1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 40 Race Results

Race Name - 40
Date - 8/22/1956
Race Track - Norfolk Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.4 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 58.631 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 56.408 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,785
Race Number - 40

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	9	Billy Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	250	56 Mercury		$850
2	8	Jim Paschal	75	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	249	56 Mercury		$625
3	5	Rex White	0	Max Welborn	246	56 Chevrol		$450
4	10	Buck Baker	501	Carl Kiekhaefer	245	56 Dodge		$350
5	11	Johnny Allen	264	Spook Crawford	241	56 Plymout		$310
6	3	Bill Champion	31	John Whitford	227	56 Ford		$250
7	6	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	198	56 Dodge		$200
8	2	Fireball Roberts	22	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	198	56 Ford		$150
9	4	Joe Weatherly	35	Fred Frazier	170	56 Ford		$100
10	7	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	154	56 Chevrol		$100
11	1	Ralph Moody	12	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	104	56 Ford		$100
12	13	Jim Watkins	28		86	56 Chevrol		$100
13	12	Billy Rafter	41	Billy Rafter	36	56 Dodge		$100
14	14	Joe Bill McGraw	14		7	56 Ford		$100