| 1956 Buddy Shuman 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 55 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,285 | Race Date: | Apr 30, 2026 | Hickory Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 30Min 20Sec. | Newton, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 66.420 MPH | .363 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 22 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Speedy Thompson S. Thompson | Driver: | Ralph Earnhardt R. Earnhardt | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #22 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | DePaolo Engineering | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 154 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 68.278 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Buddy Shuman 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 300 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 250 | 154 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Ralph Earnhardt | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 300B | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 249 | 38 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 86 | Doug Cox | John Foster (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 97 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 237 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 75 | Bill Blair | C U Later Alligator | Running |  | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 232 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 209 | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 418 | George Green | George Green (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 215 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Junior Johnson | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | | 0 | 210 | 43 | |
| 16 | 16 | 60 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 500 | Jack Smith | Mercury Outboards | Radiator | | 0 | 126 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 4 | Bobby Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Radiator | | 0 | 105 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 203 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Car Owner) | Transmission | | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| 21 | 20 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 297 | Billy Carden | DePaolo Engineering | Clutch | | 0 | 9 | 0 |
