1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

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1956 - 19 Race Results

Race Name - 19
Date - 5/25/1956
Race Track - Lincoln Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 69.619 mph
Lead Changes - 3
Total Race Purse - $3,806
Race Number - 19

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	5	Buck Baker	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	200	56 Dodge	19	$1,100
2	8	Jim Paschal	75	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	200	56 Mercury	0	$700
3	6	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	200	56 Dodge	0	$475
4	2	Herb Thomas	502	Carl Kiekhaefer	195	56 Dodge	138	$36
5	4	Nace Mattingly	54	Nace Mattingly	185	56 Ford	0	$310
6	10	Frank Jamison	81		173	55 Chevrol	0	$250
7	14	Carl Anderson	4		173	55 Ford	0	$200
8	9	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	168	56 Buick	0	$150
9	16	Jim Rhoades	195		148	55 Packard	0	$100
10	12	Harvey Henderson	19	Harvey Henderson	113	56 Ford	0	$100
11	1	Speedy Thompson	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	97	56 Dodge	0	$75
12	3	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	86	56 Mercury	43	$60
13	13	Hank Trice	114		73	54 Hudson	0	$50
14	11	Emanuel Zervakis	113	Emanuel Zervakis	71	56 Chevrol	0	$50
15	15	Curley Hatfield	3		70	55 Chevrol	0	$50
16	7	Johnny Roberts	900	Johnny Roberts	60	55 Chevrol	0	$50
17	17	Cy Spencer	420		34	56 Chevrol	0	$50