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NASCAR Grand National race
Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, SC
August 23, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 850
| running
| 133 |
| 2
| 10
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 198
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 6
| Rex White
| X
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 198
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 3
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 196
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 8
| Speedy Thompson
| 296
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 193
| 310
| engine
| 67 |
| 6
| 7
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 193
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 18
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 192
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 5
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 192
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 12
| Wayne Fielden
| 100
| Dave Everett
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 190
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 11
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 176
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 11
| 9
| Billy Rafter
| 41
| Billy Rafter
| 1956 Dodge
| 148
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 12
| 14
| Roy Bentley
| 50
| Marion Cox
| 1956 Ford
| 142
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 13
| Fred Frazier
| 35
| Fred Frazier
| 1956 Ford
| 104
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
| 14
| 4
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 97
| 100
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| Jimmy Pardue
| 62
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 28
| 100
| wheel
| 0 |
| 16
| 17
| Jim Watkins
| 28
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 27
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 16
| Joe Bill McGraw
| 14
|
| 1956 Ford
| 18
| 100
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 18
| 2
| Billy Myers
| 4
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 10
| 100
| axle
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:50:21
Average Speed: 54.372 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.3 seconds