1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 28 Race Results

Race Name - 28
Date - 6/24/1956
Race Track - Portland Speedway (1)
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 65.934 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 62.586 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 28

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	12	John Kieper	98	John Kieper	200	56 Oldsmob		$950
2	18	Clyde Palmer	1	Tom Roady	200	56 Dodge		$665
3	14	Lou Sherman	56	Jim Rush	199	56 Mercury		$500
4	17	Harold Beal	50		199	56 Ford		$395
5	2	Ed Negre	6	Ed Negre	199	54 Oldsmob		$310
6	11	Harold Hardesty	52		198	56 Chevrol		$250
7	16	Art Watts	1	Tom Roady	197	55 Dodge		$200
8	4	Lloyd Dane	225	Lloyd Dane	197	56 Mercury		$150
9	19	Curley Barker	11		197	56 Chevrol		$135
10	14	Bill Hyde	88		197	56 Oldsmob		$110
11	20	Herb Thomas	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	196	56 Chrysle		$120
12	10	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	194	56 Ford		$100
13	6	Bob Keefe	14		187	56 Ford		$50
14	5	Ted Sweeney	71		184	56 Oldsmob		$50
15	9	Bob Havemann	47	Bob Havenmann	180	56 Pontiac		$50
16	8	Gordon Haines	77	Herb Eberhart	170	56 Dodge		$50
17	13	Bud Emra	27		116	56 Ford		$50
18	7	Royce Haggerty	15	Curly Weida	97	56 Dodge		$50
19	3	Fred Hunt	26		39	55 Chevrol		$50
20	1	Don Porter	78		38	55 Studeba		$50