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USAC Stock Car race
Clovis Speedway, Clovis, CA
March 4, 1956
100 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	5	Marshall Teague			1956 Chevrolet	100	1,100	running	64
2	7	Bob Christie	43	Bob Christie	1956 Mercury				0
3	8	Jimmy Reece			1956 Ford				0
4	2	Johnny Mantz			1956 Ford				0
5	10	Tony Bettenhausen	4		1956 Dodge				0
6		Scotty Cain			1956 Ford				0
7	9	Jack Silva			1955 Mercury				0
8	3	Johnnie Parsons			1956 Ford				0
9	6	Jimmy Davies			1956 Ford				0
10		George Amick			1956 Mercury				0
	1	Chuck Stevenson				38		brake drum	36
	4	Troy Ruttman				12		water hose	0
		Dempsey Wilson	44	Bob Osborne	Chevrolet				0
		Don Freeland	48					flipped	0
		Fred Steinbroner							0
		Danny Hawk			Studebaker				0
		Al Kelley	46						0

Notes: Points counted towards USAC National Stock Car Championship and USAC Pacific Coast Stock Car Championship.
17 of 24 starters running at finish.
10-lap heat results:
Heat 1: Stevenson, Teague, Christie.
Heat 2: Bettenhausen, Steinbroner, Wilson.
Heat 3: Ruttman, Hawk, Parsons.
Time of race: 00:58:32
Average Speed: 51.241 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.15 seconds
Race Purse: $ 5,800
Attendance: 8,000