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Indian River Gold Cup 100
NASCAR Grand National race
Titusville-Cocoa Speedway, Titusville, FL
December 30, 1956
56 laps on 1.6 mile road course; 89.6 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 56
| 850
| running
| 29 |
| 2
| 3
| Curtis Turner
| C22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 56
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 6
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 56
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 4
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 56
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 7
| Doug Cox
| 86
| John Foster
| 1956 Ford
| 55
| 310
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Tiny Lund
| 42A
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 54
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 10
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 53
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Johnny Allen
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 53
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Mel Larson
| 38
|
| 1956 Dodge
| 51
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 15
| Dick Joslin
| 69
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 48
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 47
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 14
| Chuck Thompson
| 424
|
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 47
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 1
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 34
| 100
| fan belt
| 27 |
| 14
| 13
| Jimmy Thompson
| 79
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Ford
| 24
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 15
| 5
| Joe Weatherly
| J12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 17
| 100
| clutch
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:23:35
Average Speed: 64.319 MPH
Pole Speed: 83.35 seconds
Attendance: 16,000