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NASCAR Grand National race
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC
July 7, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 200
| 850
| running
| |
| 2
| 1
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 625
| running
| |
| 3
| 7
| Marvin Panch
| 99
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Ford
| 198
| 450
| running
| |
| 4
| 13
| Bill Amick
| 66
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 189
| 350
| running
| |
| 5
| 11
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 186
| 310
| driveshaft
| |
| 6
| 6
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 171
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 4
| Speedy Thompson
| 300C
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 168
| 300
| accident
| |
| 8
| 14
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 156
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 18
| Benny Rakestraw
| 1
| Ansel Rakestraw
| 1956 Ford
| 156
| 100
| running
| |
| 10
| 10
| Tim Flock
| 11
| Mauri Rose
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 145
| 100
| accident
| |
| 11
| 3
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 138
| 100
| oil line
| |
| 12
| 17
| Brownie King
| 760
| Brownie King
| 1956 Chrysler
| 131
| 100
| accident
| |
| 13
| 2
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 129
| 100
| steering
| |
| 14
| 16
| Al Watkins
| 48
| Don Holcomb
| 1956 Ford
| 64
| 100
| valve
| |
| 15
| 15
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 47
| 100
| driveshaft
| |
| 16
| 12
| Wilbur Rakestraw
| 999
| Joe Jones
| 1956 Ford
| 29
| 100
| hub
| |
| 17
| 6
| Herb Thomas
| 500D
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 18
| 100
| accident
| |
| 18
| 9
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 18
| 100
| carburetor
| |
Time of race: 01:58:51
Average Speed: 50.483 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.56 seconds