| 1956 Grand National Race No. 46 NASCAR Cup Series Race 46 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,685 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2026 | Southern States Fairgrounds | |
| Margin of Victory: | 10.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 53Min 32Sec. | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 52.847 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ralph Moody R. Moody | Driver: | Joe Eubanks J. Eubanks | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Ford | Car No.: | #82 Ford | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 122 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 59.464 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 46 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 122 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Satcher Motors | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 57 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 19 | Bunk Moore | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | 203 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 178 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 52 | Bill Widenhouse | Bob Widenhouse (Car Owner) | Battery | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 27 | Billy Carden | | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | | 0 | 96 | 78 | |
| 20 | 6 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 35 | Glen Wood | Fred Frazier (Car Owner) | | 0 | 67 | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Carburetor | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 5 | Fred Harb | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 97 | Bill Amick | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 25 | Ray Hendrick | Sam McCuthen (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
