| 1956 Grand National Race No. 23 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $7,720 | Race Date: | May 30, 1956 | New York State Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3 Laps | Race Duration: | 1h 44m 26s | Syracuse, New York | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 86.179 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 1 For 3 Laps | ||
| 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 | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 141 of 150 | Pole Speed: | 83.975 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 23 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 | 150 | 141 |
| 2 | 6 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Oil Pump | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 7 | 23 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 144 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 127 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 127 | Russ Truelove | Bill White (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | Nolan Swift | Jim Cushman (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 127 | Hoss Kagle | Hoss Kagle (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 1 | Ken Seibel | Running | Unknown | 0 | 134 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 127 | Benny DeRosier | Adelmo Tiezzi (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 127 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 3 | Curley Hatfield | Running | | 0 | 121 | 0 | |
| 16 | 9 | 127 | Don Carr | Jim Stephens (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 127 | George Cork | Running |  | 0 | 117 | 0 | |
| 18 | 18 | 77 | Walt Schubert | Bob Bunselmeyer (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | 81 | Frank Jamison | Overheating | | 0 | 88 | 0 | |
| 21 | 17 | 127 | Jim Rhoades | Jim Rhoades (Car Owner) | Piston | Packard | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 11 | Sonny Walters | Overheating | Unknown | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 24 | 10 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
