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NASCAR Grand National race
Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 27, 1956
133 laps on 0.75 mile dirt oval; 99.75 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Speedy Thompson	300C	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	133	1,100	running	95
2	2	Junior Johnson	502	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	133	700	running	0
3	25	Buck Baker	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	132	475	running	38
4	7	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	131	365	running	0
5	3	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	131	310	running	0
6	5	Joe Weatherly	9	Charlie Schwam	1956 Ford	129	250	running	0
7	4	Joe Eubanks	82	James Satcher	1956 Ford	129	200	running	0
8	8	Gwyn Staley	2	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet	127	150	running	0
9	17	Jack Smith	55	A.L. Bumgarner	1956 Pontiac	127	100	running	0
10	9	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	123	100	running	0
11	15	Dick Beaty	34	Ike Kiser	1956 Ford	122	75	running	0
12	18	Ken Milligan	100	Dave Everett	1956 Chevrolet	121	60	running	0
13	20	Al Watkins	48	Don Holcomb	1956 Ford	120	50	running	0
14	23	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	1955 Plymouth	112	50	running	0
15	19	Ed Cole	94	Clarence DeZalia	1955 Mercury	110	50	running	0
16	13	Bobby Waddell	24	Jimmy Pardue	1955 Chevrolet	103	50	piston	0
17	24	Brownie King	760	Brownie King	1956 Chevrolet	83	50	running	0
18	10	Curtis Turner	99	Charlie Schwam	1956 Ford	78	50	electrical	0
19	21	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1955 Chevrolet	73	50	piston	0
20	14	Harvey Henderson	19	Harvey Henderson	1956 Ford	66	50	push rod	0
21	11	Rex White	X	Max Welborn	1956 Chevrolet	53		radiator	0
22	22	Charlie Jackson	34A		1955 Oldsmobile	53		gas line	0
23	16	Billy Carden	271		1956 Mercury	48		bearing	0
24	12	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Buick	2		radiator	0
25	6	Bobby Johns	7A	Shorty Johns	1956 Chevrolet	0		accident	0

Time of race: 01:32:16
Average Speed: 64.866 MPH
Pole Speed: 35.08 seconds
3 cautions for 9 laps
Attendance: 4,000