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NASCAR Grand National race
Newport Speedway, Newport, TN
October 7, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	14	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	200	850	running	51
2	2	Buck Baker	300B	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	200	625	running	149
3	8	Bill Amick	97	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	199	450	running	0
4	15	Joe Weatherly	31	John Whitford	1956 Ford	197	350	running	0
5	3	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1956 Chevrolet	196	310	running	0
6	1	Joe Eubanks	82	James Satcher	1956 Ford	196	250	running	0
7	11	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	1956 Plymouth	196	200	running	0
8	13	Billy Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	193	150	running	0
9	9	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	192	100	running	0
10	16	Tiny Lund	16	Gus Holzmueller	1956 Chevrolet	189	100	running	0
11	21	Johnny Dodson	83	Johnny Dodson	1956 Chevrolet	188	100	running	0
12	22	Brownie King	60	Brownie King	1956 Chevrolet	185	100	running	0
13	10	Billy Carden	27		1956 Mercury	183	100	running	0
14	18	George Green	418	George Green	1956 Chevrolet	178	100	running	0
15	7	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	162	100	vapor lock	0
16	17	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Plymouth	158	100	engine	0
17	20	John Fite	111		1955 Plymouth	146	100	overheating	0
18	4	Speedy Thompson	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	141	100	oil line	0
19	12	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	141	50	oil pressure	0
20	5	Tim Flock	86	John Foster	1956 Ford	118	50	brakes	0
21	6	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Ford	99	25	oil pressure	0
22	19	Billy Rafter	41	Billy Rafter	1956 Dodge	64	25	axle	0

Time of race: 01:37:36
Average Speed: 61.475 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.44 seconds
Attendance: 6,000