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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
May 13, 1956
100 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 90 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 100
| 1,100
| running
| 43 |
| 2
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 100
| 700
| running
| 57 |
| 3
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 100
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 100
| 365
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Cotton Owens
| 286
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 99
| 310
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 11
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 99
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 12
| Joe Weatherly
| 9
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 98
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 98
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 23
| Jimmy Massey
| 49
| Bob Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 96
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 7
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 96
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 6
| Herb Thomas
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 95
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 5
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 95
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 19
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 94
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 17
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 113
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 94
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Bobby Johns
| 7A
| Shorty Johns
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 93
| 50
| idler
| 0 |
| 16
| 16
| Harvey Henderson
| 19
| Harvey Henderson
| 1956 Ford
| 92
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 25
| Al Watkins
| 48
| Don Holcomb
| 1956 Ford
| 92
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 30
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1955 Plymouth
| 92
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 91
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Clarence DeZalia
| 1955 Mercury
| 90
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 15
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 81
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 22
| 29
| Brownie King
| 760
| Brownie King
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 81
|
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 22
| Pete Yow
| 302
| Pete Yow
| 1955 Buick
| 80
|
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 20
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Plymouth
| 63
|
| rod
| 0 |
| 25
| 27
| Charlie Jackson
| 34A
|
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 57
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 26
| 3
| Curtis Turner
| 99
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 54
|
| brakes
| 0 |
| 27
| 26
| Darvin Randahl
| 204
| Darvin Randahl
| 1956 Ford
| 53
|
| bearings
| 0 |
| 28
| 13
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 51
|
| battery
| 0 |
| 29
| 18
| Billy Carden
| 271
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 48
|
| spindle
| 0 |
| 30
| 14
| Bill Blair
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1956 Dodge
| 43
|
| tire
| 0 |
| 31
| 21
| Don Carr
| 285
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 10
|
| hub
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:04:30
Average Speed: 83.72 MPH
Pole Speed: 36.28 seconds
Attendance: 7,500