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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, CA
November 11, 1956
60 laps on 2.5 mile road course; 150 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 60
| 1,550
| running
| 41 |
| 2
| 5
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 60
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 4
| George Seeger
| 12
| Oscar Maples
| 1956 Ford
| 60
| 755
| running
| 19 |
| 4
| 8
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 59
| 570
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 9
| Eddie Pagan
| 45
| Eddie Pagan
| 1956 Ford
| 59
| 430
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 14
| Bob Ross
| 43
| Bob Ross
| 1956 Mercury
| 58
| 320
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Lloyd Dane
| 17
| Lloyd Dane
| 1956 Ford
| 57
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Scotty Cain
| 21
| Scotty Cain
| 1956 Ford
| 56
| 215
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 2
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Ford
| 55
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 18
| Dick Getty
| 00
| Dick Getty
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 55
| 135
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Mickey McGreevey
| 98W
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Dodge
| 55
| 135
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 12
| Sherman Clark
| 34
| Sherman Clark
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 54
| 115
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| Eddie Gray
| 18
| Chuck Green
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 54
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 25
| Billy Cantrell
| 35
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 53
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Jim Blomgren
| 188
| Lorrin Bates
| 1956 Ford
| 53
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 21
| Bob Osborne
| 33
|
| 1956 Dodge
| 52
| 110
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 17
| Ed Brown
| 8
| Ed Brown
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 52
| 115
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 10
| Chuck Meekins
| 1
| Jim Rush
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 51
| 115
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Jim Cook
| 9
| Floyd Johnson
| 1956 Pontiac
| 51
| 85
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 26
| Clyde Mitchell
| 89
|
| 1956 Ford
| 50
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 30
| Dick Hoffman
| 66
| Hoyt Platt
| 1954 Mercury
| 50
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 7
| Billy Myers
| 4
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 49
| 90
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 32
| Ray Franklin
| 54
|
| 1956 Dodge
| 42
| 60
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Parnelli Jones
| 11
| Oscar Maples
| 1956 Ford
| 34
| 50
| steering
| 0 |
| 25
| 13
| Clyde Palmer
| 30
| Jack Chatenay
| 1956 Plymouth
| 33
| 80
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 26
| 15
| Frank Secrist
| 68
| J.M. Wattenbarger
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 24
| 45
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 27
| 16
| Danny Letner
| 88
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Dodge
| 22
| 65
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 19
| Fred Hunt
| 26
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 20
| 50
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 29
| 22
| Elgin Holmes
| 125
| Rod Soderin
| 1954 Buick
| 14
| 35
| clutch
| 0 |
| 30
| 28
| Walt James
| 86
|
| 1955 Mercury
| 14
| 35
| bearing
| 0 |
| 31
| 31
| George Norton
| 46
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 10
| 35
| axle
| 0 |
| 32
| 29
| Bill Moore
| 48
|
| 1956 Ford
| 7
| 35
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 33
| 33
| Ed Negre
| 80
| Ed Negre
| 1956 Oldsmobile
| 0
|
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 34
| Russ Dohlen
| 91
|
| 1955 Plymouth
| 0
|
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:54:26
Average Speed: 78.648 MPH
Pole Speed: 114.51 seconds