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1956 - 33 Race Results


Race Name - 33
Date - 7/21/1956
Race Track - Soldier Field
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 61.037 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,585
Race Number - 33
 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 $850
2 14 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 200 56 Mercury $625
3 4 Ralph Moody 12 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 200 56 Ford $450
4 12 Speedy Thompson 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 200 56 Dodge $350
5 8 Frank Mundy 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 200 56 Dodge $310
6 9 Buck Baker 502 Carl Kiekhaefer 199 56 Dodge 3 $250
7 13 Bill Champion 31 John Whitford 199 56 Ford $200
8 6 Paul Goldsmith 32 Smokey Yunick 198 56 Chevrol $150
9 7 Joy Fair 719 Russell Wainscott 192 56 Dodge $100
10 10 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 190 56 Dodge $100
11 20 Bob Esposito 7 189 55 Oldsmob $100
12 23 Frank Edwards 33 182 56 Chevrol $100
13 22 Bill Massey 48 176 56 Ford $100
14 21 Chuck Mesler 38 175 56 Dodge $100
15 15 Al Watkins 66 Al Watkins 164 56 Ford $100
16 24 Sal Tovella 2 142 56 Ford $100
17 1 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 140 56 Mercury $100
18 2 Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 98 56 Chevrol $100
19 17 Darvin Randahl 204 Darvin Randahl 86 56 Ford $50
20 11 Fred Lorenzen 150 Fred Lorenzen 85 56 Chevrol $50
21 16 Bob Chauncey 40 78 56 Pontiac $50
22 5 Tom Pistone 3 50 56 Chevrol $50
23 19 Bill Vesler 44 41 55 Chevrol $50
24 18 Kenny Paulsen 165 40 55 Chevrol $50
25 25 Ray Crowley 37 36 56 Plymout $100