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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 3, 1956
364 laps on 1.375 mile paved oval; 500.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 11
| Curtis Turner
| 99
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 364
| 11,750
| running
| 225 |
| 2
| 1
| Speedy Thompson
| 57
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 362
| 5,000
| running
| 14 |
| 3
| 2
| Marvin Panch
| 8
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 359
| 3,370
| running
| 39 |
| 4
| 23
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 359
| 1,850
| running
| |
| 5
| 4
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 358
| 1,300
| running
| |
| 6
| 17
| Jim Paschal
| 26
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 358
| 1,850
| running
| 32 |
| 7
| 3
| Bill Amick
| 97
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 357
| 1,020
| running
| |
| 8
| 16
| Joe Weatherly
| 9
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 352
| 900
| running
| |
| 9
| 31
| Bobby Johns
| 47
| J.M. Fitzgibbons
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 349
| 700
| running
| |
| 10
| 20
| Pat Kirkwood
| 93
| Howard Moore
| 1956 Pontiac
| 347
| 550
| running
| |
| 11
| 29
| Rex White
| 10
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 345
| 400
| running
| |
| 12
| 15
| Tim Flock
| 86
| John Foster
| 1956 Ford
| 345
| 490
| running
| 16 |
| 13
| 22
| Roz Howard
| 61
| Roz Howard
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 343
| 250
| running
| |
| 14
| 25
| Johnny Patterson
| 38
| H.B. Ranier
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 343
| 225
| running
| |
| 15
| 36
| Junior Johnson
| 32
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 342
| 200
| running
| |
| 16
| 14
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 341
| 300
| running
| |
| 17
| 69
| Lee Petty
| 35
| Fred Frazier
| 1956 Ford
| 340
| 175
| running
| |
| 18
| 40
| Harold Hardesty
| 80
| Beryl Jackson
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 339
| 350
| running
| |
| 19
| 43
| Elmo Langley
| 81
| Elmo Langley
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 338
| 140
| running
| |
| 20
| 47
| Shorty York
| 43
|
| 1956 Ford
| 336
| 130
| running
| |
| 21
| 19
| Bill Champion
| 31
| John Whitford
| 1956 Ford
| 336
| 120
| running
| |
| 22
| 66
| Possum Jones
| 69
| Warren Lee
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 336
| 110
| running
| |
| 23
| 58
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 11
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 334
| 100
| running
| |
| 24
| 55
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 331
| 100
| running
| |
| 25
| 46
| Johnny Allen
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 330
| 300
| running
| |
| 26
| 6
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 330
| 225
| running
| |
| 27
| 54
| Jack Smith
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 329
| 75
| running
| |
| 28
| 37
| Billy Carden
| 19
| Charlie Schwam
| 1956 Ford
| 329
| 75
| running
| |
| 29
| 24
| Bill Blair
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 327
| 125
| running
| |
| 30
| 34
| Sherman Utsman
| 63
| Robert McReynolds
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 327
| 75
| running
| |
| 31
| 65
| Lou Spears
| 65
|
| 1956 Plymouth
| 322
| 150
| running
| |
| 32
| 51
| Brownie King
| 60
| Brownie King
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 320
| 50
| running
| |
| 33
| 9
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 317
| 50
| gasket
| |
| 34
| 67
| Allen Adkins
| 48
| Don Holcomb
| 1956 Ford
| 315
| 50
| running
| |
| 35
| 44
| Tom Lupo
| 89
|
| 1956 Ford
| 313
| 50
