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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Merced Fairgrounds, Merced, CA
June 3, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Herb Thomas
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 200
| 910
| running
| |
| 2
| 5
| Harold Hardesty
| 52
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 200
| 650
| running
| |
| 3
| 8
| Jim Graham
| 30
|
| 1956 Plymouth
| 200
| 495
| running
| |
| 4
| 2
| Lloyd Dane
| 225
| Lloyd Dane
| 1956 Mercury
| 198
| 375
| running
| |
| 5
| 12
| Eddie Pagan
| 45
| Eddie Pagan
| 1956 Ford
| 197
| 310
| running
| |
| 6
| 10
| John Kieper
| 88
| John Kieper
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 194
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 20
| Chuck Meekins
| 56
| Jim Rush
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 194
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 7
| Bob Ross
| 43
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 190
| 200
| running
| |
| 9
| 27
| Erick Erickson
| 25
| Erick Erickson
| 1954 Buick
| 190
| 125
| running
| |
| 10
| 11
| Sherman Clark
| 34
| Sherman Clark
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 185
| 110
| running
| |
| 11
| 17
| Jim Blomgren
| 188
| Lorrin Bates
| 1956 Ford
| 183
| 100
| running
| |
| 12
| 22
| Bob Keefe
| 14
|
| 1956 Ford
| 183
| 100
| running
| |
| 13
| 3
| Parnelli Jones
| 11
| Vel Miletich
| 1956 Ford
| 181
| 60
| wheel
| |
| 14
| 23
| Lucky Long
| 101
| William Long
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 180
| 50
| accident
| |
| 15
| 19
| Howard Phillippi
| 20
| Howard Phillippi
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 172
| 50
| running
| |
| 16
| 16
| Jim Cook
| 9
| Floyd Johnson
| 1956 Pontiac
| 168
| 50
| running
| |
| 17
| 24
| Bill Sullivan
| 75
|
| 1954 Ford
| 162
| 50
| running
| |
| 18
| 25
| Nick Lari
| 47
|
| 1956 Ford
| 155
| 50
| running
| |
| 19
| 15
| Clyde Palmer
| 5
| Al Liggons
| 1955 Mercury
| 149
| 50
| running
| |
| 20
| 14
| Al Pombo
| 2
| Tom Roady
| 1955 Dodge
| 122
| 50
| accident
| |
| 21
| 21
| Bob Francy
| 352
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 91
|
| shocks
| |
| 22
| 9
| Gordon Haines
| 77
| Herb Eberhart
| 1956 Dodge
| 77
| 10
| overheating
| |
| 23
| 4
| Bill Moore
| 48
| Bill Moore
| 1956 Ford
| 66
| 30
| piston
| |
| 24
| 6
| Dick Getty
| 00
| Dick Getty
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 55
| 10
| overheating
| |
| 25
| 26
| Don Hamilton
| 55
|
| 1956 Studebaker
| 53
|
| engine
| |
| 26
| 18
| Johnny Lansaw
| 12
| John Lansaw
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 19
|
| radiator
| |
| 27
| 13
| Jack Richardson
| 551
|
| 1956 Pontiac
| 8
|
| piston
| |
| 28
| 28
| Owen Loggins
| 8
|
| 1954 Dodge
| 0
|
| rods
| |
Time of race: 02:06:47
Average Speed: 47.325 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.91 seconds