1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 36 Race Results

Race Name - 36
Date - 8/3/1956
Race Track - Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 64.655 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 60.1 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,585
Race Number - 36

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	8	Jim Paschal	75	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	200	56 Mercury	7	$850
2	3	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	200	56 Ford	0	$625
3	5	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	198	56 Ford	0	$450
4	4	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	196	56 Chevrol	0	$350
5	2	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	193	56 Dodge	168	$310
6	9	Bill Moore	551	Bill Moore	190	56 Pontiac	0	$250
7	11	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	189	56 Ford	0	$200
8	10	Augie Howerton	7		181	56 Chevrol	0	$150
9	6	Buck Baker	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	173	56 Chrysle	0	$100
10	12	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	100	56 Ford	0	$100
11	1	Speedy Thompson	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	25	56 Dodge	25	$100
12	7	Jack Zink	88	John Zink	10	56 Pontiac	0	$100