1956 NASCAR Grand National Series

American motorsport season February 2025 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series 1955 1957 The 1956 NASCAR Grand National (now NASCAR Cup Series) Season began on November 13, 1955, and ended on November 18, 1956. Driver Tim Flock was the defending champion, and started off with a win at the opening Hickory Speedway. But it was Buck Baker who ultimately captured the top-ranking at the end of the season. Along with trophies, Baker also collected $34,076.35 in prize money, and finished more than 400 points ahead of his closest competitor. Baker competed in 48 races throughout the 1956 season as Speedy Thompson and Herb Thomas rounded out the top three in points by the final race. Even though auto manufactures Chevrolet and Ford both contributed millions of dollars into their cars during the season, it was Carl Kiekhaefer's Chryslers and Dodges that dominated the season including a 16 win stretch through the summer months. Season summary thumb|A 1956 Chrysler 300-B restored for the Henry Ford museum to replicate one of season champion Buck Baker's rides. The season started on a somber note; as former driver Buddy Shuman died the night before the season started, in a Hickory hotel fire. The coroner reported that the mattress had been on fire, and it appeared that Shuman had attempted to escape, but broke down the bathroom door instead of the hallway. Shuman had been put in charge of the factory effort by Ford to succeed in NASCAR.Grier Lewis Buddy Shuman Dies at Hickory https://newspaperarchive.com/statesville-record-and-landmark-nov-14-1955-p-14/ 15 September 2019 271 Statesville Record and Landmark November 14, 1955 81 14 23 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210423161810/https://newspaperarchive.com/statesville-record-and-landmark-nov-14-1955-p-14/ live Buck Baker won the NASCAR Grand National championship with 14 wins in the 1956 race season. The season involved races on 40 dirt tracks, 3 road courses, and 2 superspeedways.1956 NASCAR GRAND NATIONAL RESULTS https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1956/W/ Racing Reference Info NASCAR Digital Media Network 26 August 2019 21 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190321180512/https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1956/W/ live More than 300 drivers competed in at least one race throughout the season With Baker and Speedy Thompson competing in 48 of the 56 races. Baker finished the season with 31 top five finishes, 39 top ten, and 12 poles.NASCAR Grand National standings for 1956 https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1956/W Racing Reference Info NASCAR Digital Media Network 26 August 2019 21 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190321201436/https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1956/W live Baker had been improving his season finishing position for a couple years; with a 4th-place finish in 1953, 3rd in 1954, and runner-up in 1955. For the 1956 season Baker joined the Carl Kiekhaefer team who already boasted Speedy Thompson and Tim Flock. The powerhouse Kiekhaefer team finished with a total of 30 races in the 56 race season, including 16 straight races by 4 different drivers during one stretch of the season."Final Points Standing" 1956 http://www.legendsofnascar.com/56_63.htm Legends of NASCAR legendsofnascar.com 26 August 2019 February 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210228072125/http://legendsofnascar.com/56_63.htm dead Baker took home the championship, Thompson finished second, and Flock only started 4 races for Kiekhaefer but still brought home a 9th place for his season efforts. Flock quit the Kiekhaefer team part way into the season citing an overly oppressive and driven to win Kiekhaefer.Fleischman Pearce 2004 144, 154 Rules and living arrangements were established by Kiekhaefer; Husbands and wives as well as driver and girlfriends were not allowed to share quarters the night before the race.Fielden 1993 210 Herb Thomas replaced Flock on the team, but he refused to remain for the whole season as well.Fleischman Pearce 2004 144, 154((Auto editors of Consumer Guide)) 1956 NASCAR Grand National Recap https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar.htm How Stuff Works InfoSpace Holdings LLC, a System1 Company 13 September 2019 26 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190826175639/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar.htm live At the time the season occurred, NASCAR was aspiring to become the United States' new dominant race-sanctioning body. This had previously been the a distinction held by the AAA Contest Board. However, the American Automobile Association had ended its involvement in automobile racing in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Other organizations that were frontrunners angling to become the new dominant U.S. race-sanctioning body were the United States Auto Club and the Sports Car Club of America.They Laughed When NASCAR's Stock Cars Took to the Road at Elkhart Lake, but Tim Flock Gave the Show a Detroit Surprise https://vault.si.com/vault/1956/08/20/they-laughed-when-nascars-stock-cars-took-to-the-road-at-elkhart-lake-but-tim-flock-gave-the-show-a-detroit-surprise https://web.archive.org/web/20200805055057/https://vault.si.com/vault/1956/08/20/they-laughed-when-nascars-stock-cars-took-to-the-road-at-elkhart-lake-but-tim-flock-gave-the-show-a-detroit-surprise dead August 5, 2020 Sports Illustrated 26 November 2023 en-us August 20, 1956 Races Summary table tan D silver Dirt oval white P silver Paved oval lightblue R silver Road course peachpuff T silver Temporary circuit NoDate/(race name)MilesTrackTrack typeReportWinning driverWinning team Pavement/shape Length categoryusing modern conventions 111/13/195580Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Tim Flock Kiekhaefer 211/20/1955101 Charlotte Speedway (Charlotte NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Fonty Flock Kiekhaefer 311/20/1955200 Willow Springs Raceway (Willow Springs, CA) lightblue R silver road course intermediate/standard Chuck Stevenson Carl Dane 412/11/1955100 Palm Beach Speedway (West Palm Beach, FL) white P silver paved oval short track Herb Thomas H. Thomas Herb Thomas 51/22/1956(150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds)150 Arizona State Fairgrounds (Phoenix) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval intermediate Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 62/26/1956154 Daytona Beach and Road Course (Daytona Beach) peachpuff T silver paved/dirt temporary oval circuitwhile often categorized as a road course, unlike the modern meaning of "road course" this circuit was temporary (using public roads and beach) and an oval long/high-speed Tim Flock Kiekhaefer 73/4/1956100 Palm Beach Speedway (West Palm Beach, FL) white P silver paved oval short track Billy Myers Billy Myers (racing driver) Stroppe 83/18/195653 Wilson Speedway (Wilson, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Herb Thomas Yunick 93/25/1956100 Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, GA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval intermediate Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 104/8/1956(Wilkes County 160)100 North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track report Tim Flock Kiekhaefer 114/22/1956150 Langhorne Speedway (Langhorne, PA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 124/29/1956(Richmond 200)150 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (Richmond, VA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 135/5/1956(Arclite 100)100 Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 145/6/1956100 Harris Speedway (Concord, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 155/10/1956100 Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Easley, SC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 165/12/195680Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 175/13/195690 Orange Speedway (Hillsborough, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 185/20/1956(Virginia 500)263 Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) white P silver paved oval short track report Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 195/25/1956100 Lincoln Speedway (New Oxford, PA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 205/27/1956100 Charlotte Speedway (Charlotte NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 215/27/195675 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) white P silver paved oval short track Herb Thomas Kiekhaefer 225/30/195678 Redwood Speedway (CA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Herb Thomas Kiekhaefer 235/30/1956150 Syracuse Mile (Syracuse, NY) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval intermediate Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 246/3/1956100 Merced Fairgrounds Speedway (Merced) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Herb Thomas Kiekhaefer 256/10/1956251 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway (Lehi, AK) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval intermediate Ralph Moody racing driver DePaolo 266/15/1956100 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 276/22/1956100 Monroe County Fairgrounds (Rochester, NY) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 286/24/1956100 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) white P silver paved oval short track John Kieper J. Kieper John Kieper 297/1/1956100 Asheville Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Lee Petty Petty Enterprises 307/4/1956(Raleigh 250)250 Raleigh Speedway (Raleigh, NC) white P silver paved oval intermediate Fireball Roberts DePaolo 317/7/1956100 Peidmont Interstate Fairgrounds (Spartanburg, SC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Lee Petty Petty Enterprises 327/8/1956100 California State Fairgrounds (Sacramento, CA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval intermediate report Lloyd Dane L. Dane Lloyd Dane 337/21/1956100 Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) white P silver paved oval short track report Fireball Roberts DePaolo 347/27/1956101 Cleveland County Fairgrounds (Shelby, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 357/29/1956100 Montgomery Speedway (Montgomery, AL) white P silver paved oval short track Marvin Panch Harbison 368/3/1956100 Oklahoma State Fairgrounds (Oklahoma City, OK) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Jim Paschal Hayworth – 8/4/1956 200 (planned) Tulsa Fairgrounds (Tulsa, OK) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track cancelled mid-race 378/12/1956(International Stock Car Road Race)258 Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI) lightblue R silver road course long/high-speed report Tim Flock Stroppe 388/17/1956100 Old Bridge Stadium (Old Bridge, NJ) white P silver paved oval short track Ralph Moody racing driver DePaolo 398/19/1956241 Bay Meadows Speedway (San Mateo, CA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval intermediate Eddie Pagan E. Pagan Eddie Pagan 408/22/1956100 Norfolk Speedway (Norfolk, VA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Billy Myers Billy Myers (racing driver) Stroppe 418/23/1956100 Peidmont Interstate Fairgrounds (Spartanburg, SC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Ralph Moody racing driver DePaolo 428/25/1956100 Coastal Speedway (Myrtle Beach, SC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Fireball Roberts DePaolo 438/26/1956123 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) white P silver paved oval short track Royce Hagerty Weida 449/3/1956(Southern 500)501 Darlington Raceway (Darlington, SC) white P silver paved oval intermediate report Curtis Turner Schwam 459/9/1956100 Chisholm Speedway (Montgomery, AL) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 469/12/1956100 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Ralph Moody racing driver DePaolo 479/23/1956300 Langhorne Speedway (Langhorne, PA) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Paul Goldsmith racing driver Yunick 489/23/1956125 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) white