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Raleigh 250
NASCAR Grand National race
Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, NC
July 4, 1956
250 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 32
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 250
| 3,000
| running
| 201 |
| 2
| 2
| Speedy Thompson
| 500
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 248
| 2,000
| running
| 13 |
| 3
| 27
| Frank Mundy
| 502
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 247
| 1,275
| running
| 13 |
| 4
| 3
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 246
| 925
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 10
| Tim Flock
| 11
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 243
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 242
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 30
| Marvin Panch
| 99
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Ford
| 241
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 18
| Bill Walker
| 5
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 238
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 25
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 237
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 29
| Jack Smith
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 236
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 28
| Buck Baker
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 234
| 300
| running
| 23 |
| 12
| 6
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 231
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 20
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 113
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 222
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| Billy Carden
| 9
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 217
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 13
| Rat Garner
| 240
| Rat Garner
| 1956 Ford
| 216
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 36
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Ed Cole
| 1956 Mercury
| 216
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 15
| Al Watkins
| 48
| Don Holcomb
| 1956 Ford
| 213
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 16
| Bill Champion
| 31
| John Whitford
| 1956 Ford
| 212
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 35
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1956 Pontiac
| 206
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 12
| Pat Kirkwood
| 286
| Jim Stephens
| 1956 Pontiac
| 203
| 150
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 21
| 19
| Arden Mounts
| 18
| Arden Mounts
| 1956 Pontiac
| 195
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 5
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 181
| 150
| overheating
| 0 |
| 23
| 8
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 146
| 100
| bearing
| 0 |
| 24
| 34
| Ken Love
| 640
| Ken Love
| 1955 Ford
| 144
| 100
| hub
| 0 |
| 25
| 7
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 136
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 31
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 91
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 17
| Ralph Liguori
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 90
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 9
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 82
| 100
| lifter
| 0 |
| 29
| 22
| Johnny Dodson
| 131
| Johnny Dodson
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 77
| 100
| overheating
| 0 |
| 30
| 21
| Bob Duell
| 95
| Julian Buesink
| 1956 Ford
| 63
| 100
| bearing
| 0 |
| 31
| 26
| Bud Geiselman
| 3A
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 61
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 11
| Sherman Utsman
| 418
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 47
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 33
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 45
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 24
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Plymouth
| 43
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 23
| Pat Grogan
| 29
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 21
|
| axle
| 0 |
| 36
| 1
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 9
| 50
| oil pressure
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:07:55
Average Speed: 79.822 MPH
Pole Speed: 43.59 seconds
1 caution
Attendance: 13,600