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NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
September 12, 1956
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	11	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	200	850	running	122
2	5	Billy Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	200	625	running	0
3	1	Joe Eubanks	82	James Satcher	1956 Ford	200	450	running	0
4	9	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Ford	199	350	running	0
5	7	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1956 Chevrolet	196	310	running	0
6	8	Tiny Lund	16	Gus Holzmueller	1956 Chevrolet	196	250	running	0
7	4	Speedy Thompson	57	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	191	300	running	0
8	3	Rex White	X	Max Welborn	1956 Chevrolet	186	150	running	0
9	14	Jim Paschal	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	184	100	running	0
10	15	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	183	100	running	0
11	16	Bunk Moore	19		1956 Ford	179	100	running	0
12	23	Pete Yow	203	Pete Yow	1956 Ford	178	100	running	0
13	21	Brownie King	760	Brownie King	1956 Chevrolet	173	100	running	0
14	13	Bill Widenhouse	52	Bob Widenhouse	1956 Ford	165	100	battery	0
15	24	Ed Cole	94	Ed Cole	1955 Mercury	160	100	running	0
16	20	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Plymouth	146	100	running	0
17	25	Billy Rafter	41	Billy Rafter	1956 Dodge	141	100	running	0
18	26	Billy Carden	27		1956 Mercury	105	100	axle	0
19	2	Fireball Roberts	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	96	50	vapor lock	78
20	6	Bill Champion	31	John Whitford	1956 Ford	91	50	accident	0
21	10	Glen Wood	35	Fred Frazier	1956 Ford	67	50	shocks	0
22	22	Dick Beaty	34	Ike Kiser	1956 Ford	58	50	rear end	0
23	17	Buck Baker	87	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	51	50	carburetor	0
24	18	Fred Harb	5	Joe Blair	1956 Dodge	31	50	accident	0
25	12	Bill Amick	97	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	23	50	gas line	0
26	19	Ray Hendrick	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet	14	50	gas line	0

Time of race: 01:53:32
Average Speed: 52.847 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.27 seconds
Attendance: 7,300