| 1956 Grand National Race No. 50 NASCAR Cup Series Race 50 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,560 | Race Date: | Sep 30, 1956 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 21m 40s | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 72.734 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | 4 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fireball Roberts F. Roberts | Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Ford | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 28 of 110 | Pole Speed: | 88.067 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 50 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 110 | 28 |
| 2 | 3 | 127 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 110 | 80 |
| 3 | 1 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 108 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 35 | Bunk Moore | Fred Frazier (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 88 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Unknown |  | 0 | 83 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | A Frame |  | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 127 | George Green | George Green (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | Earl Moss | Engine | | 0 | 62 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 127 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 60 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Car Owner) | Steering | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Engine | | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Fire | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 62 | Bobby Waddell | Accident | | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 22 | 22 | 20 | Buck Hall | W.R. Waldron (Car Owner) | Transmission |  | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 127 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 6 | 0 |
