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 - 32 Race Results
Race Name - 32Date - 7/8/1956Race Track - California State FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 1 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 76.612 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 74.074 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 32 | More Races from 1956 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 15 | Lloyd Dane | 225 | Lloyd Dane | 100 | 56 Mercury | $1,100 | |
2 | 14 | Chuck Meekins | 56 | James Rush | 100 | 56 Chevrol | $700 | |
3 | 3 | John Kieper | 88 | John Kieper | 100 | 56 Oldsmob | $475 | |
4 | 7 | Gordon Haines | 77 | Herb Eberhart | 100 | 56 Dodge | $365 | |
5 | 10 | Clyde Palmer | 1 | Tom Roady | 99 | 56 Dodge | $310 | |
6 | 9 | Harold Hardesty | 52 | John Ross | 99 | 56 Chevrol | $250 | |
7 | 5 | Bob Keefe | 14 | Harold McClure | 99 | 56 Ford | $200 | |
8 | 2 | Bob Havemann | 27 | Bob Havenmann | 99 | 56 Pontiac | $150 | |
9 | 8 | Bill Moore | 561 | Bill Moore | 99 | 56 Pontiac | $100 | |
10 | 11 | Jim Blomgren | 180 | Lorrin Bates | 98 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
11 | 6 | Jim Cook | 9 | Floyd Johnson | 97 | 56 Pontiac | $75 | |
12 | 13 | Carl Hammill | 33 | Carl Hammill | 95 | 56 Chevrol | $60 | |
13 | 17 | Chet Thomson | 98 | Chet Thompson | 94 | 56 Mercury | $50 | |
14 | 21 | Eddie Skinner | 55 | Beryl Jackson | 92 | 54 Oldsmob | $50 | |
15 | 18 | Jess Nelson | 8 | Wiliam Bowden | 88 | 54 Dodge | $50 | |
16 | 19 | Don Porter | 78 | Nicholas Porter | 88 | 55 Studeba | $50 | |
17 | 12 | Fred Hunt | 26 | Fred Hunt | 79 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | |
18 | 1 | Eddie Pagan | 45 | Eddie Pagan | 31 | 56 Ford | $50 | |
19 | 16 | Sherman Clark | 34 | Sherman Clark | 8 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | |
20 | 20 | Ernie Young | 41 | Walt Palozi | 2 | 56 Pontiac | $50 | |
21 | 4 | Jim Graham | 30 | Fury Racers (Jack Chatenay) | 0 | 56 Plymout | $ |