| 1956 Arclite 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | May 5, 1956 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 1h 50m | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 54.545 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #500 Dodge | Car No.: | #87 Dodge | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 80 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 63.274 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Arclite 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 80 |
| 2 | 1 | 127 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | 49 | Bob Flock | Mauri Rose Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 127 | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 0 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 47 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 177 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 127 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 34 | Charlie Jackson | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Hub |  | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Engine |  | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | 94 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 1 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose Engineering | Running | | 0 | 161 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | A Frame | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Schwam Motors | Tie Rod | | 0 | 142 | 61 |
| 18 | 20 | 127 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Steering | | 0 | 111 | 59 |
| 20 | 18 | 127 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ansel Rakestraw (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Unknown | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Steering | | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 55 | Junior Johnson | Brushy Mountain Motors | Piston | | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