P silver paved oval short track Lloyd Dane L. Dane Lloyd Dane 499/29/1956100 Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 509/30/195699 Orange Speedway (Hillsborough, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Fireball Roberts DePaolo 5110/7/1956100 Newport Speedway (Newport, TN) white P silver paved oval short track Fireball Roberts DePaolo 5210/14/1956100 Charlotte Speedway (Charlotte NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 5310/23/1956100 Cleveland County Fairgrounds (Shelby, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track Buck Baker Kiekhaefer 5410/28/1956200 Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) white P silver paved oval short track Jack Smith Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924) Kiekhaefer 5511/11/1956(Buddy Shuman 250)125 Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track report Speedy Thompson Kiekhaefer 5611/18/1956(Old Dominion 400)race was part of both NASCAR's Grand National Series and Convertible Division seasonsOld Dominion 400 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=4084 Ultimate Racing History February 27, 2026100 Wilson Speedway (Wilson, NC) tan D solid 1px #AAAAAA dirt oval short track report Buck Baker Kiekhaefer Attendance More than 430,000 spectators attended races. No Date/(race name) Track Attendance 111/13/1955Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) 7,500 211/20/1955 Charlotte Speedway (Charlotte NC) 10,500 311/20/1955 Willow Springs Raceway (Willow Springs, CA) 17,000 412/11/1955 Palm Beach Speedway (West Palm Beach, FL) 4,500 51/22/1956 Arizona State Fairgrounds (Phoenix) 62/26/1956 Daytona Beach and Road Course (Daytona Beach) 29,000 73/4/1956 Palm Beach Speedway (West Palm Beach, FL) 5,200 83/18/1956 Wilson Speedway (Wilson, NC) 5,000 93/25/1956 Lakewood Speedway (Atlanta, GA) 17,812 104/8/1956(Wilkes County 160) North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, NC) 7,500 114/22/1956 Langhorne Speedway (Langhorne, PA) 24,000 124/29/1956(Richmond 200) Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (Richmond, VA) 5,000 135/5/1956(Arclite 100) Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) 5,000 145/6/1956 Harris Speedway (Concord, NC) 6,000 155/10/1956 Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Easley, SC) 5,000 165/12/1956Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) 4,500 175/13/1956 Orange Speedway (Hillsborough, NC) 7,500 185/20/1956(Virginia 500) Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) 20,000 No Date/(race name) Track Attendance 195/25/1956 Lincoln Speedway (New Oxford, PA) 205/27/1956 Charlotte Speedway (Charlotte NC) 3,900 215/27/1956 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) 225/30/1956 Redwood Speedway (CA) 235/30/1956 Syracuse Mile (Syracuse, NY) 6,000 246/3/1956 Merced Fairgrounds Speedway (Merced) 256/10/1956 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway (Lehi, AK) 15,000 266/15/1956 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) 7,800 276/22/1956 Monroe County Fairgrounds (Rochester, NY) 6,000 286/24/1956 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) 1,800 297/1/1956 Asheville Weaverville Speedway (Weaverville, NC) 8,000 307/4/1956(Raleigh 250) Raleigh Speedway (Raleigh, NC) 13,600 317/7/1956 Peidmont Interstate Fairgrounds (Spartanburg, SC) 327/8/1956 California State Fairgrounds (Sacramento, CA) 337/21/1956 Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) 14,402 347/27/1956 Cleveland County Fairgrounds (Shelby, NC) 357/29/1956 Montgomery Speedway (Montgomery, AL) 368/3/1956 Oklahoma State Fairgrounds (Oklahoma City, OK) 7,500 – 8/4/1956 Tulsa Fairgrounds (Tulsa, OK) 6,200 378/12/1956(International Stock Car Road Race) Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI) 10,000 388/17/1956 Old Bridge Stadium (Old Bridge, NJ) No Date/(race name) Track Attendance 398/19/1956 Bay Meadows Speedway (San Mateo, CA) 40 8/22/1956 Norfolk Speedway (Norfolk, VA) 41 8/23/1956 Peidmont Interstate Fairgrounds (Spartanburg, SC) 6,000 42 8/25/1956 Coastal Speedway (Myrtle Beach, SC) 438/26/1956 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) 449/3/1956(Southern 500) Darlington Raceway (Darlington, SC) 70,000 45 9/9/1956 Chisholm Speedway (Montgomery, AL) 2,000 46 9/12/1956 Southern States Fairgrounds (Charlotte, NC) 7,300 47 9/23/1956 Langhorne Speedway (Langhorne, PA) 31,000 48 9/23/1956 Portland Speedway (Portland, OR) 49 9/29/1956 Columbia Speedway (Cayce, SC) 509/30/1956 Orange Speedway (Hillsborough, NC) 7,200 51 10/7/1956 Newport Speedway (Newport, TN) 6,000 52 10/14/1956 Charlotte Speedway (Charlotte NC) 6,800 53 10/23/1956 Cleveland County Fairgrounds (Shelby, NC) 5410/28/1956 Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, VA) 9,500 5511/11/1956(Buddy Shuman 250) Hickory Speedway (Hickory, NC) 3,500 5611/18/1956 Wilson Speedway (Wilson, NC) 1955 Race 1: Hickory Speedway (November 13) On November 13, 1955, at the Hickory Speedway, 7,500 people watched as the 1956 NASCAR season got underway, with Tim Flock capturing the win in one of Carl Kiekhaefer's Mercury Outboard motors sponsored Chryslers.Kiekhaefer Mercury was founded in 1939, and sponsored NASCAR entries as Mercury Outboard motors and Kiekhaefer Outboards. The company is currently known as Mercury Marine Flock started on the pole and led the first 121 laps of the 200 lap event before spinning in turn three. Lee Petty took the lead and led through lap 138 when Flock caught and passed him; then Flock led from lap 139 to finish. Petty would finish third behind Flock and Curtis Turner, with Dink Widenhouse and Jim Paschal rounding out the top 5. There were 4 cautions on the 0.4 2.5 mi km on dirt track, for a total of 23 laps.November 2023 + Stats1956-01 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-01/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Tim Flock Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1955 Chrysler Track description: 0.4 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 80 mi km on Competitors: 31 drivers Attendance 7,500 Duration: 1:24:16 Avg. speed: 56.962 mph km/h on Pole speed: 68.965 mph km/h on Cautions: 4 Caution laps: 23 Lead changes: 2 Margin-of-victory: 7 seconds Race 2: Charlotte Speedway (November 20) On November 20, Race 2 was held on the 3/4 mile dirt track Charlotte Speedway. Tim Flock's brother Fonty, who also drove for Kiekhaefer, would lead the race from start to finish, narrowly edged out his brother Tim by half a car length. Lee Petty, Joe Weatherly and, Buck Baker would round out the top five. This would be Kiekhaefer's 10th win in 12 races, dating back to the 1955 season.November 2023 Races 2 and 3 were held on the same day. + Stats1956-02 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-02/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Fonty Flock Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1955 Chrysler Track description: 0.76 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100.5 mi km on Competitors: 27 drivers Attendance 10,500 Duration: 1:37:32 Avg. speed: 61.825 mph km/h on Pole speed: 70.496 mph km/h on Cautions: 2 Caution laps: 7 Lead changes: 0 Margin-of-victory: 0.5 car-lengths Race 3: Willow Springs Raceway (November 20) Also on November 20, in California at Willow Springs Raceway, NASCAR held a 200-mile road race at Willow Springs Raceway in California. Chuck Stevenson grabbed that win in his 1956 Ford; followed by Marvin Panch and Johnny Mantz as November came to a close.Fielden 1993 214,215 + Stats1956-03 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-03/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Chuck Stevenson Winning team: Dane Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 2.5 mi km on road course Laps: 80 Length: 200 mi km on Competitors: 37 drivers Attendance 17,000 Duration: 3:00:25 Avg. speed: 66.512 mph km/h on Pole speed: 76.556 mph km/h on Cautions: 0 Caution laps: 0 Lead changes: 7 Margin-of-victory: 500 ft m on Race 4: Palm Beach Speedway (December 11) On December 11, 4,500 spectators watched a race at the Palm Beach Speedway in West Palm Beach, Florida. The race is notable in that the first two drivers across the finish line, Joe Weatherly and Jim Reed, were disqualified due to technical violations. The race was awarded to Herb Thomas. Although Weatherly and Reed finished more than a lap ahead of Thomas NASCAR found that their cars were not strictly stock. Weatherly had a special cam installed, and Reed was found to be using modified valves, and both were stripped of their finishing positions. Thomas won the 200 lap, half mile track, race in an hour and a half. Al Keller finished second, Billy Myers grabbed the third spot with Buck Baker and Lee Petty rounding out the top 5. After the race Big Bill France announced that anyone caught cheating again would not only forfeit their finishing position, but their prize money and all their season points to date as well. This ended the 1955 year for NASCAR racing.November 2023 + Stats1956-04 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-04/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Herb Thomas Winning team: Herb Thomas Winning car make: 1956 Chevrolet Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km on Competitors: 23 drivers Attendance 4,500 Duration: 1:31:50 Avg. speed: 65.009 mph km/h on Pole speed: 78.912 mph km/h on Winter of 1956 Race 5: 150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds (January 22) thumb|program cover from January 22 race On January 22, the 150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds was contested as the season's fifth race. It was held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona. Buck Baker, in his 55 Chrysler, earned the first win of the new year, and Kiekhaefer drivers Billy Myers and Ralph Moody captured second and third. Baker's victory was his first start for the juggernaut Kiekhaefer team. When Kiekhaefer realized how formidable Baker was on the track he was quoted as saying "There's only one thing to do with a man like that; and that is to hire him."Fielden 1993 216 Slowed by 8 cautions, the one mile dirt track hosted the 150 mile race in two and a half hours.Fielden 1993 215,216 + Stats1956-05 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-05/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1955 Chrysler Track description: 1 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 150 Length: 150 mi km on Competitors: 30 drivers Duration: 2:19:44 Avg. speed: 64.408 mph km/h on Pole speed: 71.315 mph km/h on Cautions: 8 Lead changes: 3 Margin-of-victory: 10 car-lengths Race 6: Daytona Beach and Road Course (February 26) Race 6 was held February 25 at Daytona Beach and Road Course Team owner Kiekhaefer fielded 6 of his drivers for the race: Buck Baker, Tim Flock, his brother Fonty Flock, Charlie Scott, Frank Munday and Speedy Thompson.Fielden 1990 11 Tim Flock survived the track and 70-plus other drivers80 cars were entered, 2 did not start, and 6 more failed to complete a lap. In total, 72 cars completed one lap or more to win the race, marking his second in a row win at the beach. Charlie Scott, the 19th-place finisher, is noted as one of the first African-American drivers in NASCAR. The race was flagged to a stop 2 laps before the scheduled 160 miles due to a high tide on the beach.Fielden 1990 11 On February 25, the day before the Grand National race, the track had hosted NASCAR's inaugural NASCAR Convertible Division race.White Ben Magazine: NASCAR's Convertible Division https://speedsport.com/featured/magazine-nascars-convertible-division/ Speed Sport Turn 3 Media, LLC. 15 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190915181151/https://speedsport.com/featured/magazine-nascars-convertible-division/ September 15, 2019 April 4, 2016 Along with drivers, owners, mechanics and, officials, 13,500 spectators gathered at the 4.1 mile road course to watch Curtis Turner in his 56 Ford convertible beat Fireball Roberts and 26 other drivers to the checkered flag through 160 miles of racing.Fielden 2015 95 + Stats1956-06 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-06/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Tim