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 - 2 Race Results
Race Name - 2Date - 11/20/1955Race Track - Charlotte SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.75 milesRace Length (Miles) - 101 milesPole Speed - 70.496 mphNumber of Cautions - 2Caution Laps - 7Average Race Speed - 61.825 mphLead Changes - 0Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 2 | More Races from 1956 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Fonty Flock | 301 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 134 | 55 Chrysle | 134 | $1,100 |
2 | 2 | Tim Flock | 300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 134 | 55 Chrysle | 0 | $700 |
3 | 3 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 134 | 56 Dodge | 0 | $475 |
4 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | 9 | Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) | 133 | 56 Ford | 0 | $365 |
5 | 6 | Buck Baker | 87 | Satcher Motors (James Satcher) | 133 | 56 Ford | 0 | $310 |
6 | 5 | Dink Widenhouse | 0 | Dink Widenhouse | 131 | 56 Ford | 0 | $250 |
7 | 7 | Curtis Turner | 99 | Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) | 130 | 56 Ford | 0 | $200 |
8 | 13 | Dave Terrell | 97 | Dave Terrell | 127 | 56 Ford | 0 | $150 |
9 | 16 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 126 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
10 | 20 | Cotton Owens | 70 | Lancaster Brothers | 126 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $100 |
11 | 10 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 124 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
12 | 12 | Ned Jarrett | 89 | Ned Jarrett | 121 | 55 Buick | 0 | $60 |
13 | 25 | Ed Cole | 460 | Brooks Brothers | 115 | 55 Plymout | 0 | $50 |
14 | 26 | Ted Cannady | 32 | Ted Cannady | 114 | 53 Ford | 0 | $50 |
15 | 23 | Blackie Pitt | 88 | Ernest Woods | 111 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
16 | 14 | Jimmie Lewallen | 78 | Ernest Woods | 92 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
17 | 21 | Speedy Thompson | 25 | Mauri Rose | 86 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
18 | 11 | Bill Blair | 22 | Bill Blair | 76 | 55 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 |
19 | 18 | Jimmy Massey | 4 | Hubert Westmoreland | 20 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
20 | 15 | Bob Welborn | 49 | Bob Welborn | 24 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $50 |
21 | 19 | Don Oldenberg | 14 | Don Oldenberg | 24 | 55 Buick | 0 | $ |
22 | 4 | Bunk Moore | 20 | WR Waldron | 20 | 55 Buick | 0 | $ |
23 | 17 | Jim Paschal | 44 | Julian Petty | 20 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
24 | 9 | John Dodd Jr | 72 | John Dodd Sr | 20 | 55 Ford | 0 | $ |
25 | 24 | Fred Harb | 16 | Fred Harb | 15 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $ |
26 | 22 | Reds Kagle | 141 | Hoss Kagle | 11 | 55 Chevrol | 0 | $ |
27 | 27 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 2 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $ |