Home
NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
June 15, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 200
| 650
| running
| 174 |
| 2
| 8
| Curtis Turner
| 99
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 195
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 7
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 195
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 193
| 320
| rear end
| 26 |
| 5
| 5
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 189
| 290
| quit
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Herb Thomas
| 500B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 186
| 250
| fuel
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Tim Flock
| 11
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 180
| 300
| engine
| 0 |
| 8
| 3
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 150
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Pete Yow
| 203
| Pete Yow
| 1956 Buick
| 150
| 100
| carburetor
| 0 |
| 10
| 17
| Richard Riley
| 34A
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 141
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 18
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Ed Cole
| 1956 Mercury
| 134
| 100
| overheating
| 0 |
| 12
| 11
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 115
| 100
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 13
| 4
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 106
| 100
| piston
| 0 |
| 14
| 12
| Junior Johnson
| 55
| A.L. Bumgarner
| 1956 Pontiac
| 69
| 100
| clutch
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| Joe Weatherly
| 9
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 66
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 16
| 14
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 30
| 100
| distributor
| 0 |
| 17
| 16
| Bobby Waddell
| 62
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 30
| 100
| brakes
| 0 |
| 18
| 9
| Billy Carden
| 271
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 24
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 13
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 16
| 50
| spindle
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:47:06
Average Speed: 56.022 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.17 seconds
2 cautions for 6 laps
Attendance: 7,800