Flock Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 4.1 mi km on semi-paved semi-dirt street oval Laps: 39 (planned) 37 (raced) Length: 160 mi km on (planned) Competitors: 80 drivers (entered) Attendance: 29,000 Duration: 1:40:24 Avg. speed: 90.657 mph km/h on Pole speed: 135.747 mph km/h on Cautions: 2 Caution laps: 2 Lead changes: 2 Margin-of-victory: 57 seconds Race 7: Palm Beach Speedway (March 4) On March 4, the drivers returned to Palm Beach Speedway for race number 7, a 100-mile event. Once again disqualification would play a part in who was declared the winner. Al Keller beat Billy Myers to the checkered flag. However, after Keller was found to have been racing with modified pistons, Myers was awarded the victory. Buck Baker and Herb Thomas grabbed the second and third spots respectively.Fielden 1990 11 + Stats1956-07 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-07/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Billy Myers Winning team: Stroppe Winning car make: 1956 Mercury Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km on Competitors: 30 drivers Attendance 5,200 Duration: 1:26:32 Avg. speed: 68.99 mph km/h on Pole speed: 81.081 mph km/h on Cautions: 1 Caution laps: 3 Lead changes: 2 Race 8: Wilson Speedway (March 18) On March 18, 5,000 spectators gathered for Race 8; which was contested on the half mile dirt track of Wilson Speedway. Herb Thomas captured his second win of the season in a Smokey Yunick-prepared Chevy when rain cut the scheduled 200 lap event to 106 laps. + Stats1956-08 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-08/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Herb Thomas Winning team: Yunick Winning car make: 1956 Chevrolet Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 (planned) 106 (raced) Length: 100 mi km on (planned) Competitors: 33 drivers Attendance 5,000 Duration: 1:08:42 Avg. speed: 46.287 mph km/h on Pole speed: 57.197 mph km/h on Race 9: Lakewood Speedway (March 25) On March 25, the Grand National series raced on the one mile dirt track of Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was darkened by the death of Lou Moore who suffered a intracerebral hemorrhage while at the track, and died in the hospital before the end of the race. Moore was a well known Indianapolis 500 car driver, builder and owner. Buck Baker came away with the Wilson Speedway win, and Speedy Thompson finished second, giving Kiekhaefer another 1-2 finish and bringing the March contests to a close.Fielden 1993 217-221 + Stats1956-09 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-09/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 1 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 100 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 28 drivers (entered) Attendance: 17,812 Duration: 1:24:56 Avg. speed: 70.643 mph km/h on Pole speed: 82.154 mph km/h on Lead changes: 1 Spring of 1956 Race 10: Wilkes County 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (April 8) 1956 Wilkes County 160 The new month and race 10 would bring one of the 1956 season's biggest turning points as April 8 ushered the NASCAR crew to 0.6 mile North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, N.C. for the Wilkes County 160. Tim Flock posted his third win of the season, and Billy Myers finished second, as 7,500 spectators looked on. Jim Paschal grabbed the third spot, as Herb Thomas and Ralph Moody rounded out the top 5. The news of the day was when Flock shocked the NASCAR family and abruptly quit the highly successful Kiekhaefer Chrysler team after the race, citing worsening ulcers and Kiekhaefer's attitude as the reasons. Kiekhaefer tried to convince Flock to stay with the team, but Flock was adamant about leaving for a Chevy team.November 2023 Flock later recounted, I couldn't take Kiekhaefer's drill-sergeant attitude anymore. I had to quit to save my own life.Fielden 2015 97 + Stats1956 Wilkes County 160 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Wilkes_County_160/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Tim Flock Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.625 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 160 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 29 drivers Attendance: 7,500 Duration: 1:24:28 Avg. speed: 71.034 mph km/h on Pole speed: 78.37 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2 Race 11: Langhorne Speedway (April 22) On April 22, the season's eleventh was contested on the 1 mile dirt track Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Tragedy struck once again as young driver John McVitty died of massive internal injuries after being thrown from his car as it rolled the day before the race during qualifying. To fill the empty seat left by Flock's leaving, and now driving a Smokey Yunick prepared ride, Kiekhaefer hired Herb Thomas to join his NASCAR team. Flock moved into the lead on lap 115, but would give way to eventual winner Buck Baker with six laps remaining in the 150 lap event. Thomas finished second and Flock dropped to third by the end of the race.November 2023 + Stats1956-11 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-11/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 1 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 150 Length: 150 mi km Competitors: 41 drivers Attendance: 24,000 Duration: 1:58:32 Avg. speed: 75.928 mph km/h on Pole speed: 104.59 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2Margin-of-victory: 1 lap+ Race 12: Richmond 200 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (April 29) April 29 brought 5,000 spectators to the Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds for the Richmond 200 event on the half mile dirt track. Buck Baker dominated, leading all but two laps and lapped the entire field including second place Herb Thomas by the time the checkered flag fell. Baker’s win coupled with Flocks last place finish moved Baker into first place in the standings.Fielden 1993 221-224 + Stats1956 Richmond 200 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Richmond_200/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 24 drivers Attendance: 5,000 Duration: 1:46:42 Avg. speed: 56.232 mph km/h on Pole speed: 67.091 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2Margin-of-victory: 1 lap+ Race 13: Arclite 100 at the Columbia Speedway (May 5) On May 5, the Arclite 100 was held at the Columbia Speedway in Cayce, South Carolina as the thirteenth race of the season. Speedy Thompson won the 100 mile race. This was the fourth consecutive race in which both the winner and runner-up were Kiekhaefer cars. The win at Columbia Speedway was Thompson's fifth career win, and his first of the season.November 2023 Buck Baker, Joe Weatherly, Tiny Lund, and Bob Flock respectively finished second, third, fourth, and fifth. 5,000 spectators attended the hour and fifty minute race. + Stats1956 Arclite 100 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Arclite_100/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 26 drivers Attendance: 5,000 Duration: 1:50:00 Avg. speed: 54.545 mph km/h on Pole speed: 63.274 mph km/h on Cautions 2 Lead changes: 3Margin-of-victory: 2 laps + 25 seconds Race 14: Harris Speedway (May 6) On May 6, the second day of the double-duty weekend had the NASCAR race at Harris Speedway in Concord, North Carolina for a 100-mile event on their half-mile dirt track. Speedy Thompson grabbed his second checkered flag in a row, besting Buck Baker and Herb Thomas who finished second and third respectively. It was another 1-2-3 victory for the powerful Kiekhaefer team. Thompson led all but one lap in the one hour and 37 minute event.November 2023 + Stats1956-14 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-14/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 30 drivers Attendance: 6,000 Duration: 1:37:21 Avg. speed: 61.633 mph km/h on Pole speed: 65.241 mph km/h on Cautions 1 Caution laps 3 Lead changes: 2Margin-of-victory: 18 seconds Race 15: Greenville-Pickens Speedway (May 10) On May 10, race fifteen was held at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway in South Carolina. Buck Baker gave Kiekhaefer his 7th victory in a row. The race result would be unsuccessfully challenged. After Baker managed to run the full 200 laps on the half-mile dirt track without a single pit stop, Schwam Motor Co., who fielded Fords for Joe Weatherly and Curtis Turner, went to NASCAR officials and filed a protest against the Kiekhaefer team. An enraged Kiekhaefer filed a counter protest against the Schwam Fords, claiming they ran with illegal motors and rear-ends. Technical inspector Jim Ross reviewed both claims, and held that both cars were legal, giving Baker a 100-point lead in the standings. The final results for the race were that the 500B Chrysler of Baker's was the winner, Curtis Turner in his number 99 second, and Joe Eubanks third. Gwyn Staley and Joe Weatherly rounded out the top five.Fielden 1993 221-224 + Stats1956-15 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-15/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 23 drivers Attendance: 5,000 Duration: 1:39:24 Avg. speed: 60.362 mph km/h on Pole speed: 61.1 mph km/h onMargin-of-victory: 1 lap + Race 16: Hickory Speedway (May 12) On May 12, the Grand National series returned to the Hickory Speedway. 4,500 spectators attended the race, which Speedy Thompson led from start to finish. The race was filled with cautions, 6 in total throughout the 200 lap event. There were no driver injuries,November 2023 and Billy Myers finished second with Buck Baker, Herb Thomas, and Gwyn Stanley filling out the top five spots. Thompson's win gave Kiekhaefer his eighth straight win. + Stats1956-16 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-16/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.4 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 80 mi km Competitors: 24 drivers Attendance: 4,500 Duration: 1:20:45 Avg. speed: 59.442 mph km/h on Pole speed: 67.447 mph km/h on Cautions 6 Lead changes: 0Margin-of-victory: Under caution Race 17: Orange Speedway (May 13) On May 13, the season's seventeenth race was contested on the 0.9-mile Orange Speedway dirt track in Hillsborough, North Carolina. In a near photo finish Buck Baker barely squeaked past Speedy Thompson at the end of the 90 mile event.November 2023 This was the ninth win of the for Kiekhaefer. The roughly one-hour race was attended by 7,500 spectators. + Stats1956-17 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-17/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.9 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 100 Length: 90 mi km Competitors: 31 drivers Attendance: 7,500 Duration: 1:04:30 Avg. speed: 83.72 mph km/h on Pole speed: 89.305 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2Margin-of-victory: 1 half-lap Race 18: "Virginia 500" at Martinsville Speedway (May 20) 1956 Virginia 500 On May 20, racing was held at the picturesque half-mile paved track of the Martinsville Speedway in the newly named Virginia 500 race. 20,000 spectators watched the 4 hour, 500 lap race, which saw seven caution flags. The race saw Speedy Thompson leading a race high 259 laps, only to fall to Buck Baker on lap 382. Baker maintained his lead after passing Thompson, delivering the Kiekhaefer team its tenth victory of the season.November 2023 Lee Petty, Paul Goldsmith and Gwyn Stanley finished third through fifth respectively. + Stats1956 Virginia 500 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Virginia_500/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 500 Length: 250 mi km Competitors: 35 drivers Attendance: 20,000 Duration: 4:06:07 Avg. speed: 60.824 mph km/h on Pole speed: 66.103 mph km/h on Cations: 7 Caution laps: 20 Lead changes: 5Margin-of-victory: 1 half-lap Race 19: Lincoln Speedway (May 25) thumb|Program from the May 15 race at Lincoln Speedway On May 25, seventeen drivers competed on the half-mile dirt track of Lincoln Speedway in New Oxford, Pennsylvania for 200 laps. In another close finish, Buck Baker secured his third win in a row. Billy Myers had led the first 43 laps until his fuel pump failed, and