1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 35 Race Results

Race Name - 35
Date - 7/29/1956
Race Track - Montgomery Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 69.444 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 67.252 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,985
Race Number - 35

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	200	56 Ford		$950
2	7	Buck Baker	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	199	56 Chrysle		$675
3	3	Bill Amick	97	Pete DePaolo	197	56 Ford		$475
4	4	Speedy Thompson	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	197	56 Dodge		$365
5	5	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	195	56 Dodge		$320
6	2	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	192	56 Chevrol		$250
7	9	Jack Smith	91	Ted Chester	192	56 Chevrol		$200
8	8	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	185	56 Ford		$150
9	12	Al Watkins	48	Don Holcomb	176	56 Ford		$100
10	6	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	172	56 Ford		$100
11	13	Jake Hatcher	20	RH Coleman	172	56 Ford		$100
12	14	Robert Slensby	40	Frank Bruner	117	56 Ford		$100
13	10	Billy Carden	66		43	56 Ford		$100
14	11	CH Dingler	291	CH Dingler	16	56 Dodge		$100