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NASCAR Convertible race
Greensboro Fairgrounds, Greensboro, NC
April 29, 1956
150 laps on 0.333 mile dirt oval; 50 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	8	Bob Welborn	49	Bob Welborn	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	150	600	running	93
2	2	Gwyn Staley	33	Hubert Westmoreland	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	150	475	running	0
3	4	Glen Wood	22	Wood Brothers	1956 Ford Convertible	149	350	running	0
4	13	Norman Schihl	3	Norman Schihl	1956 Ford Convertible	140	270	running	0
5	14	Art Binkley	4	Art Binkley	1956 Plymouth Convertible	137	240	running	0
6	16	Tom Pistone	5	Tom Pistone	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	132	210	ignition	0
7	6	Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1956 Dodge Convertible	128	160	axle	0
8	7	Darel Dieringer	186	Don Oldenberg	1955 Buick Convertible	124	110	fuel tank	0
9	17	Don Gray	10	Ray Fletcher	1956 Ford Convertible	118	100	accident	0
10	18	Bill Brown	45	Bill Brown	1956 Mercury Convertible	111	100	out of gas	0
11	12	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	1956 Ford Convertible	111	100	lost tire	0
12	11	Dave Hirschfield	77	Dave Hirschfield	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	105	100		0
13	19	Larry Odo	7A	Larry Odo	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	104	100	hit wall	0
14	10	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	1956 Dodge Convertible	99	100	axle	0
15	9	Dink Widenhouse	25	Sam McCuthen	1956 Chevrolet Convertible	99	100	rear end	0
16	15	Bill Cornwall	53		1955 Buick Convertible	63	100	fuel tank	0
17	3	Curtis Turner	26	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	58	100	transmission	42
18	5	Gene Blair	90	Gene Blair	1956 Mercury Convertible	51	100	differential	0
19	1	Joe Weatherly	12	Pete DePaolo	1956 Ford Convertible	15	50	broken axle	15
20	20	Ray Atkinson	8	Ray Atkinson	1956 Dodge Convertible	5	50	engine	0

Notes: Several discrepancies with the Greg Fielden results as listed at Racing Reference.
Mostly concerning laps led and reason out of race.
Some reports list Bill Widenhouse instead of Dink Widenhouse.
Time of race: 01:22:15
Average Speed: 36.492 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.97 seconds
Attendance: 3,800