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NASCAR Grand National race
Coastal Speedway, Myrtle Beach, SC
August 25, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 950
| running
| |
| 2
| 7
| Billy Myers
| 4
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 200
| 675
| running
| |
| 3
| 10
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 199
| 475
| running
| |
| 4
| 6
| Buck Baker
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 196
| 365
| running
| |
| 5
| 19
| Speedy Thompson
| 501
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 196
| 320
| running
| |
| 6
| 9
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 196
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 4
| Billy Carden
| 271
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 191
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 18
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 184
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 12
| Fred Frazier
| 35
| Fred Frazier
| 1956 Ford
| 184
| 100
| running
| |
| 10
| 13
| Pete Yow
| 203
| Pete Yow
| 1956 Ford
| 182
| 100
| running
| |
| 11
| 16
| Larry Flynn
| 54
| B.B. Morris
| 1955 Buick
| 180
| 100
| overheating
| |
| 12
| 8
| Bill Champion
| 31
| John Whitford
| 1956 Ford
| 90
| 100
| gasket
| |
| 13
| 2
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 76
| 100
| disqualified
| |
| 14
| 15
| Joe Bill McGraw
| 14
|
| 1956 Ford
| 66
| 100
| vapor lock
| |
| 15
| 5
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 64
| 100
| axle
| |
| 16
| 1
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 61
| 100
| accident
| |
| 17
| 14
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Ed Cole
| 1955 Mercury
| 60
| 100
| engine
| |
| 18
| 20
| Jim Watkins
| 28
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 43
| 100
| fuel pump
| |
| 19
| 11
| Roy Bentley
| 50
| Marion Cox
| 1956 Ford
| 41
| 50
| radiator
| |
| 20
| 17
| Spook Crawford
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1955 Plymouth
| 13
| 50
| accident
| |
Time of race: 01:58:38
Average Speed: 50.576 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.85 seconds