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Richmond 200

NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
April 29, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Buck Baker	87	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	200	1,100	running	198
2	3	Herb Thomas	92	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	199	700	shift lever	2
3	2	Speedy Thompson	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	199	475	running	0
4	5	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	198	365	running	0
5	10	Jimmy Massey	2	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet	197	310	running	0
6	7	Joe Eubanks	82	James Satcher	1956 Ford	195	250	running	0
7	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	193	200	running	0
8	12	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Plymouth	191	150	running	0
9	11	Rex White	X	Max Welborn	1956 Chevrolet	188	100	running	0
10	14	Bill Champion	5	Bill Champion	1955 Oldsmobile	187	100	running	0
11	13	Allen Adkins	97		1956 Ford	182	75	piston	0
12	17	Harvey Henderson	19	Harvey Henderson	1955 Chevrolet	172	60	running	0
13	19	Tiny Lund	55	A.L. Bumgarner	1956 Pontiac	168	50	running	0
14	18	Bobby Keck	98	Bobby Keck	1955 Chevrolet	166	50	running	0
15	6	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	162	50	accident	0
16	16	Billy Carden	271		1956 Mercury	162	50	rear end	0
17	8	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	147	50	engine	0
18	15	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	95	50	accident	0
19	22	Danny Letner	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge	69	50	axle	0
20	23	Nace Mattingly	54	Nace Mattingly	1955 Ford	53	50	overheating	0
21	21	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	1955 Plymouth	31		spindle	0
22	20	Dave Terrell	84	Dave Terrell	1956 Ford	30		overheating	0
23	24	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1956 Dodge	7		coil	0
24	9	Tim Flock	49	Mauri Rose	1956 Chevrolet	2		withdrew	0

Time of race: 01:46:42
Average Speed: 56.232 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.83 seconds
Attendance: 5,000