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NASCAR Grand National race
Oklahoma State Fair, Oklahoma City, OK
August 3, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 8
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 200
| 850
| running
| 7 |
| 2
| 3
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 5
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 198
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 196
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 2
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 193
| 310
| differential
| 168 |
| 6
| 9
| Bill Moore
| 551
| Bill Moore
| 1956 Pontiac
| 190
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 11
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Ford
| 189
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Angelo Howerton
| 7
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 181
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 6
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 173
| 100
| coil
| 0 |
| 10
| 12
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Ford
| 100
| 100
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 11
| 1
| Speedy Thompson
| 500
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 25
| 100
| engine
| 25 |
| 12
| 7
| Jack Zink
| 88
| John Zink
| 1956 Pontiac
| 10
| 100
| overheating
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:39:50
Average Speed: 60.1 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.84 seconds
Attendance: 7,500