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NASCAR Convertible race
Columbia Speedway, Cayce, SC
May 26, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	15	Jimmy Massey	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	200	850	running	9
2	9	Possum Jones	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	199	625	running	7
3	2	Jimmie Lewallen	48	Jimmie Lewallen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	198	450	running	11
4	21	Frank Mundy	503	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge Convertible	198	350	tire	0
5	5	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	191	310	vapor lock	101
6	6	Dave Hirschfield	77	Dave Hirschfield	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	176	250	steering	0
7	3	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	174	200	exhaust	0
8	10	Ray Atkinson	8	Ray Atkinson	1956 Dodge Convertible	170	150	tires	0
9	7	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	159	100	carburetor	0
10	11	Gene Blair	90	Gene Blair	1956 Mercury Convertible	155	100	push rod	0
11	12	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	153	100	rear end	0
12	13	Dick Joslin	71	Bill Webb	1956 Dodge Convertible	143	100	accident	0
13	14	Danny Letner	97	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	136	100	rear end	0
14	8	Allen Adkins	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	124	100	transmission	0
15	1	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	72	100	engine	72
16	4	Jimmy Thompson	7	George Hilton	1956 Mercury Convertible	69	100	engine	0
17	16	Bill Lang	17		1956 Ford Convertible	64	100	running	0
18	19	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	59	100	piston	0
19	18	Bob Pronger	186	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	45	50	spindle	0
20	20	Don Gray	10	Ray Fletcher	1956 Ford Convertible	33	50	accident	0
21	22	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	31		piston	0
22	17	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	6		accident	0

Pole Speed: 29.21 seconds
Race Purse: $ 4,600
Attendance: 4,500