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NASCAR Grand National race
Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, NY
June 22, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	11	Speedy Thompson	300C	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	200	850	running	147
2	1	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	199	625	running	53
3	8	Herb Thomas	500B	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	199	450	running	0
4	6	Buck Baker	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	197	350	running	0
5	2	Bob Duell	95	Julian Buesink	1956 Ford	192	310	running	0
6	18	Lennie Page	83		1955 Chevrolet	180	250	running	0
7	16	Walt Schubert	77	Bob Bunselmeyer	1955 Ford	179	200	running	0
8	20	Bobby Keck	4	Bobby Keck	1956 Chevrolet	171	150	running	0
9	15	John Lindsay	179	John Lindsay	1955 Chevrolet	171	100	running	0
10	17	Joe Bill McGraw	1		1956 Ford	170	100	running	0
11	14	Al White	3	Al White	1955 Ford	168	100	clutch	0
12	21	Joe Sykes	4-11		1955 Chevrolet	166	100	running	0
13	10	Harvey Henderson	19	Harvey Henderson	1956 Ford	151	100	running	0
14	7	Ken Johnson	36		1956 Ford	127	100	springs	0
15	9	Billy Rafter	41	Billy Rafter	1956 Dodge	91	100	fuel pump	0
16	13	Larry Marx	66		1956 Ford	78	100	hub	0
17	7	Chuck Mahoney	40	Billy Rafter	1956 Dodge	57	100	piston	0
18	3	Billy Myers	14	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	42	100	radiator	0
19	19	Dick Denise	31		1955 Chevrolet	41	50	bearing	0
20	20	Nolan Swift	10	Jim Cushman	1956 Plymouth	37	50	fuel pump	0
21	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	25		bearing	0

Time of race: 01:44:44
Average Speed: 57.288 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.34 seconds
1 caution for 7 laps
Attendance: 6,000