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1956 - 34 Race Results


Race Name - 34
Date - 7/27/1956
Race Track - Cleveland County Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 101 miles
Pole Speed - 55.658 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 53.699 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,295
Race Number - 34
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Speedy Thompson 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 201 56 Dodge $950
2 1 Ralph Moody 12 Pete DePaolo 201 56 Ford $675
3 9 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 200 56 Mercury $475
4 3 Fireball Roberts 22 Pete DePaolo 200 56 Ford $365
5 10 Buck Baker 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 197 56 Dodge $320
6 7 Rex White 0 Max Welborn 195 56 Chevrol $250
7 4 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 191 56 Chevrol $200
8 5 Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 189 56 Chevrol $150
9 11 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 188 56 Dodge $100
10 14 Johnny Dodson 131 Johnny Dodson 178 56 Chevrol $100
11 13 Harold Kite 66 178 56 Ford $110
12 16 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 153 56 Plymout $100
13 12 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 73 56 Mercury $100
14 6 Bill Champion 31 John Whitford 69 56 Ford $100
15 15 Blackie Pitt 59 Brownie Pitt 21 56 Plymout $100
16 17 Billy Carden 271 13 56 Mercury $100
17 8 Joe Eubanks 82 Satcher Motors (James Satcher) 0 56 Ford $100