| 1956 Grand National Race No. 49 NASCAR Cup Series Race 49 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,380 | Race Date: | Sep 29, 1956 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 38m 3s | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 61.193 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #500 Dodge | Car No.: | #86 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Mercury: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 61.940 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 49 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 127 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 58 |
| 2 | 10 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 200 | 135 |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 27 | Billy Carden | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 127 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 127 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 127 | George Green | George Green (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 100 | Wayne Fielden | Dave Everett (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 111 | John Fite | Joe George (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 86 | Tim Flock | John Foster Motors | Accident | | 0 | 68 | 7 |
| 17 | 11 | 25 | Doug Yates | Sam McCuthen (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 18 | 15 | 60 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Oil Pan | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
