1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 3 Race Results

Race Name - 3
Date - 11/20/1955
Race Track - Willow Springs Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 200 miles
Pole Speed - 76.556 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 66.512 mph
Lead Changes - 7
Total Race Purse - $7,740
Race Number - 3

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Chuck Stevenson	22	Carl Dane	80	56 Ford	54	$1,570
2	3	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	80	56 Ford	26	$1,130
3	5	Johnny Mantz	15	Bill Stroppe	79	56 Mercury	0	$1,130
4	1	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	79	56 Chevrol	0	$580
5	4	Allen Adkins	2	Gus Davis	78	55 Dodge	0	$445
6	24	George Seeger	99	Oscar Maples	78	56 Ford	0	$350
7	12	Scotty Cain	10	Scotty Cain	77	56 Ford	0	$260
8	8	Sherman Clark	34	Sherman Clark	77	55 Chevrol	0	$215
9	10	Chuck Meekins	56	Jim Rush	77	55 Chevrol	0	$165
10	32	Lloyd Dane	47	Lloyd Dane	76	55 Mercury	0	$150
11	23	Jim Sills	8		76	55 Mercury	0	$150
12	18	Jim Blomgren	89	Lorrin Bates	76	54 Mercury	0	$160
13	9	Bob Ruppert	49	Ellingham Body	76	55 Chevrol	0	$115
14	11	Bill West	33	Jim Dane	76	53 Hudson	0	$110
15	16	Danny Letner	96	Coz Concilla	75	56 Oldsmob	0	$110
16	14	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	75	55 Chevrol	0	$110
17	25	Gordon Campbell	5	Don Oliver	74	53 Oldsmob	0	$75
18	6	Erick Erickson	25	Erick Erickson	74	54 Buick	0	$90
19	29	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	74	56 Ford	0	$75
20	17	Bill Stammer	12	Bill Stammer	73	55 Chevrol	0	$85
21	27	Fred Steinbroner	30	Fred Steinbroner	72	55 Chevrol	0	$40
22	34	Bob Stanclift	77	Herb Eberhart	72	54 Dodge	0	$40
23	7	Ed Brown	26	Ed Brown	72	55 Chevrol	0	$55
24	35	Elgin Holmes	40		71	55 Oldsmob	0	$50
25	26	Don Stanyer	27	Jack Chatenay	70	55 Plymout	0	$40
26	13	Bill Stacy	37		70	55 Ford	0	$50
27	21	Jim Cook	91	Art Krebs	70	55 Plymout	0	$40
28	31	Tom Francis	210		68	54 Ford	0	$40
29	19	Bill Hyde	6	Herb Eberhart	67	54 Oldsmob	0	$50
30	36	Herb Crawford	53		63	53 Studeba	0	$40
31	33	Dick Getty	90	Dick Getty	62	51 Ford	0	$30
32	15	Clyde Palmer	95		61	54 Oldsmob	0	$40
33	28	Bill Moore	48	Bill Moore	46	56 Ford	0	$30
34	22	Ernie Young	41	Walt Palozi	25	52 Plymout	0	$30
35	20	Len Fraker	43	Floyd Johnson	10	51 Hudson	0	$30
36	37	Arley Scranton	80	Arley Scranton	9	51 Ford	0	$30
37	30	Fred Bince	71	Ralph Briggs	3	53 Hudson	0	$30