| 1956 Grand National Race No. 52 NASCAR Cup Series Race 52 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,485 | Race Date: | Oct 17, 1956 | Charlotte Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 22m 49s | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 72.268 MPH | .750 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | 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: | Ralph Moody R. Moody | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 104 of 133 | Pole Speed: | 75.041 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 52 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 127 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 133 | 104 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 133 | 15 |
| 3 | 12 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 97 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 130 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 129 | 14 |
| 7 | 6 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 127 | George Green | George Green (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 60 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 13 | Jesse James Taylor | Jesse James Taylor (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 25 | Jim Donovan | Sam McCuthen (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 62 | Bobby Waddell | Running | | 0 | 105 | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | 127 | Jim Mundy | Jim Mundy | Running |  | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 127 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 127 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 97 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 111 | John Fite | Joe George (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | A Frame | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 27 | Billy Carden | Unknown | | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 26 | 16 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Car Owner) | Hub | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
