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USAC Stock Car race
Gardena Stadium, Gardena, CA
April 28, 1956
100 laps on 0.25 mile dirt oval; 25 miles

Fin St Driver # Owner Car Laps Money Status Laps Led
1   1   Troy Ruttman       1956 Chevrolet  100     running   
2   7   Les Snow   2   Les Snow   1956 Chevrolet  100     running   
3   5   Johnnie Parsons       1956 Ford          
4   3   Jimmy Davies       1956 Ford          
5   2   George Seeger       1956 Ford          
6   6   Dempsey Wilson   44   Bob Osborne   1956 Chevrolet          
     Scotty Cain       1956 Ford          
     Bill Cheesbourg       1956 Ford          
     Eddie Gray       1955 Ford          
     Marshall Teague       1956 Chevrolet          
     Jim Lamport       1955 Ford          
     Jimmy Reece                


Notes: Points counted towards USAC Short Track Stock Car Championship and USAC Pacific Coast Stock Car Championship.
Originally, Davies was listed in 3rd and Parsons in 4th, but USAC's year-end statistics indicate that this order was reversed at some point.
10 lap heat results:
Heat 1: Snow, Wilson, Ruttman.
Heat 2: Cheesbourg, Reece, Cain.
Heat 3: Seeger, Teague, Lamport.
3 lap Trophy Dash: Gray, Seegar, Ruttman, Davies.
Time of race: 00:30:24
Average Speed: 49.327 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.46 seconds