
| 1956 Grand National Race No. 11 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,800 | Race Date: | Apr 22, 1956 | Langhorne Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 58m 32s | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 75.928 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #87 Chrysler | Car No.: | #87 Chrysler | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 109 of 150 | Pole Speed: | 104.590 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 11 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 150 | 109 |
| 2 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Tim Flock | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Running | ![]() | 0 | 149 | 41 |
| 4 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 2 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 97 | Allen Adkins | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 86 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | ![]() | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running | ![]() | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 10 | 40 | 5 | Bill Blair | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 11 | 38 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 3 | Russ Graham | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| 13 | 32 | 78 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 16 | Ray Chaike | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 77 | Walt Schubert | Bob Bunselmeyer (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 81 | Buzz Woodward | Running | ![]() | 0 | 120 | 0 | |
| 17 | 4 | 98 | Danny Letner | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 116 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 95 | Bill Parks | Roy Alloway (Car Owner) | Running | Packard | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 33 | Bud Geiselman | Chick Garno (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 112 | 0 |
| 21 | 35 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Car Owner) | A Frame | Nash | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Southeastern Dealers | Battery | ![]() | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 55 | Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Car Owner) | Windshield | ![]() | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 10 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 50 | Fred Lorenzen | SK Auto Body Fender Shop | Oil Pump | ![]() | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | ![]() | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 23 | Benny DeRosier | Adelmo Tiezzi (Car Owner) | Cylinder Head | Hudson | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 51 | Donald Thomas | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 62 | 0 | |
| 30 | 11 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Steering | ![]() | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Windshield | ![]() | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 63 | Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Car Owner) | Transmission | ![]() | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 39 | Buzz Auckland | Leslie Carr (Car Owner) | Accident | ![]() | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 49 | Jimmie Lewallen | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 17 | Dick Allwine | Earl Wright (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 85 | Don Carr | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 0 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Tire | Chrysler | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 38 | 8 | 15 | Bobby Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 39 | 20 | 34 | Fonty Flock | Mercury Outboards | Unknown | Chrysler | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 26 | Russ Truelove | Bill White (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 84 | Ken Wagner | Lawson & Netti | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 16 | 0 |