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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Portland Speedway, Portland, OR
May 27, 1956
150 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 75 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 18
| Herb Thomas
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 150
| 1,000
| running
| |
| 2
| 19
| John Kieper
| 98
| John Kieper
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 150
| 700
| running
| |
| 3
| 15
| Clyde Palmer
| 1C
| Tom Roady
| 1956 Dodge
| 150
| 475
| running
| |
| 4
| 11
| Ed Negre
| 88
| Ed Negre
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 149
| 365
| running
| |
| 5
| 9
| Curley Barker
| 11
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 148
| 310
| running
| |
| 6
| 12
| Harold Hardesty
| 52
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 148
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 8
| Bill Hyde
| 66
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 148
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 6
| Lloyd Dane
| 325
| Lloyd Dane
| 1956 Mercury
| 148
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 7
| Gordon Haines
| 77
| Herb Eberhart
| 1956 Dodge
| 147
| 125
| running
| |
| 10
| 14
| Lou Sherman
| 56
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 147
| 110
| running
| |
| 11
| 2
| Royce Haggerty
| 15
| Curly Weida
| 1956 Dodge
| 145
| 100
| running
| |
| 12
| 4
| Bob Keefe
| 14
|
| 1956 Ford
| 145
| 100
| running
| |
| 13
| 17
| Art Watts
| 1
| Tom Roady
| 1955 Dodge
| 142
| 50
| running
| |
| 14
| 5
| Erick Erickson
| 25
| Erick Erickson
| 1954 Buick
| 142
| 50
| running
| |
| 15
| 10
| Don Hildreth
| 6
|
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 140
| 50
| running
| |
| 16
| 21
| Ted Sweeney
| 71
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 131
| 50
| running
| |
| 17
| 1
| Lyle Matlock
| 5
| Al Liggons
| 1955 Mercury
| 124
| 50
| running
| |
| 18
| 3
| Bob Carroll
| 22
|
| 1953 Hudson
| 62
| 50
| accident
| |
| 19
| 13
| Andy Wilson
| 27
|
| 1956 Ford
| 59
| 50
| accident
| |
| 20
| 16
| Harold Beal
| 6
|
| 1956 Ford
| 38
| 50
| axle
| |
| 21
| 20
| Don Hamilton
| 55
|
| 1956 Studebaker
| 17
|
| axle
| |
Notes: Fast time set by John Kieper.
Time of race: 01:30:31
Average Speed: 63.815 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.77 seconds