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NASCAR Grand National race
Concord Speedway, Concord, NC
May 6, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Speedy Thompson
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 200
| 1,100
| running
| 199 |
| 2
| 6
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 200
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 3
| Herb Thomas
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 198
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 9
| Tim Flock
| 285
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 197
| 365
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 8
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 195
| 310
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 29
| Tiny Lund
| 37
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Pontiac
| 188
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 185
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 25
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1955 Plymouth
| 182
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Jim Paschal
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 181
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Charlie Jackson
| 34A
|
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 179
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 28
| Pete Stewart
| 209
| Pete Stewart
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 179
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 30
| Al Watkins
| 48
| Don Holcomb
| 1956 Ford
| 174
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 19
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 172
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 20
| Harvey Henderson
| 19
| Harvey Henderson
| 1956 Ford
| 158
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 26
| Marvin Panch
| 9
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Ford
| 149
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
| 16
| 4
| Cotton Owens
| 286
| Jim Stephens
| 1955 Pontiac
| 146
| 50
| hub
| 0 |
| 17
| 13
| Billy Carden
| 99
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 137
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Clarence DeZalia
| 1955 Mercury
| 128
| 50
| spindle
| 0 |
| 19
| 10
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Buick
| 127
| 50
| hose
| 0 |
| 20
| 21
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 122
| 50
| axle
| 0 |
| 21
| 22
| Brownie King
| 760
| Brownie King
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 120
|
| vapor lock
| 0 |
| 22
| 15
| Fred Lorenzen
| 150
| Fred Lorenzen
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 89
|
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 27
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 77
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 12
| Dink Widenhouse
| B-29
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Ford
| 64
|
| piston
| 0 |
| 25
| 17
| Bill Widenhouse
| 20
| W.R. Waldron
| 1955 Buick
| 49
|
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 16
| Ralph Liguori
| 271
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 27
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Bill Blair
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1956 Dodge
| 25
|
| wheel
| 0 |
| 28
| 7
| Bobby Johns
| 7A
| Shorty Johns
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 23
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 23
| Bobby Waddell
| 24
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 19
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 2
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 17
|
| engine
| 1 |
Time of race: 01:37:21
Average Speed: 61.633 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.59 seconds
1 caution for 3 laps
Attendance: 6,000