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NASCAR Grand National race
Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, NC
October 23, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 5
| Buck Baker
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 200
| 850
| running
| |
| 2
| 7
| Bill Amick
| 97
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 625
| running
| |
| 3
| 2
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Ford
| 200
| 450
| running
| |
| 4
| 4
| Speedy Thompson
| 500B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 197
| 350
| running
| |
| 5
| 12
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| James Satcher
| 1956 Ford
| 191
| 310
| running
| |
| 6
| 8
| Billy Carden
| 297
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 191
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
| 14
| Johnny Dodson
| 83
| Johnny Dodson
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 189
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
| 16
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 184
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
| 26
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 175
| 100
| running
| |
| 10
| 20
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 156
| 100
| engine
| |
| 11
| 24
| Jimmy Pardue
| 62
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 142
| 100
| running
| |
| 12
| 9
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 142
| 100
| running
| |
| 13
| 15
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 132
| 100
| accident
| |
| 14
| 18
| Jim Donovan
| 25
| Sam McCuthen
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 132
| 100
| running
| |
| 15
| 23
| Jesse James Taylor
| 13
| Jesse James Taylor
| 1956 Ford
| 126
| 100
| running
| |
| 16
| 25
| Pete Yow
| 203
| Pete Yow
| 1956 Ford
| 118
| 100
| running
| |
| 17
| 13
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 109
| 100
| accident
| |
| 18
| 3
| Jack Smith
| 296
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 109
| 100
| accident
| |
| 19
| 10
| Billy Myers
| 4
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 109
| 50
| accident
| |
| 20
| 6
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 109
| 50
| accident
| |
| 21
| 11
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 108
| 50
| accident
| |
| 22
| 17
| George Green
| 418
| George Green
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 103
| 50
| accident
| |
| 23
| 19
| Ralph Liguori
| 6
| Ralph Liguori
| 1956 Dodge
| 98
| 50
| coil
| |
| 24
| 21
| Brownie King
| 60
| Brownie King
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 94
| 50
| running
| |
| 25
| 1
| Doug Cox
| 86
| John Foster
| 1956 Ford
| 70
| 50
| fire
| |
| 26
| 22
| Billy Rafter
| 41
| Billy Rafter
| 1956 Dodge
| 25
| 50
| engine
| |
Time of race: 01:51:00
Average Speed: 54.054 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.78 seconds
2 cautions