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NASCAR Grand National race
Wilson Speedway, Wilson, NC
November 18, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Buck Baker	300B	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	200	950	running	14
2	6	Joe Weatherly	112	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	200	675	running	2
3	3	Speedy Thompson	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	200	475	running	184
4	9	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	200	365	running	0
5	5	Bill Amick	97	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	199	320	running	0
6	14	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Ford	198	250	running	0
7	7	Billy Carden	297	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	198	200	running	0
8	2	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	197	150	running	0
9	12	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	194	100	running	0
10	15	Doug Cox	86	John Foster	1956 Ford	194	100	fuel	0
11	20	Johnny Dodson	83	Johnny Dodson	1956 Chevrolet	192	100	running	0
12	4	Gwyn Staley	322		1956 Ford	192	100	running	0
13	19	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1956 Plymouth	187	100	running	0
14	8	Jack Smith	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	172	100	running	0
15	21	James Jones	19	James Jones	1956 Ford	169	100	running	0
16	10	Billy Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	167	100	running	0
17	17	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Plymouth	167	100	running	0
18	16	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	156	100	electrical	0
19	13	Tiny Lund	16	Gus Holzmueller	1956 Chevrolet	101	50	bearing	0
20	24	Emanuel Zervakis	11	Emanuel Zervakis	1956 Chevrolet	51	50	engine	0
21	18	Bill Champion	3	John Whitford	1956 Ford	36	25	rear end	0
22	11	Bunk Moore	35	Fred Frazier	1956 Ford	36	25	disqualified	0
23	22	Mel Larson	49	Mel Larson	1956 Ford	28	25	accident	0
24	23	Earl Moss	6		1956 Mercury	22	25	axle	0

Time of race: 01:58:35
Average Speed: 50.597 MPH
Pole Speed: 29.92 seconds