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NASCAR Convertible race
Taft Stadium, Oklahoma City, OK
June 8, 1956
200 laps on 0.25 mile dirt oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	13	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	200	630	running	132
2	6	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	200	505	running	0
3	5	Frank Mundy	503	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge Convertible	200	350	running	0
4	11	Danny Letner	97	Tom Harbison	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	200	320	running	0
5	8	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1956 Dodge Convertible	199	250	accident	0
6	1	Jimmy Massey	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	198	260	accident	68
7	3	Larry Frank	90	Gene Blair	1956 Mercury Convertible	196	160	oil pressure	0
8	4	Glen Wood	22	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	196	130	clutch	0
9	19	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	186	100	engine	0
10	20	Bill Lang	17		1956 Ford Convertible	178	110	handling	0
11	17	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	176	115	head gasket	0
12	10	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	174	115	coil wire	0
13	16	Possum Jones	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	158	115	oil pressure	0
14	2	Jimmy Thompson	7	George Hilton	1956 Mercury Convertible	139	125	tire	0
15	7	Dave Hirschfield	77	Dave Hirschfield	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	130	115	engine	0
16	12	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	83	125	axle	0
17	14	Bob Pronger	186	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	74	120	axle	0
18	9	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	66	115	tire	0
19	15	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	49	65	fan belt	0
20	18	Ray Atkinson	8	Ray Atkinson	1956 Dodge Convertible	0	50	engine	0

Time of race: 01:11:29
Average Speed: 41.969 MPH
Pole Speed: 19.45 seconds
Attendance: 4,446