| 1956 Grand National Race No. 34 NASCAR Cup Series Race 34 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,295 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2026 | Cleveland County Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 51Min 44Sec. | Shelby, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 53.699 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 17 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Ralph Moody R. Moody | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #500 Dodge | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 55.658 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 34 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 201 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 500B | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 131 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 66 | Harold Kite | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 153 | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Radiator | | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Fan Belt | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 271 | Billy Carden | Hub | | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 17 | 8 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Rear Gear | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
