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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Eureka Speedway, Eureka, CA
May 30, 1956
125 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 78.125 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 6
| Herb Thomas
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 125
| 1,000
| running
| |
| 2
| 5
| Gordon Haines
| 77
| Herb Eberhart
| 1956 Dodge
| 124
| 700
| running
| |
| 3
| 16
| Lloyd Dane
| 225
| Lloyd Dane
| 1956 Mercury
| 124
| 475
| running
| |
| 4
| 8
| Bob Keefe
| 14
|
| 1956 Ford
| 124
| 365
| running
| |
| 5
| 10
| Jim Cook
| 9
| Floyd Johnson
| 1956 Pontiac
| 123
| 310
| running
| |
| 6
| 1
| John Kieper
| 88
| John Kieper
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 122
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 7
| Harold Hardesty
| 52
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 120
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 13
| Royce Haggerty
| 15
| Curly Weida
| 1956 Dodge
| 120
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 4
| Sam Speers
| 47
| Walt Palozi
| 1956 Pontiac
| 119
| 125
| running
| |
| 10
| 20
| Art Watts
| 1
| Tom Roady
| 1955 Dodge
| 119
| 110
| running
| |
| 11
| 15
| Jim Graham
| 30
|
| 1956 Plymouth
| 117
| 100
| running
| |
| 12
| 14
| Jim Blomgren
| 188
| Lorrin Bates
| 1956 Ford
| 117
| 100
| overheating
| |
| 13
| 24
| Bill Sullivan
| 75
|
| 1954 Ford
| 116
| 50
| running
| |
| 14
| 3
| Erick Erickson
| 25
| Erick Erickson
| 1954 Buick
| 113
| 50
| running
| |
| 15
| 12
| Ed Negre
| 98
| Ed Negre
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 111
| 50
| overheating
| |
| 16
| 17
| Bob Havemann
| 134
| Bob Havenmann
| 1954 Dodge
| 106
| 50
| running
| |
| 17
| 25
| Jack Williams
| 95
|
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 94
| 50
| running
| |
| 18
| 23
| Ted Sweeney
| 71
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 62
| 50
| running
| |
| 19
| 9
| Harold Beal
| 50
|
| 1956 Ford
| 57
| 50
| accident
| |
| 20
| 11
| Bill Hyde
| 66
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 54
| 50
| piston
| |
| 21
| 21
| Don Porter
| 78
|
| 1955 Studebaker
| 53
|
| axle
| |
| 22
| 19
| Howard Phillippi
| 20
| Howard Phillippi
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 45
|
| accident
| |
| 23
| 2
| Clyde Palmer
| 1C
| Tom Roady
| 1956 Dodge
| 38
|
| piston
| |
| 24
| 18
| Ernie Young
| 41
| Walt Palozi
| 1956 Pontiac
| 37
|
| accident
| |
| 25
| 22
| Lyle Matlock
| 5
| Al Liggons
| 1955 Mercury
| 18
|
| overheating
| |
Notes: Scheduled for 160 laps; ended after 125 laps due to excessive dust and ruts in the track.
Don Hamilton crashed in qualifying and was unable to start.
Time of race: 02:00:46
Average Speed: 38.814 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.07 seconds
Attendance: 5,714