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1956 Southern 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 44 of 56
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Official 1956 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
11199 Curtis TurnerSchwam MotorsRunning0364224
2157 Speedy ThompsonMercury OutboardsRunningChrysler036215
328 Marvin PanchDePaolo EngineeringRunning035940
4237 Jim ReedJim Reed (Car Owner)Running03590
543 Paul GoldsmithSmokey's Best Damn GarageRunning03580
61726 Jim PaschalStroppe MotorsportsRunning035831
7397 Bill AmickDePaolo EngineeringRunning03570
8169 Joe WeatherlySchwam MotorsRunning03520
93047 Bobby JohnsJ.M. Fitzgibbons (Car Owner)Running03490
102093 Pat KirkwoodHoward Moore (Car Owner)Running03470
112810 Rex WhiteMax Welborn (Car Owner)Running03450
121586 Tim FlockJohn Foster MotorsRunning034519
132261 Roz HowardRoz Howard (Car Owner)Running03430
142538 Johnny PattersonH.B. Ranier (Car Owner)Running03430
153532 Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson RacingRunning03420
161414 Billy MyersStroppe MotorsportsRunning03410
176835 Lee PettyFred Frazier (Car Owner)Running03400
183980 Harold HardestyBeryl Jackson (Car Owner)Running03390
194281 Elmo LangleyLangley RacingRunning03380
204643 Shorty YorkRunning03360
211931 Bill ChampionWhitford BrothersRunning03360
226569 Possum JonesWarren Lee (Car Owner)Running03360
235711 Emanuel ZervakisZervakis RacingRunning03340
245416 Tiny LundGus Holzmueller (Car Owner)Running03310
254564 Johnny AllenSpook Crawford (Car Owner)Running03300
26687 Buck BakerMercury OutboardsRunningChrysler03300
275391 Jack SmithElridge MotorsRunning03290
283619 Billy CardenSchwam MotorsRunning03290
292475 Bill BlairTemple MotorsRunning03270
303363 Sherman UtsmanRobert McReynolds (Car Owner)Running03270
316465 Lou SpearsMatt Gowan (Car Owner)Running03220
325060 Brownie KingBrownie King (Car Owner)Running03200
33982 Joe EubanksSatcher MotorsUnknown03170
346648 Allen AdkinsDon Holcomb (Car Owner)Running03150
354389 Tom LupoGranger MotorsRunning03130
362921 Gene BerginMalcolm Barlow (Car Owner)Running03080
373188 Ralph LiguoriErnest Woods (Car Owner)Unknown03000
38727 Frank MundyMercury OutboardsEngine02760
394066 Harvey HendersonHarvey Henderson (Car Owner)Running02660
406134 Dick BeatyIke Kiser (Car Owner)Accident02640
416784 Judge RiderLawson & NettiRunning02580
425223 Wade FieldsRunning02440
435654 Bill BrownLeland Colvin (Car Owner)Accident02350
445573 Larry FlynnWilliamson MotorsAccident02220
456283 Johnny DodsonJohnny Dodson (Car Owner)Unknown02040
466359 Blackie PittBrownie Pitt (Car Owner)Rear Gear02020
47516 Pat GroganPat Grogan (Car Owner)Unknown02020
484730 Clyde PalmerJack Chatenay (Car Owner)Overheating01770
49592 Herb ThomasThomas RacingAccident01730
50181 Parnelli JonesTorrance MotorsAccident01690
511322 Fireball RobertsDePaolo EngineeringAccident016635
524444 Ray HendrickEngine01630
531052 Bill WidenhouseBeatty MotorsEngine01590
54270 Dink WidenhouseDink Widenhouse (Car Owner)Accident01580
554850 Roy BentleyMarion Cox GarageAccident01460
565824 Ken LoveRichard Gallup (Car Owner)Running01340
57812 Ralph MoodyDePaolo EngineeringAccident01190
581215 Fonty FlockStroppe MotorsportsUnknown01170
593298 Danny LetnerTom Harbison (Car Owner)Accident01130
603740 Don OldenbergDon Oldenberg (Car Owner)Unknown01000
613476 Bobby MyersStroppe MotorsportsUnknown0910
622195 Bob DuellBuesink Police SpecialRear Gear0900
636051 Nace MattinglyNace Mattingly (Car Owner)Engine0730
64415 Pee Wee JonesJoe Blair (Car Owner)Throttle Linkage0600
65262 Gwyn StaleyWestmoreland RacingAccident0570
664925 Doug YatesLeland Colvin (Car Owner)Accident0540
677072 Peck PeckhamPeck Peckham (Car Owner)Unknown0270
683817 Russ GrahamEarl Wright (Car Owner)Accident0260
696913 Jesse James TaylorJesse James Taylor (Car Owner)Engine0250
705018 Arden MountsArden Mounts (Car Owner)Piston0120
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