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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
September 30, 1956
110 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 99 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	6	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	110	950	running	28
2	3	Buck Baker	300B	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	110	675	running	80
3	1	Speedy Thompson	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	108	475	running	2
4	5	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1956 Chevrolet	108	365	running	0
5	13	Bunk Moore	35	Fred Frazier	1956 Ford	107	320	running	0
6	14	Harvey Henderson	19	Harvey Henderson	1956 Ford	101	250	running	0
7	20	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1955 Chevrolet	99	200	running	0
8	19	Ed Cole	94	Ed Cole	1955 Mercury	97	150	running	0
9	2	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	88	100	running	0
10	15	Tiny Lund	16	Gus Holzmueller	1956 Chevrolet	84	100	running	0
11	16	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Plymouth	83	100	axle	0
12	12	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	68	100	A-frame	0
13	18	George Green	418	George Green	1956 Chevrolet	68	100	stalled	0
14	9	Earl Moss	6		1956 Mercury	62	100	engine	0
15	4	Bill Champion	31	John Whitford	1956 Ford	59	100	A-frame	0
16	21	Pete Yow	203	Pete Yow	1956 Ford	53	100	brakes	0
17	17	Brownie Pitt	60	Brownie Pitt	1956 Chevrolet	49	100	accident	0
18	10	Johnny Dodson	83	Johnny Dodson	1956 Chevrolet	45	100	steering	0
19	8	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	43	50	engine	0
20	23	Billy Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	27	50	fire	0
21	11	Bobby Waddell	62		1956 Chevrolet	18	25	accident	0
22	22	Buck Hall	20	W.R. Waldron	1955 Buick	11	25	transmission	0
23	7	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	1956 Plymouth	6	25	oil pressure	0

Time of race: 01:21:40
Average Speed: 72.734 MPH
Pole Speed: 36.79 seconds
4 cautions
Attendance: 7,200