NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1956 - 1 Race Results
Race Name - 1Date - 11/13/1955Race Track - Hickory SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.4 milesRace Length (Miles) - 80 milesPole Speed - 68.965 mphNumber of Cautions - 4Caution Laps - 23Average Race Speed - 56.962 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $4,455Race Number - 1 | More Races from 1956 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Tim Flock | 301 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 200 | 55 Chrysle | 183 | $1,150 |
2 | 3 | Curtis Turner | 99 | Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) | 200 | 56 Ford | 0 | $720 |
3 | 2 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 56 Dodge | 17 | $505 |
4 | 4 | Dink Widenhouse | 0 | Dink Widenhouse | 199 | 56 Ford | 0 | $365 |
5 | 10 | Jim Paschal | 44 | Julian Petty | 199 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $360 |
6 | 12 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 198 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $270 |
7 | 5 | Buck Baker | 87 | Satcher Motors (James Satcher) | 198 | 56 Ford | 0 | $200 |
8 | 17 | Fonty Flock | 297 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 194 | 56 Ford | 0 | $150 |
9 | 27 | Marvin Panch | 98 | Tom Harbison | 194 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 |
10 | 15 | Billy Myers | 46 | Hugh Babb | 193 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
11 | 13 | Jimmy Massey | 4 | Hubert Westmoreland | 193 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
12 | 24 | Reds Kagle | 141 | Hoss Kagle | 191 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $60 |
13 | 8 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 191 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
14 | 26 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | Al Wheatley | 189 | 55 Mercury | 0 | $50 |
15 | 9 | Cotton Owens | 70 | Lancaster Brothers | 188 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
16 | 30 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 187 | 56 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
17 | 25 | Fred Harb | 16 | Fred Harb | 185 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $50 |
18 | 28 | Ted Cannady | 32 | Ted Cannady | 185 | 53 Ford | 0 | $50 |
19 | 31 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 183 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
20 | 23 | Johnny Roberts | 900 | Johnny Roberts | 155 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
21 | 20 | Ned Jarrett | 89 | Ned Jarrett | 123 | 55 Buick | 0 | $ |
22 | 22 | Dave Terrell | 97 | Dave Terrell | 115 | 56 Ford | 0 | $ |
23 | 14 | John Dodd Jr | 72 | John Dodd Sr | 106 | 55 Ford | 0 | $ |
24 | 18 | Jimmie Lewallen | 88 | Ernest Woods | 100 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |
25 | 6 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 79 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
26 | 29 | Blackie Pitt | 5 | Brownie Pitt | 77 | 55 Buick | 0 | $ |
27 | 16 | Bob Flock | 296 | Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose) | 45 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
28 | 7 | Joe Weatherly | 9 | Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) | 35 | 56 Ford | 0 | $ |
29 | 19 | Bobby Waddell | 24 | Jimmy Pardue | 24 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
30 | 21 | Speedy Thompson | 25 | Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose) | 23 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
31 | 11 | Tom Pistone | 91 | Tom Pistone | 199 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |