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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Bay Meadows Speedway, San Mateo, CA
August 19, 1956
241 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 241 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Eddie Pagan
| 45
| Eddie Pagan
| 1956 Ford
| 241
| 2,475
| running
| |
| 2
| 7
| Parnelli Jones
| 11
| Vel Miletich
| 1956 Ford
| 241
| 1,575
| running
| |
| 3
| 6
| Chuck Meekins
| 56
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 239
| 1,100
| running
| |
| 4
| 17
| Lloyd Dane
| 225
| Lloyd Dane
| 1956 Mercury
| 239
| 750
| running
| |
| 5
| 14
| Scotty Cain
| 21
| Scotty Cain
| 1956 Ford
| 239
| 550
| running
| |
| 6
| 2
| Bill Hyde
| 31
|
| 1956 Dodge
| 237
| 450
| running
| |
| 7
| 13
| Bob Ross
| 43
| Bob Ross
| 1956 Mercury
| 235
| 300
| running
| |
| 8
| 11
| Fireball Roberts
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 233
| 250
| running
| |
| 9
| 12
| Gordon Haines
| 77N
| Herb Eberhart
| 1956 Dodge
| 232
| 200
| running
| |
| 10
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 88N
| Ed Negre
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 231
| 250
| running
| |
| 11
| 15
| Ernie Young
| 41
| Walt Palozi
| 1956 Pontiac
| 228
| 200
| running
| |
| 12
| 35
| Bob Keefe
| 14N
|
| 1956 Ford
| 227
| 150
| piston
| |
| 13
| 25
| Carl Hammill
| 33
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 226
| 100
| running
| |
| 14
| 28
| Jim Blomgren
| 188
| Lorrin Bates
| 1956 Ford
| 226
| 100
| running
| |
| 15
| 9
| John Kieper
| 98N
| John Kieper
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 225
| 100
| running
| |
| 16
| 26
| Clyde Palmer
| 71N
| Herb Eberhart
| 1956 Dodge
| 225
| 100
| running
| |
| 17
| 31
| Lou Sherman
| 66N
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 224
| 100
| running
| |
| 18
| 30
| Erick Erickson
| 25
| Erick Erickson
| 1956 Pontiac
| 217
| 50
| running
| |
| 19
| 18
| Clyde Mitchell
| 89
|
| 1956 Ford
| 216
| 50
| running
| |
| 20
| 20
| Harold Hardesty
| 52N
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 216
| 50
| running
| |
| 21
| 33
| Bill West
| 55
|
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 215
| 40
| running
| |
| 22
| 24
| Bill Bade
| 36
| Joe Navarro
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 214
| 40
| running
| |
| 23
| 4
| Al Pombo
| 2
| Tom Roady
| 1956 Dodge
| 212
| 40
| accident
| |
| 24
| 23
| Frank Secrist
| 68
| J.M. Wattenbarger
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 207
| 40
| running
| |
| 25
| 34
| Howard Phillippi
| 20
| Howard Phillippi
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 185
| 40
| running
| |
| 26
| 10
| Royce Haggerty
| 15N
| Curly Weida
| 1956 Dodge
| 172
| 40
| accident
| |
| 27
| 22
| Jim Cook
| 9
| Floyd Johnson
| 1956 Pontiac
| 154
| 40
| piston
| |
| 28
| 15
| Art Watts
| 156
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 139
| 40
| hub
| |
| 29
| 37
| Reggie Ausmus
| 91
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 138
| 40
| overheating
| |
| 30
| 5
| Bill Moore
| 551
| Bill Moore
| 1956 Pontiac
| 114
| 40
| fan belt
| |
| 31
| 21
| Bob Havemann
| 47
| Bob Havenmann
| 1956 Pontiac
| 111
| 40
| engine
| |
| 32
| 27
| Sherman Clark
| 34
| Sherman Clark
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 102
| 40
| driveshaft
| |
| 33
| 29
| Ralph Moody
| 1
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 75
| 40
| engine
| |
| 34
| 32
| Wally Gervais
| 75N
|
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 53
| 40
| engine
| |
| 35
| 3
| Buck Baker
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 35
| 40
| engine
| |
| 36
| 10
| Herb Thomas
| 30
| Jack Chatenay
| 1956 Plymouth
| 20
| 90
| did not finish
| |
| 37
| 36
| Ole Anderson
| 83
|
| 1954 Ford
| 9
| 40
| overheating
| |
Notes: Scheduled for 250 laps. Ended after 241 laps due to an accident.
Reserve police officer Steve Clark was struck and killed by Scotty Cain's car while attempting to cross the track.
Time of race: 03:31:00
Average Speed: 68.161 MPH
Pole Speed: 44.11 seconds
Attendance: 11,934