| running
| |
| 36
| 30
| Gene Bergin
| 21
| Malcolm Barlow
| 1956 Dodge
| 308
| 250
| running
| |
| 37
| 32
| Ralph Liguori
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 300
| 150
| axle
| |
| 38
| 7
| Frank Mundy
| 27
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 276
| 180
| engine
| |
| 39
| 41
| Harvey Henderson
| 66
| Harvey Henderson
| 1956 Ford
| 266
| 50
| running
| |
| 40
| 62
| Dick Beaty
| 34
| Ike Kiser
| 1956 Ford
| 264
| 50
| accident
| |
| 41
| 68
| Judge Rider
| 84
| Lawson & Netti
| 1956 Ford
| 258
| 50
| running
| |
| 42
| 53
| Wade Fields
| 23
|
| 1956 Ford
| 244
| 50
| running
| |
| 43
| 57
| Bill Moore
| 54
| Leland Colvin
| 1955 Buick
| 235
| 250
| accident
| |
| 44
| 56
| Larry Flynn
| 73
| B.B. Morris
| 1956 Buick
| 222
| 150
| accident
| |
| 45
| 63
| Johnny Dodson
| 83
| Johnny Dodson
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 204
| 50
| wheel
| |
| 46
| 64
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Plymouth
| 202
| 100
| rear end
| |
| 47
| 52
| Pat Grogan
| 6
| Pat Grogan
| 1956 Mercury
| 202
| 50
| gas tank
| |
| 48
| 48
| Clyde Palmer
| 30
| Jack Chatenay
| 1956 Plymouth
| 177
| 50
| overheating
| |
| 49
| 5
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 173
| 50
| accident
| |
| 50
| 18
| Parnelli Jones
| 1
| Vel Miletich
| 1956 Ford
| 169
| 70
| accident
| |
| 51
| 13
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 166
| 160
| accident
| 34 |
| 52
| 45
| Ray Hendrick
| 44
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 163
| 50
| engine
| |
| 53
| 10
| Bill Widenhouse
| 52
| Bob Widenhouse
| 1956 Ford
| 159
| 50
| engine
| |
| 54
| 28
| Dink Widenhouse
| 29
| Dink Widenhouse
| 1956 Ford
| 158
| 50
| accident
| |
| 55
| 49
| Roy Bentley
| 50
| Marion Cox
| 1956 Ford
| 146
| 50
| accident
| |
| 56
| 59
| Ken Love
| 24
| Richard Gallup
| 1956 Ford
| 134
| 50
| running
| |
| 57
| 8
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 119
| 70
| accident
| |
| 58
| 12
| Fonty Flock
| 15
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 117
| 80
| spindle
| |
| 59
| 33
| Danny Letner
| 98
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Dodge
| 113
| 100
| accident
| |
| 60
| 38
| Don Oldenberg
| 40
| Don Oldenberg
| 1956 Plymouth
| 100
| 50
| gas tank
| |
| 61
| 35
| Bobby Myers
| 76
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 91
| 50
| gas tank
| |
| 62
| 21
| Bob Duell
| 95
| Julian Buesink
| 1956 Ford
| 90
| 50
| rear end
| |
| 63
| 61
| Nace Mattingly
| 51
| Nace Mattingly
| 1956 Ford
| 73
| 50
| engine
| |
| 64
| 42
| Pee Wee Jones
| 5
|
| 1956 Dodge
| 60
| 50
| throttle
| |
| 65
| 27
| Gwyn Staley
| 2
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 57
| 50
| accident
| |
| 66
| 50
| Doug Yates
| 25
| Leland Colvin
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 54
| 50
| accident
| |
| 67
| 72
| Peck Peckham
| 72
| Peck Peckham
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 27
| 50
| gasket
| |
| 68
| 39
| Russ Graham
| 17
| Earl Wright
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 26
| 50
| accident
| |
| 69
| 71
| Jesse James Taylor
| 13
| Jesse James Taylor
| 1956 Ford
| 25
| 50
| engine
| |
| 70
| 60
| Arden Mounts
| 18
| Arden Mounts
| 1956 Pontiac
| 12
| 50
| piston
| |
| 71
| 26
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Dodge
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
| 72
| 70
|
|
|
| Plymouth
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
|
| 69
| Glen Wood
| 35
| Fred Frazier
| 1956 Ford
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
Notes: Leaders of four laps unaccounted for.
Time of race: 05:15:33
Average Speed: 95.167 MPH
Pole Speed: 41.3675 seconds
7 cautions for 68 laps
Attendance: 70,000