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NASCAR Convertible race
Lancaster Speedway, Lancaster, SC
April 28, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	20	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	200	650	running
2	17	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	199	525	running
3	18	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	199	400	running
4	6	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1956 Dodge Convertible	198	320	tire
5	10	Darel Dieringer	186	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	193	290	fuel pump
6	16	Tom Pistone	5	Tom Pistone	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	144	250	steering
7	4	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	141	200	axle
8	1	Gene Blair	90	Gene Blair	1956 Mercury Convertible	129	150	accident
9	14	Ray Atkinson	8	Ray Atkinson	1956 Dodge Convertible	128	100	oil line
10	15	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	128	100	throttle
11	19	Dink Widenhouse	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	94	100	overheating
12	3	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	87	100	tire
13	2	Frank Mundy	503	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge Convertible	88	100	engine
14	21	Don Gray	10	Ray Fletcher	1956 Ford Convertible	68	100	overheating
15	22	Bill Cornwall	53		1955 Buick Convertible	65	100	rear end
16	8	Norman Schihl	3	Norman Schihl	1956 Ford Convertible	65	100	overheating
17	5	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	60	100	tire
18	13	Dave Hirschfield	77	Dave Hirschfield	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	45	100	fuel tank
19	7	Jimmy Thompson	7	George Hilton	1956 Mercury Convertible	44	50	crank
20	12	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	43	50	overheating
21	9	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	13		rear end
22	11	Gwyn Staley	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	5		drag link

Time of race: 01:58:00
Average Speed: 50.847 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.1 seconds
Attendance: 3,700