes: John McVitty was killed in an accident during qualifying on April 21.
Time of race: 01:58:32
Average Speed: 75.928 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.42 seconds
Attendance: 24,000