pole sitter Speedy Thompson retired on lap 97 with a hole in his radiator. Lee Petty put on a show for the fans when he lost a lap after spinning in lap 21. Petty then drove back into the lead lap, and into contention with some yellow flag help.November 2023 Only eight of the seventeen competing racers completed the race. Baker, Jim Paschal, Petty, Herb Thomas, and Nace Mattingly all finished in the top five. + Stats1956-19 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-19/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 17 drivers Duration: 1:26:11 Avg. speed: 69.619 mph km/h on Lead changes: 3Margin-of-victory: 1 car-length Race 20: Charlotte Speedway (May 27) On May 27, NASCAR held two races. The first of these was on the Charlotte Speedway, a 3/4 mile track. The Kiekhaefer saw its drivers once again win all three podium spots, as Speedy Thompson, the newly acquired Junior Johnson, and points-leader Buck Baker all finished in the top-three spots. Thompson's win was the twelfth victory for the Kiekhaefer team.November 2023 + Stats1956-20 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-20/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.75 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 133 Length: 99.750 mi km Competitors: 25 drivers Attendance: 3,900 Duration: 1:32:16 Avg. speed: 64.866 mph km/h on Pole speed: 76.966 mph km/h on Cautions: 3 Caution laps: 9 Lead changes: 6 Race 21: Portland Speedway (May 27) The second race held on May 27 was across the country from the first at the Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon. Herb Thomas gave the Kiekhaefer team another win. John Kieper finished second and Clyde Palmer finished third.Fielden 1993 225-228 This was the first NASCAR Grand National Series race held at the track. The series would race three more times in its 1956 season. The following season featured three more races at the track, after which NASCAR's premier division did not return to the track.Portland Speedway https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Portland_Speedway/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 4 December 2023 The race was a combined race that also counted as part of the 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division season. + Stats1956-21 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-21/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Herb Thomas Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 150 Length: 75 mi km Competitors: 21 drivers Duration: 1:10:31 Avg. speed: 63.815 mph km/h on Pole speed: 67.239 mph km/h on Race 22: Redwood Speedway (May 30) Two races were held on May 30, the first being at Redwood Speedway in California.Fielden 1993 229-230 Due to poor track and weather conditions, the race was halted early after only 78 miles of the scheduled 100 miles had been completed. Ruts and holes in the 0.624 dirt track and swirling dust storms made the track unsafe to race on. Herb Thomas won the shortened race.November 2023 + Stats1956-22 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-22/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Herb Thomas Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.625 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 160 (planned) Length: 100 mi km (planned) Competitors: 25 drivers Duration: 2:00:46 Avg. speed: 38.814 mph km/h on Pole speed: 34.07 mph km/h on Lead changes: 1 Margin-of-victory: 1 lap + Race 23: Syracuse Mile (May 30) The second race of the day on May 30 was held across the country from the first, being held on the Syracuse Mile, a 1-mile dirt oval at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, New York. The race was 150 miles in length. Buck Baker delivered the Kiekhaefer team its the second win of the day, defeating Jim Paschal in his Mercedes by 3 laps.Fielden 1993 229-230 + Stats1956-23 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-23/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 1 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 150 Length: 150 mi km Competitors: 24 drivers Attendance: 6,000 Duration: 1:44:26 Avg. speed: 86.179 mph km/h on Pole speed: 83.975 mph km/h on Cautions: 1 Caution laps: 3 Lead changes: 2 Margin-of-victory: 1 lap + Summer of 1956 Race 24: Merced Fairgrounds (June 3) On June 3, Herb Thomas easily won the 24th race. The race was a 100-mile event held at the Merced Fairgrounds in Merced, California. Thomas' win was the sixteenth consecutive win for the Carl Kiekhaefer team, a record that still stands as of 2019, and is unlikely to be broken in the modern era.Fielden 2015 94 The win streak would be broken in the following race. This was the first and only time the series raced at this track. The same day, a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race was also contested at the track. That race was also won by Herb Thomas. These were the first two of only three NASCAR races at the track, as a K&N Pro Series West race the following year marked NASCAR's final race at the track.Merced Fairgrounds https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Merced_Fairgrounds/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 29 November 2023 + Stats1956-24 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-24/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Herb Thomas Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 28 drivers Duration: 2:06:47 Avg. speed: 47.325 mph km/h on Pole speed: 58.234 mph km/h on Race 25: Memphis-Arkansas Speedway (June 10) On June 10, Ralph Moody won the season's 25th race at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway in Lehi, Arkansas in a DePaolo Engineering Ford. This broke the sixteen-race winning streak of the Kiekhaefer team. + Stats1956-25 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-25/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Ralph Moody Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 1.5 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 167 Length: 250 mi km Competitors: 29 drivers Attendance: 15,000 Duration: 3:22:15 Avg. speed: 74.313 mph km/h on Pole speed: 98.504 mph km/h on Cautions: 5 Lead changes: 5 Margin-of-victory: 4 seconds Race 26: Southern States Fairgrounds (June 15) On June 15, the 26th race of the season was held at the Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte, North Carolina, a half mile dirt track. The 200 lap event saw Speedy Thompson win in his Chrysler by five laps over second-place finisher Curtis Turner. Lee Petty finished third, with Fireball Roberts and Buck Baker respectively placing 4th and 5th.1956-26 https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1956-26/W Racing Reference Info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 9 October 2019 29 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190529220347/https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1956-26/W live + Stats1956-26 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-26/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 19 drivers Attendance: 7,800 Duration: 1:47:06 Avg. speed: 56.022 mph km/h on Pole speed: 59.661 mph km/h on Cautions: 2 Caution laps: 6 Lead changes: 3 Margin-of-victory: 5 laps + Race 27: Monroe County Fairgrounds (June 22) On June 22, NASCAR raced on the half-mile dirt track at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York. In the 200 lap event, Speedy Thompson won a second-consecutive victory, winning by a full lap over Jim Paschal and Herb Thomas. Buck Baker finished fourth, giving the Kiekhaefer team three of the top four finishing spots. 6,000 spectators attended the race, which feature 21 drivers.1956-27 https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1956-27/W Racing Reference Info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 9 October 2019 30 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190630213453/https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1956-27/W live + Stats Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 21 drivers Attendance: 6,000 Duration: 1:44:44 Avg. speed: 57.288 mph km/h on Pole speed: 57.434 mph km/h on Cautions: 1 Caution laps: 7 Lead changes: 3 Margin-of-victory: 1 lap + Race 28: Portland Speedway (June 24) On June 24, at the Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon, John Kieper grabbed a win in his own 1956 Oldsmobile in an hour and a half race on the paved half mile track.1956-28 https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1956-28/W Racing Reference Info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 9 October 2019 30 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190630215505/https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1956-28/W live The race was a combined race that was also counted as part of the 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division season. + Stats1956-28 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-28/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Johnny Kieper Winning team: Johnny Kieper Winning car make: 1956 Oldsmobile Track description: 0.5 mi km on pave short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 20 drivers Attendance: 1,800 Duration: 1:35:52 Avg. speed: 62.586 mph km/h on Pole speed: 69.934 mph km/h on Pole winner: Herb Thomas Cautions: 3 Lead changes: 3 Margin-of-victory: One half-lap Race 29: Asheville-Weaverville Speedway (July 1) The 29th race was held at the Asheville–Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina and was won by Lee Petty.1956 NASCAR Cup Series Race Schedule https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/schedule/1956 frcs.pro 24 November 2023 + Stats1956-29 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-29/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Lee Petty Winning team: Petty Enterprises Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 29 drivers Attendance: 8,000 Duration: 1:46:29 Avg. speed: 56.435 mph km/h on Pole speed: 72.26 mph km/h on Margin-of-victory: 1 car-length Race 30: Raleigh 250 (July 4) On July 4, Fireball Roberts won the Raleigh 250, a 250-mile race at the Raleigh Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Raleigh Speedway was a 1-mile oval.Raleigh Speedway Race Statistics - NASCAR Series https://frcs.pro/nascar/tracks/raleigh-speedway/95 frcs.pro 25 November 2023 This was Roberts' first win on a superspeedway. Kiekhaefer filed a protest with NASCAR officials claiming that Robert's flywheel weight was illegal. At that time NASCAR did not have scales at the track, so they took the flywheel to a fish market to weigh it, and Roberts's victory stood, being upheld by NASCAR. + Stats1956-30 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-30/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Fireball Roberts Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 1 mi km on paved oval Laps: 250 Length: 250 mi km Competitors: 36 drivers Attendance: 13,600 Duration: 3:07:55 Avg. speed: 73.691 mph km/h on Pole speed: 82.587 mph km/h on Cautions: 1 Lead changes: 6 Margin of victory: 2 laps + 10 seconds Race 31: Peidmont Interstate Fairgrounds (July 7) On July 7, the 31st race was contested at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was won by Lee Petty. + Stats1956-31 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-31/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Lee Petty Winning team: Petty Enterprises Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 18 drivers Duration: 1:58:51 Avg. speed: 50.483 mph km/h on Pole speed: 58.9 mph km/h on Race 32: California State Fairgrounds (July 8) 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series race at California State Fairgrounds On July 8, the 32nd race was contested at California State Fairgrounds in Sacramento, California. It was won by Loyd Dane. This was the first NASCAR Grand National Series race at the track. NASCAR's top division would race there annually through its 1961 season.California State Fairgrounds https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/California_State_Fairgrounds/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. December 3, 2023 On the same day as the Grand National Series race, a NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division race was also held at the track, which was also won by Dane. + Stats1956-32 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-32/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Lloyd Dane Winning team: Lloyd Dane Winning car make: 1956 Mercury Track description: 1 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 100 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 21 drivers Duration: 1:21:00 Avg. speed: 74.074 mph km/h on Pole speed: 76.612 mph km/h on Margin-of-victory: 2 car-lengths Race 33: Soldier Field (July 21) 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series race at Soldier Field thumb|Cover of the program for the Soldier Field race thumb|Photograph of Soldier Field circa 1961 On July 21, 1956, Fireball Roberts won a race on the short track at Soldier Field stadium in Chicago, Illinois. This was the first NASCAR Cup race to be held in Chicago. It is today regarded to have been the only NASCAR Cup Series race held at the Soldier Field. Roberts beat Jim Paschal by one car-length.Ford Liam T.A. Ford 2009 2009 Soldier Field: A Stadium and Its City 1st Chicago University of Chicago Presshttp://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1956/soldier-field/1956-33/466 OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS 1956-33 fantasyracingcheatsheet.com February 8, 2015http://www.laidbackracing.com/TheOldDays/SoldierFieldChicago.html Checkered Flag Waves for NASCAR Legends story – Soldier Field laidbackracing.comHiggins Tom http://www.thatsracin.com/2010/07/09/40300/chicagos-storied-soldier-field.html Chicago's storied Soldier Field was once a NASCAR track www.thatsracin.com July 9, 2010 March 10, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110104002242/http://www.thatsracin.com/2010/07/09/40300/chicagos-storied-soldier-field.html January 4, 2011 Paschal had been the lap leader until the 194th of 200 laps, when Roberts surpassed him. The race used the stadium's half-mile short track configuration.Chicago Soldier Field Speedway (IL) http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/chicago-soldier-field-speedway-il.html Speedway and Road Race History 20 November 2023 en At 200 laps, the race's length was 100 miles.1956-33 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-33/W/ racing-reference.info 23 November 2023 Attendance at the race was 14,402.Grossman Ron During Chicago’s auto racing heyday, a NASCAR race in Soldier Field ended in a razor-slim victory by Fireball Roberts https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-nascar-chicago-stock-car-racing-vintage-tribune-20230625-73tlrhp5d5h5pgul3zinqpjkiy-story.html Chicago Tribune 15 November 2023 en 27 June 2023 The race was contested by twenty-five drivers. While not an extraordinarily large number of drivers, some of the season's largest stars were among the competitors. Ten cars failed to finish, with many of these being sidelined due to brake issues.Hembree Mike NASCAR's Wild Night of Racing at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1956 https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a42191922/nascars-wild-night-of-racing-at-chicagos-soldier-field-in-1956/ Autoweek 15 November 2023 11 December 2022 + Stats1956 NASCAR Cup Series 1956-33 Race Results - Soldier Field https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/results/1956/soldier-field/1956-33 frcs.pro 24 November 20231956-33 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-33/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023Soldier Field Race Statistics - NASCAR Series https://frcs.pro/nascar/tracks/soldier-field/66 frcs.pro 25 November 2023 Winning driver: Fireball Roberts Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 25 drivers Attendance: 14,402 Duration: 1:38:18 Avg. speed: 61.037 mph km/h on Margin-of-victory: 1 car-length Race 34: Cleveland County Fairgrounds (July 27) On July 27, the 34th race of the season was contested at Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby, North Carolina. It was won by Speedy Thompson of the Kiekhaefer team. + Stats1956-35 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-29/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 201 Length: 100.5 mi km Competitors: 17 drivers Duration: 1:51:44 Avg. speed: 53.699 mph km/h on Pole speed: 55.658 mph km/h on Race 35: Montgomery Motor Speedway (July 29) On July 29, the 35th race of the season was contested at Montgomery Speedway in Montgomery, Alabama. It was won by Marvin Panch. + Stats1956-35 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-35/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Marvin Panch Winning team: Harbison Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 14 drivers Duration: 1:29:13 Avg. speed: 67.252 mph km/h on Pole speed: 69.444 mph km/h on Lead changes: 3 Margin-of-victory: 1 lap + Race 36: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds (August 3) On August 3, the 36th race of the season was contested at Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was won by Jim Paschal, who was racing for Frank Hayworth. This was the only NASCAR race to be contested on this track.Oklahoma State Fairgrounds https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Oklahoma_State_Fairgrounds/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC 29 November 2023 + Stats1956-36 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-36/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Jim Paschal Winning team: Hayworth Winning car make: 1956 Mercury Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 12 drivers Attendance: 7,500 Duration: 1:39:50 Avg. speed: 60.1 mph km/h on Pole speed: 64.655 mph km/h on Cautions: 0 Lead changes: 2 Margin-of-victory: 0.25 lap Cancelled race at Tulsa Fairgrounds (August 4) On August 4, 1956, thirteen drivers met for a scheduled 200 lap race on the 0.5 mile dirt oval short track at the Tulsa Fairgrounds. 6,200 spectators gathered in attendance for the race, which was promoted by Jack Zink. However, after 34 laps, Lee Petty (a competing driver) took the initiative to red-flag the race due to conditions of excessive dust combined with poor track lighting.Albert Zack For Chili Bowl week, revisiting NASCAR’s star-crossed history in Oklahoma https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/01/14/nascar-in-oklahoma-1956-grand-national-season/ NASCAR.com 20 December 2023 January 14, 2020 Petty did so by quitting the race by stopping his car near the finish line, and grabbing a flag to wave other drivers to stop racing. The race was cancelled. In NASCAR records, the cancelled race is not considered official, and awarded no points, money, or championship points.Tulsa Fairgrounds, Tulsa, OK August 4, 1956 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=21271 Ultimate Racing History 20 December 2023 The race is believed to have been the only race in NASCAR Cup Series history to have started but failed to become official. Race 37: "International Stock Car Road Race" at Road America (August 12) 1956 International Stock Car Road Race thumb|Program from the International Stock Car Road Race On August 12, 1956, the 37th race of the season was the International Stock Car Road Race at the Road America road course near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race took place in rainy weather, and is considered to be the first occasion in which NASCAR ran a race in the rain.Reed Brandon Tim Flock Won Rainy Day Race In 1956 https://georgiaracinghistory.com/2009/08/14/tim-flock-won-rainy-day-race-in-1956/#:~:text=It%20was%20run%20on%20August,the%20NASCAR%20Public%20Relations%20juggernaut. Georgia Racing History.com 29 November 2023 After three lead changes, Speedy Thompson led the race between laps 36 and 53, but suffered engine failure in the 53rd lap and retired from the race. Flock led the race thereafter and won. Flock was racing for Bill Stroppe in a 1956 Mercury. This would be the last of Flock's 39 career wins in the premier division of NASCAR (Grand National Series/NASCAR Cup Series). Flock's victory was a 17-second photo finish over fellow Stroppe racer Billy Myers. Fireball Roberts (racing for Pete DePaolo), Paul Goldsmith (racing for Smokey Yunick), and Joe Eubanks (racing for James Satcher) respectively placed third, fourth, and fifth. While the race was officially sanctioned by NASCAR, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) provided support for the event and foreign cars were allowed entry.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67996558/ Driver Showdown Expected At Road America Next Week The Sheboygan Press Newspapers.com August 3, 1956 January 18, 2021https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67996622/ Stock Cars Test Road America Course First Time Aug. 12 Green Bay Press-Gazette Newspapers.com July 28, 1956 January 18, 2021 Ultimately, the race featured 25 American vehicles as well as a Jaguar Mark VII. Hubert Schroeder, secretary of the FIG's sporting arm, served as overseer of the race. The prospect of a NASCAR road race on the challenging new road course attracted particular interest, and due to this, it was attended by several racing executives: NASCAR's Bill France Sr., the United States Auto Club's Duane Carter, and the Sports Car Club of America's Jim Kimberly. At the time, all three organizations were aspiring to succeed the AAA Contest Board as the new main United States race-sanctioning body, as the American Auto Association had withdrawn from involvement in automobile racing the previous year. Road America had opened the previous year. This was the first premier series race on the course.Albert Zach NASCAR Racing at Road America: 1956 https://www.nascar.com/gallery/nascar-racing-at-road-america-1956/ NASCAR.com 26 November 2023 June 30, 1921 Road America was considered the nation's finest road course at the time, and was regarded as a challenging course, with tight corners and challenging grade changes. Road course racing was uncommon at the time in American stock car racing. The event was promoted as being "America's First International Stock Car Road Race".https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67996668/ America's First International Stock Car Road Race The Sheboygan Press Newspapers.com August 9, 1956 January 18, 2021 There was much advanced interest and speculation among how American cars would perform in maneuvering the challenging course. Those seeking to prognosticate how the race would go on challenged by lack of recent precedent of similar races in the United States, with Time magazine writing, "[The race] was extraordinary because it was held on a road course, a thing so rare in recent American stock car racing that some oldtimers were casting back to the Elgin, Ill. races of more than two decades ago for a suitable precedent. While the race was considered a success, NASCAR's premier division did not return to Road America until the 2021 season.Kallmann Dave This 90-year-old Hall of Famer competed in Road America's first NASCAR race in 1956 and remembers it fondly https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/motor/2020/10/02/rex-white-90-remembers-first-nascar-race-road-america-1956/5883109002/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 26 November 2023 October 6, 2020 The season-dominant Kiekhaefer team did not see much success in the race. While Kiekhaefer racer Buck Baker led the first five laps, he ultimately placed eighth, and his car suffered engine problems by the end of the race. Frank Mundy also raced for Kiekhaefer, placing fourteenth. Speedy Thompson rounded out Kiekhaefer's roster of racers at Road America, finishing eighteenth and suffering engine problems by the end of the race. + Stats1956-37 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-37/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Tim Flock Winning team: Stroppe Winning car make: 1956 Mercury Track description: 4.1 mi km on road course Laps: 63 Length: 258.3 mi km Competitors: 26 drivers Attendance: 10,000 Duration: 3:29:50 Avg. speed: 73.858 mph km/h on Cautions: 0 Lead changes: 4 Margin-of-victory: 17 seconds Race 38: Old Bridge Stadium (August 17) On