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USAC Stock Car race
West Coast Speedway, Vallejo, CA
April 22, 1956
100 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 50 miles
Notes: Points counted towards USAC National Stock Car Championship and USAC Pacific Coast Stock Car Championship.
Walt Faulkner was killed in a crash in qualifying.
15 of 24 starters running at the finish.
3 lap Trophy Dash: 1. Snow 2. Wilson 3. Teague 4. Ruttman.
Heat 1: 1. Parsons 2. Mantz 3. Stevenson.
Heat 2: 1. Davies 2. Christie 3. Seeger.
Heat 3: 1. Bettenhausen 2. Valenta 3. Hawk.
Time of race: 00:47:39
Average Speed: 62.94 MPH
Pole Speed: 2735 seconds
Race Purse: $ 5,417
Attendance: 9,000