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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
September 30, 1956
110 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 99 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 6
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 110
| 950
| running
| 28 |
2
| 3
| Buck Baker
| 300B
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 110
| 675
| running
| 80 |
3
| 1
| Speedy Thompson
| 300
| Carl Kiekhaefer
| 1956 Chrysler
| 108
| 475
| running
| 2 |
4
| 5
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 108
| 365
| running
| 0 |
5
| 13
| Bunk Moore
| 35
| Fred Frazier
| 1956 Ford
| 107
| 320
| running
| 0 |
6
| 14
| Harvey Henderson
| 19
| Harvey Henderson
| 1956 Ford
| 101
| 250
| running
| 0 |
7
| 20
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Bobby Keck
| 1955 Chevrolet
| 99
| 200
| running
| 0 |
8
| 19
| Ed Cole
| 94
| Ed Cole
| 1955 Mercury
| 97
| 150
| running
| 0 |
9
| 2
| Ralph Moody
| 12
| Pete DePaolo
| 1956 Ford
| 88
| 100
| running
| 0 |
10
| 15
| Tiny Lund
| 16
| Gus Holzmueller
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 84
| 100
| running
| 0 |
11
| 16
| Blackie Pitt
| 59
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Plymouth
| 83
| 100
| axle
| 0 |
12
| 12
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1956 Dodge
| 68
| 100
| A-frame
| 0 |
13
| 18
| George Green
| 418
| George Green
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 68
| 100
| stalled
| 0 |
14
| 9
| Earl Moss
| 6
|
| 1956 Mercury
| 62
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
15
| 4
| Bill Champion
| 31
| John Whitford
| 1956 Ford
| 59
| 100
| A-frame
| 0 |
16
| 21
| Pete Yow
| 203
| Pete Yow
| 1956 Ford
| 53
| 100
| brakes
| 0 |
17
| 17
| Brownie Pitt
| 60
| Brownie Pitt
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 49
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
18
| 10
| Johnny Dodson
| 83
| Johnny Dodson
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 45
| 100
| steering
| 0 |
19
| 8
| Jim Paschal
| 75
| Frank Hayworth
| 1956 Mercury
| 43
| 50
| engine
| 0 |
20
| 23
| Billy Myers
| 4
| Bill Stroppe
| 1956 Mercury
| 27
| 50
| fire
| 0 |
21
| 11
| Bobby Waddell
| 62
|
| 1956 Chevrolet
| 18
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 22
| Buck Hall
| 20
| W.R. Waldron
| 1955 Buick
| 11
| 25
| transmission
| 0 |
23
| 7
| Johnny Allen
| 264
| Spook Crawford
| 1956 Plymouth
| 6
| 25
| oil pressure
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:21:40
Average Speed: 72.734 MPH
Pole Speed: 36.79 seconds
4 cautions
Attendance: 7,200