August 17, the 38th race of the season was won by Ralph Moody at Old Bridge Stadium in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Jim Reed had led the first 176 laps, but Moody led the final four, securing victory. While a NASCAR Convertible Series race had previously been held at the course in May, this was the first Grand National Series race held at the track. The Grand National Series would visit the track five more times in subsequent seasons (in 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, and 1965).Old Bridge Stadium https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Old_Bridge_Stadium/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 + Stats1956-38 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-38/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Ralph Moody Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 25 drivers Duration: 1:32:04 Avg. speed: 65.17 mph km/h on Pole speed: 72.028 mph km/h on Lead changes: 1 Race 39: Bay Meadows Speedway (August 19) On August 19, 1956, Eddie Pagan won the season's 39th race, held at the Bay Meadows Speedway in San Mateo, California. Due to a crash, the race, planned to be 250 laps, was shortened to 241 laps. As with the two races that had been held at the track in the two preceding Grand National Series seasons, the same day as this race the track also hosted a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race. Pagan won this race as well, similar two the previous two seasons in which the winners of the Grand National Series and K&N Pro Series West races were the same driver. The 1956 races were the final two NASCAR races at the track.Bay Meadows Speedway https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Bay_Meadows_Speedway/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 + Stats1956-39 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-39/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Eddie Pagan Winning team: Eddie Pagan Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 1 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 250 (planned)241 (raced) Length: 250 mi km (planned)241 mi km (raced) Competitors: 37 drivers Duration: 3:31:00 Avg. speed: 67.161 mph km/h on Pole speed: 81.614 mph km/h on Lead changes: 0 Race 40: Norfolk Speedway (August 22) On August 22, Billy Myers won the season's 40th race, which was held at the Norfolk Speedway in Norfolk, Virginia. While the NASCAR Convertible Series had previously raced at the track on June 22, this was the first Grand National Series race to be held at the track. NASCAR only raced at the track in the 1956 and 1957 seasons, with a single further Grand National Series race and three further Convertible Series races being held in 1957 before NASCAR left the track.Norfolk Speedway https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Norfolk_Speedway/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 + Stats1956-40 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-40/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Billy Myers Winning team: Stroppe Winning car make: 1956 Mercury Track description: 0.4 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 250 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 14 drivers Duration: 1:46:22 Avg. speed: 56.408 mph km/h on Pole speed: 58.631 mph km/h on Lead changes: 1 Margin-of-victory: 1 lap + Race 41: Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds (August 23) On August 23, Ralph Moody won the season's 41s race, which was held at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, South Carolina. + Stats1956-41 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-38/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Ralph Moody Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 18 drivers Attendance: 6,000 Duration: 1:50:21 Avg. speed: 54.372 mph km/h on Pole speed: 61.433 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2 Margin-of-victory 2 laps + Race 42: Coastal Speedway (August 25) On August 25, Fireball Roberts won the season's 42nd race, which was held at Costal Speedway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This was the first NASCAR race at this track. NASCAR would only return one more time, with a Grand National Series race being contested there in 1957.Coastal Speedway https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Coastal_Speedway/ www.racing-reference.info 27 November 2023 + Stats1956-42 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-42/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Fireball Roberts Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 20 drivers Duration: 1:58:38 Avg. speed: 50.76 mph km/h on Pole speed: 58.346 mph km/h on Margin-of-victory: 18 seconds Race 43: Portland Speedway (August 26) On August 26, Royce Haggerty won the season's 43rd race, which was held at Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon. Due to a scoring error, the planned 250 laps were reduced to 246 laps. The race was a combined race that was also counted as part of the 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division season. + Stats1956-43 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-43/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 26 November 2023 Winning driver: Royce Haggerty Winning team: Weida Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 250 (planned)246 (raced) Length: 150 mi km (planned)123 mi km Competitors: 19 drivers Pole speed: 65.861 mph km/h on Race 44: "Southern 500" at Darlington Raceway (September 3) 1956 Southern 500 70,000 attended the 1956 Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, the 44th race of the season. It was won by Curtis Turner. + Stats1956 Southern 500 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Southern_500/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Curtis Turner Winning team: Schwam Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 1.385 mi km on paved oval Laps: 364 Length: 500.5 mi km Competitors: 70 drivers Attendance: 70,000 Duration: 5:15:33 Avg. speed: 95.167 mph km/h on Pole speed: 119.659 mph km/h on Lead changes: 13 Cautions: 7 Caution laps: 68 Margin-of-victory: 2 laps + Race 45: Chisholm Speedway (September 9) On September 9, Buck Baker won the season's 45th race, which was held at Chisholm Speedway in Montgomery, Alabama. This was the only NASCAR race ever contested on this track.Chisholm Speedway https://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Chisholm_Speedway/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 29 November 2023 + Stats1956-45 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-45/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Keikhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 22 drivers Attendance: 2,000 Duration: 1:38:32 Avg. speed: 60.893 mph km/h on Pole speed: 64.864 mph km/h on Lead changes: 3 Race 46: Southern States Fairgrounds (September 12) On September 12, Ralph Moody won the season's 46th race, which was held at Southern States Fairgrounds in Charlotte, North Carolina. + Stats Winning driver: Ralph Moody Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 26 drivers Attendance: 7,300 Duration: 1:53:32 Avg. speed: 52.847 mph km/h on Pole speed: 59.464 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2 Margin-of-victory 10 seconds Fall of 1956 Race 47: Langhorne Speedway (September 23) On September 23, NASCAR held two races. The first of the races, which was held at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, saw Paul Goldsmith win before a crowd of 31,000 spectators. + Stats1956-47 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-47/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Paul Goldsmith Winning team: Yunick Winning car make: 1956 Chevrolet Track description: 1 mi km on dirt oval Laps: 300 Length: 300 mi km Competitors: 44 drivers Attendance: 31,000 Duration: 4:06:34 Avg. speed: 70.615 mph km/h on Pole speed: 92.628 mph km/h on Cautions: 9 Lead changes: 10 Margin-of-victory 7 laps + Race 48: Portland Speedway (September 23) The second race held on September 23 was located across the country from the first, being contested at the Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon. It was won by Lloyd Dane. The race was a combined race that was also counted as part of the 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division season. + Stats1956-48 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-49/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Lloyd Dane Winning team: Lloyd Dane Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 250 Length: 125 mi km Competitors: 19 drivers Pole speed: 65.75 mph km/h on Cautions: 1 Lead changes: 3 Margin-of-victory: 1 lap + Race 49: Columbia Speedway (September 29) On September 29, Buck Baker won the season's 49th race, which was held at the Columbia Speedway in Cayce, South Carolina. + Stats1956-49 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-49/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 18 drivers Duration: 1:38:03 Avg. speed: 61.193 mph km/h on Pole speed: 61.94 mph km/h on Lead changes: 4 Race 50: Orange Speedway (September 30) On September 30, Fireball Roberts won the season's 50th race, which was held at Orange Speedway in Hillsborough, North Carolina. + Stats1956-50 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-50/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Fireball Roberts Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.9 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 110 Length: 99 mi km Competitors: 23 drivers Attendance: 7,200 Duration: 1:21:40 Avg. speed: 72.734 mph km/h on Pole speed: 88.067 mph km/h on Cautions: 4 Lead changes: 6 Race 51: Newport Speedway (October 7) On October 7, Fireball Roberts won the season's 51st race, which was held at Newport Speedway in Newport, Tennessee. + Stats1956-51 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-51/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Fireball Roberts Winning team: DePaolo Winning car make: 1956 Ford Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 22 drivers Attendance 6,000 Duration: 1:37:36 Avg. speed: 61.475 mph km/h on Pole speed: 65.597 mph km/h on Cautions: 0 Lead changes: 2 Race 52: Charlotte Speedway (October 17) On October 14, Buck Baker won the season's 52nd race, which was held at Charlotte Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. + Stats1956-52 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-52/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.750 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 133 Length: 99.75 mi km Competitors: 27 drivers Attendance: 6,800 Duration: 1:22:49 Avg. speed: 72.268 mph km/h on Pole speed: 75.041 mph km/h on Lead changes: 2 Race 53: Cleveland County Fairgrounds (October 23) On October 23, NASCAR held a 100 mile at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Shelby North Carolina. At the time, Herb Thomas led the standings by 246 points.The unauthorized NASCAR fan guide 2004 Fleischman, Bill. 2004 Checkered Flag Press 0681275871 Detroit 244151351 Buck Baker won the race. + Stats1956-53 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-53/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 26 drivers Duration: 1:51:00 Avg. speed: 54.054 mph km/h on Pole speed: 58.479 mph km/h on Cautions 2 Margin-of-victory: 2 car-lengths Race 54: "Old Dominion 400" at Martinsville Speedway (October 28) On October 28, Jack Smith won the Old Dominion 400, which was held as the season's 54th race at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. + Stats1956-54 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-54/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Jack Smith Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Dodge Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 400 Length: 200 mi km Competitors: 40 drivers Attendance: 9,500 Duration: 3:16:17 Avg. speed: 61.136 mph km/h on Pole speed: 67.743 mph km/h on Cautions: 4 Lead changes: 7 Race 55: "Buddy Shuman 250" at Hickory Speedway (November 11) 1956 Buddy Shuman 250 On November 11, the Buddy Shuman 250 at the Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina was held as the