| 1956 Grand National Race No. 17 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | May 13, 1956 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 4m 30s | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 83.720 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 31 | 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.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 43 of 100 | Pole Speed: | 89.305 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 17 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 127 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 100 | 43 |
| 2 | 2 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 100 | 57 |
| 3 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 127 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Schwam Motors | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Southeastern Dealers | Running | | 0 | 98 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 49 | Jimmy Massey | Bob Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 127 | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Running | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 0 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Racing | Running | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 127 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 94 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 127 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 127 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 34 | Charlie Jackson | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Schwam Motors | Brakes | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 127 | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Battery | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 127 | Billy Carden | Unknown | | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Bill Blair | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 127 | Don Carr | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
