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Buddy Shuman 250

NASCAR Grand National race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
November 11, 1956
250 laps on 0.4 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	9	Speedy Thompson	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	250	850	running	154
2	1	Ralph Earnhardt	22	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	250	625	running	15
3	2	Buck Baker	300B	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Chrysler	249	450	running	38
4	12	Ralph Moody	12	Pete DePaolo	1955 Ford	249	350	running	0
5	3	Doug Cox	86	John Foster	1956 Ford	247	310	running	0
6	8	Bill Amick	97	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	246	250	running	0
7	11	Tiny Lund	16	Gus Holzmueller	1956 Chevrolet	244	200	running	0
8	5	Johnny Dodson	83	Johnny Dodson	1956 Chevrolet	241	150	running	0
9	17	Bill Champion	31	John Whitford	1956 Ford	237	100	running	0
10	15	Bill Blair	75	Frank Hayworth	1956 Mercury	235	100	running	0
11	10	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	232	100	axle	0
12	18	Pete Stewart	209	Pete Stewart	1956 Plymouth	221	100	running	0
13	22	George Green	418	George Green	1956 Chevrolet	221	100	running	0
14	14	Johnny Allen	64	Spook Crawford	1956 Ford	215	100	running	0
15	4	Junior Johnson	2	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	210	100	vapor lock	43
16	16	Brownie King	60	Brownie King	1956 Chevrolet	200	100	running	0
17	21	Bobby Keck	96	Bobby Keck	1956 Chevrolet	179	100	bearing	0
18	7	Jack Smith	500	Carl Kiekhaefer	1956 Dodge	126	100	radiator	0
19	6	Bobby Myers	4	Bill Stroppe	1956 Mercury	105	50	radiator	0
20	19	Pete Yow	203	Pete Yow	1956 Ford	89	50	transmission	0
21	20	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	1956 Plymouth	63		engine	0
22	13	Billy Carden	297	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford	9		clutch	0

Time of race: 01:30:20
Average Speed: 66.42 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.09 seconds
Attendance: 3,500