season's' 55th race. It was won by Speedy Thompson before a crowd of 3,500 spectators.1956 Buddy Shuman 250 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956_Buddy_Shuman_250/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023 + Stats Winning driver: Speedy Thompson Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.4 mi km on dirt short track oval Laps: 250 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 22 drivers Attendance: 3,500 Duration: 1:30:20 Avg. speed: 66.43 mph km/h on Pole speed: 68.378 mph km/h on Lead changes: 4 Margin-of-victory: 4 seconds Race 56: Wilson Speedway (November 18) On November 18, Buck Baker won the season's 56th and final race, which was held at the Wilson Speedway in Wilson, North Carolina. + Stats1956-56 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1956-56/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 27 November 2023 Winning driver: Buck Baker Winning team: Kiekhaefer Winning car make: 1956 Chrysler Track description: 0.5 mi km on paved short track oval Laps: 200 Length: 100 mi km Competitors: 24 drivers Duration: 1:58:35 Avg. speed: 50.597 mph km/h on Pole speed: 60.16 mph km/h on Margin-of-victory: 1 ft m on Season standings Glossary Driver: Driver's name Races: Number of starts for driver Win: Number of races won Top 5: Number of top 5 finishes Top 10: Number of top 10 finishes Poles: Poles won (won in qualifying only) Laps: Laps completed Laps led: Laps led Earnings: Total money won for the season (includes bonuses) AvSt: Average starting position AvFn: Average finishing position RAF: Number of times Running At Finish (DNFs = Races - RAF) Miles raced: Miles raced by driver LLF: Lead lap finishes Points: Driver's points total NASAR Grand National Standings for 1956 https://www.racing-reference.info/standings/1956/W/ www.racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 25 November 2023((THE Auto Editors of Consumer Guide)) 1956 NASCAR Grand National Recap https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar1.htm How Stuff Works How Stuff Works 26 August 2019 26 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190826175632/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar1.htm live Driver Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Laps Lapsled Earnings AvSt RAF Milesraced LLF AvFn PointsThere were discrepancies in the final point stands, with some sources saying Baker finished with 9,272 and others saying 9,252. Some sources also say that Herb Thomas finished second with Speedy Thompson finishing third, while other sources quote a reverse season finish. 1 Buck Baker 48 14 31 39 12 8,495 1,466 $34,076 6.8 6.8 40 5,459.65 19 9,272 2 Herb Thomas 48 5 22 36 3 7,890 351 $19,351 7.5 8.4 36 5,209.65 6 8,568 3 Speedy Thompson 42 8 24 29 7 6,957 2,037 $27,169 5.1 9.7 27 4,646.33 14 8,328 4 Lee Petty 47 2 17 28 1 7,507 250 $15,337 9.6 10.2 32 4,953.95 6 8,324 5 Jim Paschal 42 1 17 27 1 6,652 211 $17,203 12.3 10.5 26 4,650.10 6 7,878 6 Billy Myers Billy Myers (racing driver) 42 2 13 22 1 6270 253 $15,829 9.4 11.9 25 4,231.03 7 6,920 7 Fireball Roberts 33 5 17 22 3 5,695 585 $14,741 9.8 11.6 22 3,789.00 10 5794 8 Ralph Moody racing driver 35 4 13 21 5 5,258 412 $15,492 8.1 12.3 20 3,505.65 11 5,548 9 Tim Flock 22 4 11 14 5 3,076 448 $15,768 6.7 9.3 14 2,695.88 7 5,062 10 Marvin Panch 20 1 10 13 1 3,298 230 $11,519 10.8 12.6 13 2,501.93 4 4,680 11 Rex White 24 0 3 14 1 4,240 0 $5,333 14.3 12.0 17 2,978.13 0 4,642 12 Johnny Allen Johnny Allen (racing driver) 32 0 2 11 0 4,888 0 $4,558 20.0 14.9 20 3,352.25 0 3,924 13 Paul Goldsmith racing driver 9 1 4 6 0 2,192 182 $8,568 8.1 9.2 7 2,040.05 2 3,788 14 Gwyn Staley 22 0 5 13 0 3,503 0 $5,158 12.1 13.0 16 2,401.68 1 3,550 15 Joe Eubanks 26 0 7 13 2 3,398 107 $5,583 9.8 15.2 12 2,528.85 2 3,292 16 Joe Weatherly 17 0 6 12 1 2,743 88 $5,250 11.5 11.4 11 1,995.10 2 3,084 17 Bill Amick 13 0 7 10 0 2,446 9 $5,380 7.5 9.6 10 1,631.28 2 3,048 18 Jim Reed Jim Reed (racing driver) 11 0 5 5 2 1,550 286 $5,076 9.9 13.9 5 1,674.33 2 2,870 19 Tiny Lund 21 0 1 8 0 3,998 0 $2,810 19.0 13.2 16 2,476.28 0 2,754 20 Curtis Turner 13 1 4 5 0 1,984 286 $14,540 9.9 16.5 5 1,500.90 2 2,580 21 Jack Smith Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924) 15 1 1 6 0 2,669 234 $3,825 19.6 18.0 10 1,915.53 1 2,320 22 Billy Carden 23 0 0 4 0 2,831 0 $2,175 13.8 17.0 8 1,880.78 0 2,128 23 Lloyd Dane 10 2 5 9 0 1,706 33 $4,370 14.0 6.2 9 1,257.00 2 2,106 24 Frank Mundy 9 0 3 5 0 1,614 0 $3,585 13.9 15.1 6 1,581.80 2 1,856 25 Bobby Johns racing driver 9 0 0 3 0 1,537 0 $1,450 12.9 15.3 4 1,091.28 0 1,832 26 Bill Champion Bill Champion (racing driver) 14 0 0 4 0 2,297 0 $1,570 14.8 15.9 7 1,625.70 0 1,764 27 Blackie Pitt 27 0 0 5 0 2,702 0 $1,545 21.3 21.3 8 1,753.65 0 1,760 28 Harold Hardesty 9 0 2 6 0 1,761 0 $2,380 13.6 9.7 8 1,349.63 1 1,724 29 Al Watkins 14 0 0 4 0 2,065 0 $1,185 21.6 13.4 12 1,380.10 0 1,710 30 Chuck Meekins 7 0 3 6 0 1.241 0 $2,815 13.5 6.3 7 1,014.50 1 1,656 31 Harvey Henderson 18 0 0 4 0 2.477 0 $1,360 21.2 19.3 11 1,596.58 0 1,638 32 Eddie Pagan 8 1 4 4 2 1,366 241 $4,095 9.0 9.1 7 1,036.50 1 1,598 33 Pat Kirkwood Pat Kirkwood (racing driver) 3 0 1 2 0 715 0 $2,025 15.3 11.0 2 927.63 0 1,540 34 Clyde Palmer 11 0 4 6 0 1,730 0 $2,755 15.9 15.3 9 1,380.63 3 1,516 35 Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson (racing driver) 11 0 0 4 0 1,842 0 $1,450 20.4 16.8 8 1,379.15 0 1,508 36 Johnny Kieper 8 1 4 7 3 1,479 199 $3,250 7.9 5.8 8 917.25 3 1,506 37 Junior Johnson 13 0 1 1 1 1,131 60 $1,350 10.8 21.1 2 955.33 1 1,372 38 Bill Blair Bill Blair (racing driver) 9 0 0 4 0 1,275 0 $1,005 28.0 17.4 6 1,164.20 0 1,264 39 Ed Cole Ed Cole (racing driver) 12 0 0 1 0 1,526 0 $950 23.2 14.8 9 1,047.68 0 1,200 40 Brownie King 16 0 0 0 0 2,043 0 $925 22.6 18.1 9 1,366.35 0 1,140 41 Allen Adkins 6 0 1 3 0 1,016 0 $1,465 21.0 12.7 5 1,100.88 0 1,104 42 Bobby Keck 15 0 0 3 0 2,236 0 $1,250 23.5 15.8 12 1,308.50 0 1,076 43 Gordon Haines 7 0 2 4 0 1,067 0 $1,500 9.0 11.0 5 715.00 1 1,066 44 Bob Keefe 7 0 1 2 0 1,200 0 $1,040 13.3 10.4 6 778.50 0 1,066 45 Dick Beaty 15 0 0 3 0 1,513 0 $910 25.1 20.1 5 1,090.68 0 1,036 46 Jim Blomgren 6 0 0 1 0 841 0 $635 18.2 11.8 5 819.63 0 992 47 Ed Negre 5 0 2 4 0 936 1 $1,255 8.3 8.0 4 597.38 0 952 48 Jimmy Massey 7 0 3 4 0 1140 0 $1,545 15.9 9.1 6 716.60 0 950 49 Fonty Flock 7 1 1 4 2 629 134 $1,780 9.4 20.3 4 490.48 1 946 50 Ralph Liguori 16 0 0 3 0 1,382 0 $1,210 19.3 24.1 4 1,093.23 0 51 Cotton Owens 8 0 1 4 0 1,151 0 $920 9.4 18.5 5 715.70 0 52 Johnny Patterson Johnny Patterson (racing driver) 3 0 0 1 0 563 0 $425 18.3 15.7 2 581.63 0 53 Pete Yow 11 0 0 2 0 1,221 0 $700 24.2 18.5 7 679.55 0 54 Bill Hyde Bill Hyde (racing driver) 6 0 0 3 0 770 0 $910 10.7 15.0 4 644.25 0 55 Jimmie Lewallen 11 0 1 1 0 778 0 $1,150 16.7 22.8 2 560.53 0 56 Roz Howard 1 0 0 0 0 343 0 $250 22.0 13.0 1 471.63 0 57 Curley Barker 4 0 3 4 0 840 182 $1,395 13.7 5.0 3 420.00 1 58 Royce Hagerty 6 1 1 2 1 1,017 28 $1,720 6.8 12.7 4 609.50 1 59 Russ Truelove 5 0 0 2 0 544 0 $450 17.8 25.0 2 570.30 0 60 Bobby Myers Bobby Myers (racing driver) 8 0 0 2 0 980 0 $600 21.4 27.1 2 713.53 0 61 (tie) Bunk Moore 5 0 1 2 0 736 0 $845 16.2 13.6 3 415.80 0 61 (tie) Bud Erma 1 0 0 0 0 116 0 $50 13.0 17.0 0 58.00 0 63 John Lindsay John Lindsay (racing driver) 5 0 0 1 0 715 0 $425 25.8 15.0 3 584.50 0 64 Lou Sherman 5 0 1 2 0 837 0 $810 17.8 12.8 4 530.50 0 65 Darvin Randahl 7 0 0 1 0 528 0 $710 22.3 19.4 2 448.10 0 66 Harold Beal 5 0 1 3 0 781 0 $915 11.5 11.6 3 397.63 0 67 Parnelli Jones 3 0 1 1 0 591 0 $1,705 9.3 21.7 1 563.88 1 68 Bob Ross Bob Ross (racing driver) 3 0 0 2 0 601 0 $575 10.0 9.7 2 418.00 0 69 Al Keller 4 0 1 2 0 482 0 $1,300 15.3 15.0 2 394.60 1 70 Dink Widenhouse 7 0 1 3 0 734 0 $940 19.3 21.4 3 535.45 0 71 Art Watts 6 0 0 2 0 935 37 $525 14.6 14.7 4 551.88 0 72 Erick Erickson Erick Erickson (racing driver) 5 0 0 1 0 736 0 $365 14.2 14.6 5 638.63 0 73 Billy Rafter 9 0 0 1 0 1140 0 $975 17.9 17.3 4 623.40 0 74 Ray Chaike 3 0 0 0 0 554 0 $225 34.0 15.0 3 339.00 0 75 George Cork 4 0 0 0 0 905 0 $375 29.7 17.3 3 618.50 0 76 George Green George Green (racing driver) 6 0 0 0 0 867 0 $4,550 18.0 14.3 4 468.10 0 77 Bob Flock 4 0 1 1 0 442 0 $485 14.0 15.8 1 396.50 0 78 Bob Duell 6 0 1 1 0 642 0 $670 13.3 30.2 1 442.75 0 79 Ken Milligan 4 0 0 1 0 347 0 $300 28.5 13.5 4 266.50 0 80 Sherman Clark Sherman Clark (racing driver) 5 0 0 2 0 405 0 $425 13.8 19.8 2 428.00 0 81 Emanuel Zevakis 6 0 0 0 0 772 0 $475 34.8 26.7 3 826.85 0 82 Sherman Utsman 5 0 0 1 0 948 0 $475 19.8 24.2 2 800.63 0 83 Bill Walker Bill Walker (racing driver) 2 0 0 1 0 418 0 $600 18.0 10.0 2 328.00 0 84 Bob Welborn 6 0 0 2 0 973 0 $650 13.5 21.3 4 473.40 0 85 Ernie Young Ernie Young (racing driver) 5 0 0 0 0 419 0 $330 21.0 21.6 2 442.63 0 86 Walt Schubert 4 0 0 1 0 413 0 $375 34.8 19.5 3 323.50 0 87 Jim Cook Jim Cook (racing driver) 6 0 1 1 0 663 0 $540 15.0 19.0 4 637.88 0 88 Bill Moore Bill Moore (racing driver) 6 0 0 2 0 633 0 $485 10.3 20.3 2 574.00 0 89 George Seeger 2 0 0 1 0 205 0 $400 19.0 12.0 2 322.00 0 90 Charlie Jackson Charlie Jackson (racing driver) 5 0 0 2 0 635 0 $260 20.6 15.6 2 335.55 0 91 Bob Waddell 8 0 0 0 0 490 0 $335 17.1 20.6 2 299.40 0 92 Ted Cannady 6 0 0 0 0 814 0 $260 24.0 19.7 4 484.00 0 93 Charles Blewitt Charles Blewitt (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 411 0 $200 28.0 14.0 2 326.50 0 94 Chuck Stevenson 1 1 1 1 0 80 54 $1,570 2.0 1.0 1 200.00 1 95 Dick Allwine 2 0 0 0 0 294 0 $200 25.5 23.0 1 294.00 0 96 C.H. Dingler 3 0 0 0 0 181 0 $200 17.3 16.3 1 238.50 0 97 Carl Hammill 2 0 0 0 0 321 0 $160 19.0 12.5 2 321.00 0 98 Johnny Mantz 1 0 1 1 0 79 0 $1,130 5.0 3.0 1 197.50 0 99 Mel Larson 6 0 0 1 0 504 0 $385 26.2 20.7 3 471.00 0 100 Bill Widenhouse 6 0 1 1 0 511 0 $460 20.2 28.3 1 411.13 0 101 Bob Korf 1 0 0 1 0 36 0 $400 6.0 8.0 1 147.60 0 102 Shorty York 1 0 0 0 0 336 0 $130 46.0 20.0 1 462.00 0 103 Vince Cougineri 1 0 0 0 0 256 0 $150 23.0 12.0 1 256.00 0 105 Jim Graham Jim Graham (racing driver) 3 0 1 1 0 317 0 $595 9.0 11.7 2 173.13 1 106 Fred Johnson Fred Johnson (racing driver) 1 0 0 1 0 60 0 $325 15.0 9.0 1 246.00 0 107 Bob Havemann 4 0 0 1 0 496 0 $290 12.3 17.5 3 366.25 0 108 Pete Stewart Pete Stewart (racer) 3 0 0 0 0 756 0 $235 25.0 14.7 2 355.90 0 109 Jack Tykarski 1 0 0 0 0 250 0 $225 20.0 13.0 1 250.00 0 110 Donald Thomas Donald Thomas (racing driver) 3 0 0 1 0 165 0 200 28.7 18.7 2 113.50 0 111 Doug Cox Doug Cox (racing driver) 3 0 1 2 1 511 0 $460 6.3 13.3 1 230.80 0 112 Jim Rhoades Jim Rhoades (racing driver) 5 0 0 1 0 454 0 $335 24.5 22.2 0 340.00 0 113 Bill West Bill West (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 291 0 $150 22.0 17.5 2 405.00 0 114 Johnny Roberts 4 0 0 0 0 461 0 $210 17.8 17.0 3 215.00 0 115 Cecil Lassiter 1 0 0 0 0 235 0 $100 29.0 15.0 1 235.00 0 116 John McVitty 4 0 0 1 0 431 0 $250 17.8 17.3 2 228.25 0 117 Banjo Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 $149 0 $200 17.0 12.0 1 223.50 0 118 Eddie Skinner 6 0 0 0 0 427 0 $200 32.3 21.3 2 241.70 0 119 Nolan Swift 2 0 0 1 0 174 0 $175 16.0 15.0 1 155.50 0 120 Fred Lorenzen 7 0 0 0 0 778 0 $235 16.0 21.9 3 419.70 0 121 Dave Terrell 5 0 0 1 0 363 0 $260 17.8 21.6 1 234.75 0 122 Frank Jamison 3 0 0 1 0 315 0 $350 13.0 21.0 1 228.50 0 123 Jack Radtke Jack Radtke (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $110 58.0 13.0 1 0.00 0 124 Russ Graham 2 0 0 0 0 153 0 $100 31.0 40.0 1 162.75 0 125 Pete Diviney 2 0 0 0 0 378 0 $150 18.0 13.5 1 189.00 0 126 Jesse James Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 269 0 $250 37.0 32.7 2 185.88 0 127 Danny Letner 6 0 0 0 0 585 0 $410 22.8 32.0 2 705.38 0 128 Pee Wee Jones 3 0 0 0 0 549 0 $125 24.3 35.0 1 327.00 0 129 Don Carr 5 0 0 0 0 499 0 $210 17.6 26.2 0 363.50 0 130 (tie) Wayne Fielden 2 0 0 1 0 361 0 $200 14.0 11.0 2 180.50 0 130 (tie) Fred Frazier 2 0 0 1 0 288 0 $200 12.5 11.0 1 144.00 0 132 Benny DeRosier 4 0 0 0 0 236 0 $200 36.0 27.8 1 236.00 0 133 Jim Sills 1 0 0 0 0 76 0 $150 23.0 11.0 1 190.00 0 134 Ted Sweeney 3 0 0 0 0 377 0 $150 16.3 16.0 3 196.25 0 135 Rat Garner 2 0 0 0 0 657 0 $100 23.5 14.5 1 436.50 0 136 Arden Mounts 3 0 0 0 0 545 0 $210 35.3 37.7 2 380.50 0 137 Possum Jones 1 0 0 0 0 