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1956 - 21 Race Results


Race Name - 21
Date - 5/27/1956
Race Track - Portland Speedway (1)
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 75 miles
Pole Speed - 67.239 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 63.815 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 21
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 18 Herb Thomas 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 150 56 Chrysle $1,000
2 19 John Kieper 98 John Kieper 150 55 Oldsmob $700
3 15 Clyde Palmer 1 Tom Roady 150 56 Dodge $475
4 11 Ed Negre 88 Ed Negre 149 56 Oldsmob $365
5 9 Curley Barker 11 148 56 Chevrol $310
6 12 Harold Hardesty 52 148 56 Chevrol $250
7 8 Bill Hyde 66 148 56 Oldsmob $200
8 6 Lloyd Dane 325 Lloyd Dane 148 56 Mercury $150
9 7 Gordon Haines 77 Herb Eberhart 147 56 Dodge $125
10 14 Lou Sherman 56 147 56 Mercury $110
11 2 Royce Haggerty 15 Curly Weida 145 56 Dodge $100
12 4 Bob Keefe 14 145 56 Ford $100
13 17 Art Watts 1 Tom Roady 142 55 Dodge $50
14 5 Erick Erickson 25 Erick Erickson 142 54 Buick $50
15 10 Don Hildreth 6 140 54 Oldsmob $50
16 21 Ted Sweeney 71 131 56 Oldsmob $50
17 1 Lyle Matlock 5 Al Liggons 124 55 Mercury $50
18 3 Bob Carroll 22 62 53 Hudson $50
19 13 Andy Wilson 27 59 56 Ford $50
20 16 Harold Beal 6 38 56 Ford $50
21 20 Don Hamilton 55 17 56 Studeba $