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NASCAR Grand National race
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
August 12, 1956
63 laps on 4.1 mile road course; 258.3 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	6	Tim Flock	15	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	63	2,950	running	17
2	11	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	63	2,900	running	0
3	17	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	63	1,275	running	0
4	8	Paul Goldsmith	3	Smokey Yunick	1956 Chevrolet	63	900	running	0
5	9	Joe Eubanks	56	James Satcher	1956 Ford	63	675	running	0
6	20	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1956 Chevrolet	62	500	running	0
7	24	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	62	475	running	0
8	1	Buck Baker	502	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	61	475	engine	5
9	15	Fred Johnson	21		1956 Chevrolet	60	325	running	0
10	16	Johnny Dodson	131	Johnny Dodson	1956 Chevrolet	60	300	running	0
11	25	Rex White	X	Max Welborn	1956 Chevrolet	60	275	running	0
12	19	Gwyn Staley	2	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet	60	200	running	0
13	10	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	59	200	running	0
14	23	Frank Mundy	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	58	200	running	0
15	21	Jack Goodwin	36		1956 Dodge	58	200	engine	0
16	7	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	56	100	rear end	0
17	18	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	1956 Plymouth	54	150	clutch	0
18	5	Speedy Thompson	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	53	100	engine	18
19	26	Ansel Rakestraw	5		Jaguar	48	100	running	0
20	23	Joe Weatherly	9	Charlie Schwam	1956 Ford	44	100	rear end	0
21	14	Bobby Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	39	100	accident	0
22	2	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Ford	37	150	rear end	23
23	12	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1956 Chevrolet	25	100	fuel pump	0
24	22	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	21	100	accident	0
25	4	Bill Amick	97	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	10	100	clutch	0
26	3	Junior Johnson	296	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	1	100	clutch	0
	1	Frank Mundy	502	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	0		qualified car	0

Time of race: 03:29:50
Average Speed: 73.858 MPH
Pole Speed: 193.528 seconds
0 cautions
Race Purse: $ 18,325
Attendance: 10,000