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NASCAR Grand National race
Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
June 10, 1956
167 laps on 1.5 mile dirt oval; 250.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 23
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 167
| 4,100
| running
| 15 |
| 2
| 9
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 167
| 2,100
| running
| 47 |
| 3
| 14
| Pat Kirkwood
| 286
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 165
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Tim Flock
| 11
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 164
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 163
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 163
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Herb Thomas
| 502
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 162
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 159
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 156
| 300
| running
| 87 |
| 10
| 10
| Jack Smith
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 156
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 15
| Bob Flock
| 4
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 154
| 125
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| Banjo Matthews
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 149
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 22
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1955 Plymouth
| 149
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 20
| C.H. Dingler
| 291
| C.H. Dingler
| 1956 Dodge
| 148
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 29
| Joe Guide
| 52
| Sally Guide
| 1954 Hudson
| 141
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Gene Goodman
| 1
|
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 130
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 19
| Bill Osborne
| 205
| R.H. Coleman
| 1956 Ford
| 128
| 75
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 18
| 27
| Al Watkins
| 48
| Don Holcomb
| 1956 Ford
| 128
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 115
| 125
| engine
| 18 |
| 20
| 3
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 115
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 5
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 88
| 50
| piston
| 0 |
| 22
| 28
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Buick
| 60
| 50
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 23
| 25
| Joe Stewart
| 35
|
| 1955 Chrysler
| 57
| 50
| steering
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| Cotton Priddy
| 16
| Cotton Priddy
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 38
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 12
| Don Carr
| 285
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 35
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 11
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 31
| 50
| hose
| 0 |
| 27
| 18
| Herb Gibson
| 760
| Joe George
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 21
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 16
| Sherman Utsman
| 418
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 17
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 24
| Arnold Denley
| 21
|
| 1955 Studebaker
| 5
| 150
| shocks
| 0 |
|
|
| Clint McHugh
|
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Notes: Clint McHugh was killed on June 9 in an accident during qualifying.
Cotton Priddy was killed in an accident during the race.
Time of race: 03:22:15
Average Speed: 74.313 MPH
Pole Speed: 54.82 seconds
5 cautions
Attendance: 15,000