| 1956 Grand National Race No. 21 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | May 27, 1956 | Portland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 10m 31s | Portland, Oregon | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 63.815 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Lyle Matlock L. Matlock | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #5 Mercury | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 67.239 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 21 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 127 | Herb Thomas | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | 98 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | 1 | Clyde Palmer | Tom Roady (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 88 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | Curley Barker | Curley Barker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 52 | Harold Hardesty | John Ross (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 66 | Bill Hyde | Herb Eberhart (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 127 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 148 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 77 | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 56 | Lou Sherman | Jim Rush (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 15 | Royce Hagerty | Curly Weida (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | Bob Keefe | Harold McClure (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 1 | Art Watts | Tom Roady (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | 6 | Don Hildreth | Cos Cancilla (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 71 | Ted Sweeney | Ted Sweeney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 17 | -1 | 5 | Lyle Matlock | Al Liggon (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 22 | Bob Carroll | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 62 | 0 | |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Andy Wilson | Oscar Maples (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 6 | Harold Beal | Oscar Maples (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 55 | Don Hamilton | Don Hamilton (Car Owner) | Unknown | Studebaker | 0 | 17 | 0 |
