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NASCAR Grand National race
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
September 23, 1956
300 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 300 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Paul Goldsmith
| 3
| Smokey Yunick
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 300
| 4,150
| running
| 182 |
| 2
| 8
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 293
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 10
| Speedy Thompson
| 67
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Dodge
| 292
| 1,175
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 9
| Jim Paschal
| 26
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 292
| 950
| running
| 70 |
| 5
| 11
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 290
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 7
| Billy Myers
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 288
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 42
| Bill Blair
| 5
| Bill Blair
| 1956 Mercury
| 284
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 37
| Rex White
| 10
| Max Welborn
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 280
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Johnny Allen
| 64
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Buick
| 274
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 21
| Russ Truelove
| 62
| Bob White
| 1956 Mercury
| 268
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 25
| Dick Allwine
| 17
| Earl Wright
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 263
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Vince Cougineri
| 03
|
| 1956 Chrysler
| 256
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 20
| Jack Tykarski
| 84
| Lawson & Netti
| 1956 Ford
| 250
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 28
| Charles Blewitt
| 20
|
| 1955 Plymouth
| 242
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 29
| Cecil Lassiter
| 77
|
| 1956 Ford
| 235
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 13
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 232
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 3
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 220
| 125
| oil line
| 38 |
| 18
| 35
| George Cork
| 21
|
| 1955 Plymouth
| 215
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 34
| Danny Letner
| 98
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Dodge
| 209
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| Jack Montgangelo
| 53
| Jack Montgangelo
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 206
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 41
| John Lindsay
| 79
| John Lindsay
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 204
| 75
| transmission
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Johnny Coy
| 34
|
| 1956 Chrysler
| 197
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 17
| Bill Tanner
| 63
| Al Liberty
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 182
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 39
| Harvey Eakin
| 47
| Harvey Eakin
| 1954 Nash
| 173
| 75
| accident
| 0 |
| 25
| 14
| Jim Reed
| 7
| Jim Reed
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 169
| 75
| fire
| 1 |
| 26
| 33
| Bill Champion
| 31
| John Whitford
| 1956 Ford
| 145
| 75
| transmission
| 0 |
| 27
| 38
| Jim Rhoades
| 95
|
| 1955 Packard
| 143
| 75
| steering
| 0 |
| 28
| 15
| Elton Hildreth
| 1
| Elton Hildreth
| 1956 Mercury
| 122
| 75
| spindle
| 0 |
| 29
| 12
| Bill Amick
| 97
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 104
| 75
| radiator
| 0 |
| 30
| 40
| Peck Peckham
| 27
| Peck Peckham
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 101
| 75
| running
| 0 |
| 31
| 24
| Mario Rossi
| 02
| Mario Rossi
| 1955 Chrysler
| 97
| 60
| rear end
| 0 |
| 32
| 16
| Bill Parks
| 38
|
| 1956 Ford
| 92
| 60
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 36
| Gene Bergin
| 24
| Malcolm Barlow
| 1956 Dodge
| 76
| 60
| gasket
| 0 |
| 34
| 6
| Marvin Panch
| 9
| Tom Harbison
| 1956 Ford
| 74
| 60
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 22
| Dave Terrell
| 69
| Dave Terrell
| 1956 Plymouth
| 66
| 60
| gasket
| 0 |
| 36
| 27
| Chuck Hansen
| 83
|
| 1955 Oldsmobile
| 66
| 50
| gasket
| 0 |
| 37
| 18
| Frank Jamison
| 81
|
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 54
| 50
| crank shft
| 0 |
| 38
| 1
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 51
| 125
| oil line
| 9 |
| 39
| 26
| Benny DeRosier
| 23
| Adelmo Tiezzi
| 1954 Hudson
| 43
| 50
| steering
| 0 |
| 40
| 30
| Ronnie Herra
| 18
|
| 1955 Plymouth
| 34
| 50
| head
| 0 |
| 41
| 43
| Corey Benjamin
| 4
|
| 1955 Plymouth
| 34
| 50
| gasket
| 0 |
| 42
| 4
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 3
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 43
| 5
| Harvey Henderson
| 66
| Harvey Henderson
| 1956 Ford
| 3
| 50
| accident
| 0 |
| 44
| 44
| Francis Dionne
| 11
|
| 1956 Packard
| 2
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:06:34
Average Speed: 70.615 MPH
Pole Speed: 38.45 seconds
9 cautions
Attendance: 31,000