NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1956 - 35 Race Results
Race Name - 35Date - 7/29/1956Race Track - Montgomery SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 69.444 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 67.252 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,985Race Number - 35 | More Races from 1956 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Marvin Panch | 98 | Tom Harbison | 200 | 56 Ford | $950 | |
2 | 7 | Buck Baker | 300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 199 | 56 Chrysle | $675 | |
3 | 3 | Bill Amick | 97 | Pete DePaolo | 197 | 56 Ford | $475 | |
4 | 4 | Speedy Thompson | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 197 | 56 Dodge | $365 | |
5 | 5 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 195 | 56 Dodge | $320 | |
6 | 2 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 192 | 56 Chevrol | $250 | |
7 | 9 | Jack Smith | 91 | Ted Chester | 192 | 56 Chevrol | $200 | |
8 | 8 | Ralph Moody | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 185 | 56 Ford | $150 | |
9 | 12 | Al Watkins | 48 | Don Holcomb | 176 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
10 | 6 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Pete DePaolo | 172 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
11 | 13 | Jake Hatcher | 20 | RH Coleman | 172 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
12 | 14 | Robert Slensby | 40 | Frank Bruner | 117 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
13 | 10 | Billy Carden | 66 | 43 | 56 Ford | $100 | ||
14 | 11 | CH Dingler | 291 | CH Dingler | 16 | 56 Dodge | $100 |