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Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
May 20, 1956
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 502
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 500
| 3,100
| running
| 125 |
| 2
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 500
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 500
| 1,500
| running
| 259 |
| 3
| 5
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 497
| 1,025
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 8
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 496
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 491
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 7
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 483
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 19
| Sherman Utsman
| 418
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 477
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 475
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 21
| Jack Smith
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 475
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 467
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 33
| Harvey Henderson
| 19
| Harvey Henderson
| 1956 Ford
| 464
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 22
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| A.L. Bumgarner
| 1956 Pontiac
| 463
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 6
| Bobby Johns
| 7A
| Shorty Johns
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 458
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 34
| Reitzel Darner
| 240
| Rat Garner
| 1956 Ford
| 441
| 100
| hub
| 0 |
| 15
| 12
| Bobby Myers
| 1
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 436
| 100
| hub
| 0 |
| 16
| 18
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 435
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Ray Chaike
| 16
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 430
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 25
| Pee Wee Jones
| 9
|
| 1956 Ford
| 419
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 32
| George Cork
| 211
|
| 1955 Plymouth
| 405
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 3
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 377
| 75
| engine
| 116 |
| 21
| 29
| Pete Stewart
| 209
| Pete Stewart
| 1956 Plymouth
| 356
| 60
| axle
| 0 |
| 22
| 28
| Arden Mounts
| 18
| Arden Mounts
| 1956 Pontiac
| 338
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 10
| Don Carr
| 285
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 304
| 60
| lug bolt
| 0 |
| 24
| 14
| Fred Lorenzen
| 150
| Fred Lorenzen
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 293
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 4
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 293
| 60
| bearing
| 0 |
| 26
| 31
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Buick
| 252
| 60
| hub
| 0 |
| 27
| 7
| Cotton Owens
| 286
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 243
| 60
| hub
| 0 |
| 28
| 24
| Ted Cannady
| 32
| Ted Cannady
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 156
| 60
| transmission
| 0 |
| 29
| 23
| Darvin Randahl
| 204
| Darvin Randahl
| 1956 Ford
| 149
| 60
| piston
| 0 |
| 30
| 16
| Tim Flock
| 11
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 69
| 60
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 26
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1955 Plymouth
| 37
| 60
| transmission
| 0 |
| 32
| 35
| Joe Bill O'Dell
| 35
| Joe Gilliam
| 1955 Rambler
| 37
| 60
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 20
| Bob Duell
| 95
| Julian Buesink
| 1956 Ford
| 29
| 60
| accident
| 0 |
| 34
| 27
| Jim Rhoades
| 195
|
| 1955 Packard
| 25
| 60
| tire
| 0 |
| 35
| 17
| Ralph Liguori
| 6
| Ralph Liguori
| 1956 Dodge
| 8
| 60
| piston
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:06:07
Average Speed: 60.824 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.23 seconds
7 cautions for 20 laps
Attendance: 20,000