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 - 42 Race Results
Race Name - 42Date - 8/25/1956Race Track - Coastal SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 58.346 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 50.576 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,485Race Number - 42 | More Races from 1956 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 200 | 56 Ford | 1 | $950 |
2 | 7 | Billy Myers | 4 | Bill Stroppe | 200 | 56 Mercury | $675 | |
3 | 10 | Jim Paschal | 75 | C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) | 199 | 56 Mercury | $475 | |
4 | 6 | Buck Baker | 300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 196 | 56 Chrysle | $365 | |
5 | 19 | Speedy Thompson | 501 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 196 | 56 Dodge | $320 | |
6 | 9 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors (James Satcher) | 196 | 56 Ford | $250 | |
7 | 4 | Billy Carden | 271 | 191 | 56 Mercury | $200 | ||
8 | 18 | Johnny Allen | 264 | Spook Crawford | 184 | 56 Plymout | $150 | |
9 | 12 | Fred Frazier | 35 | Fred Frazier | 184 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
10 | 13 | Pete Yow | 203 | Pete Yow | 182 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
11 | 16 | Larry Flynn | 54 | BB Morris | 180 | 55 Buick | $100 | |
12 | 8 | Bill Champion | 31 | John Whitford | 90 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
13 | 2 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 76 | 56 Chevrol | $100 | |
14 | 15 | Joe Bill McGraw | 14 | 66 | 56 Ford | $100 | ||
15 | 5 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 64 | 56 Dodge | $100 | |
16 | 1 | Ralph Moody | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 61 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
17 | 14 | Ed Cole | 94 | Ed Cole | 60 | 55 Mercury | $100 | |
18 | 20 | Jim Watkins | 28 | 43 | 55 Chevrol | $100 | ||
19 | 11 | Roy Bentley | 50 | Marion Cox | 41 | 56 Ford | $50 | |
20 | 17 | Spook Crawford | 64 | Spook Crawford | 13 | 55 Plymout | $50 |