| 1956 Grand National Race No. 56 NASCAR Cup Series Race 56 of 56 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,585 | Race Date: | Nov 18, 1956 | Wilson Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 FT | Race Duration: | 1h 58m 35s | Wilson, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 50.597 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | 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: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Chrysler: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Car No.: | #300 Chrysler | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Team: | Kiekhaefer Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Crew Chief: | Carl Kiekhaefer | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 60.160 MPH | |||||
| Official 1956 Grand National Race No. 56 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 127 | Buck Baker | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 14 |
| 2 | 6 | 112 | Joe Weatherly | DePaolo Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 127 | Speedy Thompson | Mercury Outboards | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 184 |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 97 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 127 | Billy Carden | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Pete DePaolo (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 86 | Doug Cox | John Foster (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 127 | Gwyn Staley | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | 127 | Jack Smith | Mercury Outboards | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 19 | James Jones | James Jones (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 169 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 75 | Jim Paschal | C U Later Alligator | Electrical | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 11 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 3 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 35 | Bunk Moore | Fred Frazier (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 49 | Mel Larson | Mel Larson (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 6 | Earl Moss | Unknown | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
