1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 25 Race Results

Race Name - 25
Date - 6/10/1956
Race Track - Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 251 miles
Pole Speed - 98.504 mph
Number of Cautions - 5
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 74.313 mph
Lead Changes - 5
Total Race Purse - $12,650
Race Number - 25

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	23	Ralph Moody	12	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	167	56 Ford	15	$4,100
2	9	Jim Paschal	75	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	167	56 Mercury	47	$2,100
3	14	Pat Kirkwood	286	Jim Stephens	165	56 Pontiac	0	$1,325
4	4	Tim Flock	11	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	164	56 Chevrol	0	$950
5	7	Joe Eubanks	82	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	163	56 Ford	0	$650
6	8	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	163	56 Dodge	0	$600
7	6	Herb Thomas	502	Carl Kiekhaefer	162	56 Dodge	0	$350
8	13	Gwyn Staley	2	Hubert Westmoreland	159	56 Chevrol	0	$300
9	1	Buck Baker	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	156	56 Chrysle	87	$300
10	10	Jack Smith	91	Ted Chester	156	56 Chevrol	0	$150
11	15	Bob Flock	4	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	154	56 Chevrol	0	$125
12	17	Banjo Matthews	88	Ernest Woods	149	56 Oldsmob	0	$200
13	22	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	149	55 Plymout	0	$200
14	20	CH Dingler	291	CH Dingler	148	56 Dodge	0	$100
15	29	Joe Guide	52	Sally Guide	141	54 Hudson	0	$200
16	26	Gene Goodman	1		130	54 Oldsmob	0	$75
17	19	Bill Osborne	205	RH Coleman	128	56 Ford	0	$75
18	27	Al Watkins	48	Don Holcomb	128	56 Ford	0	$75
19	2	Speedy Thompson	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	115	56 Chrysle	18	$125
20	3	Paul Goldsmith	3	Smokey Yunick	115	56 Chevrol	0	$100
21	5	Fireball Roberts	22	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	88	56 Ford	0	$50
22	28	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	60	56 Buick	0	$50
23	25	Joe Stewart	35		57	55 Chrysle	0	$50
24	21	Cotton Priddy	16	Cotton Priddy	38	56 Chevrol	0	$50
25	12	Don Carr	285	Jim Stephens	35	56 Pontiac	0	$50
26	11	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	31	56 Mercury	0	$50
27	18	Herb Gibson	760	Joe George	21	56 Chevrol	0	$50
28	16	Sherman Utsman	418		17	56 Chevrol	0	$50
29	24	Arnold Denley	21		5	55 Studeba	0	$150