| 1956 Grand National Race No. 1 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,455 | Race Date: | Nov 13, 1955 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1h 24m 16s | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 56.962 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | hickorymotorspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #301 Chrysler | Car No.: | #301 Chrysler | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 183 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 68.965 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 1 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 127 | Tim Flock | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 183 |
| 2 | 3 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Schwam Motors | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 44 | Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Satcher Motors | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 127 | Fonty Flock | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 46 | Billy Myers | Hugh Babb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 127 | Reds Kagle | Hoss Kagle (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | 70 | Cotton Owens | Lancaster Brothers | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Unknown | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 16 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 127 | Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 89 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 123 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 97 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 72 | John Dodd, Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 5 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 77 | 0 |
| 27 | 16 | 127 | Bob Flock | Mauri Rose Engineering | Accident | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | Radiator | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 25 | Speedy Thompson | Mauri Rose Engineering | Overheating | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 91 | Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Unknown | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
