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1956 - 8 Race Results


Race Name - 8
Date - 3/18/1956
Race Track - Wilson Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 53 miles
Pole Speed - 57.197 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 46.287 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 8
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Herb Thomas 92 Smokeys Best Damn Garage (Smokey Yunick) 106 56 Chevrol 1 $1,100
2 4 Buck Baker 500 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 106 56 Dodge $700
3 6 Tim Flock 300 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 106 56 Chrysle $475
4 15 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 105 56 Mercury $365
5 18 Bill Widenhouse 68 Fred Sheibert 105 56 Ford $310
6 23 Ralph Liguori 6 Ralph Liguori 104 56 Dodge $250
7 24 Bobby Myers 1 Ansel Rakestraw 104 55 Chevrol $200
8 13 Rex White 0 Max Welborn 103 56 Chevrol $150
9 10 Donald Thomas 91 Donald Thomas 103 56 Ford $100
10 2 Speedy Thompson 500 Mercury Outboards (Carl Kiekhaefer) 103 55 Dodge $100
11 21 Tiny Lund 37 Gus Holzmueller 99 56 Pontiac $75
12 28 Kenneth Wagner 84 Lawson Netti 96 56 Ford $60
13 11 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 95 56 Dodge $50
14 14 Jack Smith 999 Joe Jones 92 56 Ford $50
15 29 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 90 55 Plymout $50
16 26 Pete Yow 203 Pete Yow 88 55 Buick $50
17 16 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 87 55 Chevrol $50
18 17 Darvin Randahl 204 Darvin Randahl 81 56 Ford $50
19 8 John McVitty 27 John McVitty 80 55 Chevrol $50
20 25 Johnny Roberts 900 Johnny Roberts 74 55 Chevrol $50
21 19 Charlie Cregar 505 Charlie Cregar 74 56 Chevrol $
22 12 Harvey Henderson 19 Harvey Henderson 74 55 Chevrol $
23 7 Pee Wee Jones 25 Sam McCuthen 70 55 Chevrol $
24 9 Junior Johnson 55 Brushy Mountain Motors (AL Bumgarner) 63 56 Pontiac $
25 27 John Dodd Jr 73 John Dodd Sr 61 55 Oldsmob $
26 3 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 57 56 Mercury $
27 20 Johnny Zeke 63 49 56 Chrysle $
28 32 Ted Cannady 32 Ted Cannady 46 55 Chevrol $
29 30 Joe Eubanks 82 Satcher Motors (James Satcher) 45 55 Chevrol $
30 22 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 43 56 Chevrol $
31 31 George Mantooth 20 WR Waldron 43 55 Buick $
32 5 Jimmie Lewallen 49 Bob Welborn 40 56 Chevrol $