336 0 $110 65.0 22.0 1 462.00 0 138 Bob Ruppert 2 0 0 0 0 164 0 $150 17.0 18.5 1 278.00 0 139 Roy Bentley Roy Bentley (racing driver) 3 0 0 0 0 329 0 $200 24.3 28.7 1 292.25 0 140 (tie) Jack Goodwin 1 0 0 0 0 58 0 $200 21.0 15.0 0 237.80 0 140 (tie) Joe Guide 1 0 0 0 0 141 0 $200 29.0 15.0 1 211.50 0 140 (tie) Gene Simpson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $100 55.0 15.0 1 0.00 0 143 Chester Barron 2 0 0 1 0 207 0 $150 16.5 13.0 1 151.50 0 144 Jimmy Pardue 2 0 0 0 0 170 0 $200 19.5 13.0 1 85.00 0 145 Gene Goodman Gene Goodman (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 130 0 $75 26.0 16.0 1 195.00 0 146 Ralph Earnhardt 1 0 1 1 1 250 15 $625 1.0 2.0 1 100.00 1 147 Joe Prismo 1 0 0 1 0 246 0 $200 7.0 1 123.00 0 148 Peck Peckham 3 0 0 0 0 301 0 $225 55.0 36.7 2 224.63 0 149 Jim Donovan Jim Donovan (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 247 0 $200 18.0 14.5 2 152.25 0 150 John Fite 3 0 0 0 0 388 0 $200 21.7 18.3 2 218.00 0 151 Larry Flynn 2 0 0 0 0 402 0 $250 35.5 27.5 0 395.25 0 152 Red Farmer 3 0 0 0 0 324 0 $125 24.3 22.7 1 162.00 0 153 Bill Osborne Bill Osborne (racing) 1 0 0 0 0 128 0 $75 19.0 17.0 0 192.00 0 154 Bill Sullivan Bill Sullivan (racing) 2 0 0 0 0 278 0 $100 24.0 15.0 2 153.50 0 155 Howard Phillippi 4 0 0 0 0 501 0 $125 23.0 21.3 2 398.13 0 156 (tie) John Dodd, Jr. 4 0 0 1 0 372 0 $100 16.7 20.5 1 180.40 0 156 (tie) Dick Blackwell 3 0 0 0 0 192 0 $60 41.7 29.7 2 153.75 0 158 Don Porter Don Porter (racing driver) 3 0 0 0 0 179 0 $100 13.7 19.0 1 140.13 0 159 Jack Montgangelo 1 0 0 0 0 206 0 $100 31.0 20.0 1 206.00 0 160 Wally Gervais 3 0 0 0 0 110 0 $140 24.5 24.0 1 81.50 0 161 Joy Fair 2 0 0 1 0 192 0 $100 25.0 36.5 1 96.00 0 162 Jack Choquette 2 0 0 1 0 173 0 $100 10.5 38.5 1 86.50 0 163 Carl Anderson Carl Anderson (racing driver) 1 0 0 1 0 173 0 $200 14.0 7.0 1 86.50 0 164 Ned Jarrett 2 0 0 0 0 244 0 $60 16.0 16.5 1 139.95 0 165 Chuck Mahoney 2 0 0 0 0 219 0 $200 13.0 16.5 0 109.50 0 166 Len Sutton 1 0 0 0 0 238 0 $150 9.0 11.0 1 119.00 0 167 Chuck Akerblade 1 0 0 0 0 238 0 $100 11.0 1 119.00 0 168 Kenneth Wagner Kenneth Wagner (racing driver) 3 0 0 0 0 112 0 $60 37.7 31.3 1 64.00 0 169 Ben Gregory Ben Gregory (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 74 0 $75 25.0 17.0 1 185.00 0 170 Buzz Woodward 1 0 0 0 0 120 0 $50 29.0 16.0 1 120.00 0 171 (tie) Clyde Mitchell Clyde Mitchell (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 216 0 $50 18.0 19.0 1 216.00 0 171 (tie) Charlie Scott Charlie Scott (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $75 14.0 19.0 1 0.00 0 173 Harvey Eakin 2 0 0 0 0 278 0 $100 37.0 22.5 0 278.00 0 174 (tie) Bill Bowman Bill Bowman (racing driver) 1 0 0 1 0 181 0 $100 18.0 9.0 1 90.50 0 174 (tie) Sam Steers 1 0 0 1 0 119 0 $125 4.0 9.0 1 74.38 0 176 Doug Yates 2 0 0 0 0 86 0 $150 30.0 41.5 0 90.25 0 177 Chub Williams 1 0 0 0 0 225 0 $75 16.0 13.0 1 112.50 0 178 (tie) Whitey Norman 1 0 0 1 0 150 0 $100 24.0 10.0 1 93.75 0 178 (tie) Richard Riley Richard Riley (racing driver) 1 0 0 1 0 141 0 $100 17.0 10.0 1 70.50 0 180 Fred Hunt Fred Hunt (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 118 0 $100 7.5 18.0 0 98.50 0 181 Jim Wilson Jim Wilson (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 180 0 $50 16.5 43.0 1 90.00 0 182 (tie) Bob Esposito 1 0 0 0 0 189 0 $100 20.0 11.0 1 94.50 0 182 (tie) Tootle Estes 1 0 0 0 0 178 0 $100 13.0 11.0 1 89.00 0 182 (tie) Jake Hatcher 1 0 0 0 0 172 0 $100 13.0 11.0 1 86.00 0 182 (tie) Harold Kite 1 0 0 0 0 178 0 $110 13.0 11.0 1 89.00 0 182 (tie) Charlie Mincey 1 0 0 0 0 91 0 $75 19.0 11.0 1 91.00 182 (tie) Jerry Morese 1 0 0 0 0 184 0 $100 11.0 1 92.00 182 (tie) Bill Thurber 1 0 0 0 0 173 0 $75 23.0 11.0 1 86.50 189 Reds Kagle 2 0 0 0 0 202 0 $60 23.0 19.0 1 84.65 190 Ken Love 3 0 0 0 0 278 0 $200 55.3 36.3 1 328.25 191 Bill Parks Bill Parks (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 205 0 $110 24.5 25.5 1 205.00 192 Johnny Coy 1 0 0 0 0 197 0 $175 32.0 22.0 1 197.00 193 (tie) Frank Edwards Frank Edwards (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 182 0 $100 23.0 12.0 1 91.00 193 (tie) Robert Slensby 1 0 0 0 0 117 0 $100 14.0 12.0 1 58.50 193 (tie) Jack Zink Jack Zink (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 $100 7.0 12.0 0 5.00 196 Earl Moss 2 0 0 0 0 84 0 $125 16.0 19.0 0 66.80 197 Al Pombo 2 0 0 0 0 334 0 $90 9.0 21.5 0 273.00 198 Bill Stammer 2 0 0 0 0 131 2 $140 9.5 23.5 1 240.50 199 Dick Getty 3 0 0 0 0 186 0 $90 19.5 24.0 1 217.00 200 Bill Tanner Bill Tanner (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 230 0 $75 27.0 27.5 1 230.00 201 (tie) Bill Massey Bill Massey (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 176 0 $100 22.0 13.0 1 88.00 201 (tie) Chet Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 94 0 $50 17.0 13.0 1 94.00 203 Bud Geiselman 2 0 0 0 0 173 0 $50 25.5 25.5 0 173.00 204 Don Oldenberg 3 0 0 0 0 495 0 $200 21.3 32.3 1 341.00 205 Dave Lundman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $60 66.0 21.0 0 0.00 206 Lou Spears 3 0 0 0 0 406 0 $175 46.5 26.0 1 495.13 207 (tie) Sonny Black Sonny Black (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 79 0 $50 46.0 47.0 1 79.00 207 (tie) Dick Burns Dick Burns (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 148 0 $50 19.0 14.0 1 74.00 207 (tie) Freddy Fryar 1 0 0 0 0 183 0 $100 15.0 14.0 1 91.50 207 (tie) Lucky Long 1 0 0 0 0 180 0 $50 23.0 14.0 0 90.00 207 (tie) Chuck Mesler 1 0 0 0 0 175 0 $100 21.0 14.0 1 87.50 212 (tie) Don Hildreth 1 0 0 0 0 140 0 $50 10.0 15.0 1 70.00 212 (tie) James Jones James Jones (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 169 0 $100 21.0 15.0 1 84.50 212 (tie) Jess Nelson Jess Nelson (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 88 0 $50 18.0 15.0 1 88.00 215 Fred Harb 3 0 0 0 0 231 0 $100 22.3 22.0 1 100.75 216 Joel Million 2 0 0 0 0 175 0 $50 27.5 42.5 1 87.50 217 Gene Bergin 2 0 0 0 0 384 0 $310 32.5 34.5 1 499.50 218 Al White Al White (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 330 0 $200 14.0 13.5 0 165.00 219 Sal Tovella 1 0 0 0 0 142 0 $100 24.0 16.0 0 71.00 220 Lyle Matlock 2 0 0 0 0 142 0 $50 11.5 21.0 1 73.25 221 Fred Steinbroner 1 0 0 0 0 72 0 $40 27.0 21.0 1 180.00 222 Bill Bade 1 0 0 0 0 214 0 $40 24.0 22.0 1 214.00 223 (tie) Cy Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 $50 17.0 17.0 0 17.00 223 (tie) Bun Emery 1 0 0 0 0 364 0 $200 40.0 18.0 1 182.00 225 Jack D. McCoy 1 0 0 0 0 125 0 $50 26.0 20.0 1 125.00 226 Ray Hendrick 2 0 0 0 0 177 0 $100 31.5 39.0 0 231.13 227 Nick Lari 1 0 0 0 0 155 0 $50 25.0 18.0 1 77.50 228 Bob Stanclift 1 0 0 0 0 72 0 $40 34.0 22.0 1 180.00 229 Nace Mattingly 3 0 1 1 0 311 0 $410 29.0 29.3 1 219.38 230 Charlie Cregar 2 0 0 0 0 74 0 $0 23.5 37.5 0 37.00 231 (tie) Lyle Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $60 19.0 23.0 0 0.00 231 (tie) Joe Stewart Joe Stewart (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 57 0 $50 25.0 23.0 0 85.50 233 Tom Lupo 1 0 0 0 0 313 0 $50 43.0 35.0 1 430.38 234 Judge Rider 1 0 0 0 0 258 0 $50 67.0 41.0 1 354.75 235 Wade Fields 1 0 0 0 0 244 0 $50 52.0 42.0 1 335.50 236 Bill Brown Bill Brown (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 235 0 $250 56.0 43.0 0 323.13 237 (tie) Ray Baxter Ray Baxter (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 55 0 $50 28.0 19.0 0 55.00 237 (tie) Jim Mundy Jim Mundy (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 104 0 $50 24.0 19.0 1 78.00 237 (tie) Andy Wilson Andy Wilson (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 59 0 $50 13.0 19.0 0 29.50 240 John Lansaw 2 0 0 0 0 133 0 $35 23.5 24.0 0 123.50 241 Don Hamilton Don Hamilton (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 70 0 $0 23.0 23.0 0 35.00 242 Ed Brown Ed Brown (racing driver, born 1920) 1 0 0 0 0 72 0 $55 7.0 23.0 1 180.00 243 Sonny Walters Sonny Walters (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 $50 20.0 23.0 0 20.00 244 (tie) Glen Wood 3 0 0 0 0 177 0 $50 21.0 44.3 0 88.50 244 (tie) Bob Chauncey 1 0 0 0 0 78 0 $50 16.0 21.0 0 39.00 246 (tie) Bob Francy 1 0 0 0 0 91 0 $0 21.0 21.0 0 45.50 246 (tie) Dan Galullo 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 $25 21.0 0 17.00 248 (tie) Cotton Priddy 1 0 0 0 0 38 0 $50 21.0 24.0 0 57.00 248 (tie) Frank Secrist 1 0 0 0 0 207 0 $40 23.0 24.0 1 207.00 250 Tom Pistone 3 0 0 0 0 355 0 $125 13.3 29.0 0 157.60 251 Buck Hall Buck Hall (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 $25 22.0 22.0 0 9.90 252 Elgin Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 71 0 $50 35.0 24.0 1 177.50 253 Ray Thompson Ray Thompson (racing driver) 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 $50 50.5 26.5 0 12.00 254 Bill Vesler 1 0 0 0 0 41 0 $50 19.0 23.0 0 20.50 255 Elton Hildreth 1 0 0 0 0 122 0 $75 15.0 28.0 0 122.00 256 Mario Rossi Mario Rossi (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 97 0 $60 24.0 31.0 0 97.00 257 Ronnie Herra 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 $50 30.0 40.0 0 34.00 258 Corey Benjamin Corey Benjamin (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 $50 43.0 41.0 0 34.00 259 Francis Dionne 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 $150 44.0 44.0 0 2.00 260 Pat Zocano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $60 76.0 25.0 0 0.00 261 (tie) Jim Cushman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 45.0 27.0 0 0.00 261 (tie) Herb Gibson 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 $50 18.0 27.0 0 31.50 263 (tie) Reggie Ausmus 1 0 0 0 0 138 0 $40 37.0 29.0 0 138.00 263 (tie) Arnold Denley 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 $150 24.0 29.0 0 7.50 265 David Ezell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50 54.0 30.0 0 0.00 267 (tie) Joe Bill O'Dell 1 0 0 0 0 37 0 $60 35.0 32.0 0 18.50 267 (tie) Chuck Hanson 1 0 0 0 0 66 0 $50 27.0 36.0 0 66.00 269 (tie) Pat Grogan 2 0 0 0 0 223 0 $50 37.0 41.0 0 298.75 269 (tie) Don Bailey Don Bailey (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $25 41.0 35.0 0 0.00 271 (tie) Ole Anderson Ole Anderson (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 $40 36.0 37.0 0 9.00 271 (tie) Charles Oldham Charles Oldham (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $25 61.0 37.0 0 0.00 273 Bud Palmer Bud Palmer (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 69.0 45.0 0 0.00 274 W. H. Atkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 48.0 51.0 0 0.00 275 Gene White Gene White (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 42.0 53.0 0 0.00 276 Thompson, Tommy Tommy Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 33.0 58.0 0 0.00 277 Ed Kretz 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 $0 4.0 60.0 0 41.00 278 Johnny Osteen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 72.0 66.0 0 0.00 279 Dick Linder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 34.0 69.0 0 0.00 280 Buddy Krebs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 20.0 74.0 0 0.00 281 Jimmy Mairs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 64.0 75.0 0 0.00 282 Kenny Paulsen 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 $50 18.0 24.0 0 20.00 283 Don Stanyer 1 0 0 0 0 70 0 $40 26.0 25.0 1 175.00 284 Bill Stacy Bill Stacy (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 70 0 $50 13.0 26.0 1 175.00 285 Tom Francis Tom Francis (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 68 0 $40 31.0 28.0 1 170.00 286 Herb Crawford 1 0 0 0 0 63 0 $40 36.0 30.0 1 157.50 287 Fred Bince 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 $30 30.0 37.0 0 7.50 288 Buzz Auckland 1 0 0 0 0 43 0 $0 30.0 33.0 0 43.00 289 Leroy DeShields 1 0 0 0 0 75 0 $35 28.0 25.0 0 75.00 290 Dutch Munsinger 1 0 0 0 0 69 0 $25 17.0 26.0 0 69.00 291 Jim Stapley 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 $0 19.0 29.0 0 51.00 292 (tie) Ray Crowley 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 $100 25.0 25.0 0 18.00 292 (tie) Louis Headley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 $25 25.0 0 0.50 292 (tie) Ed Massey Ed Massey (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 76 0 $0 17.0 25.0 0 38.00 295 (tie) John Dodd, Sr. 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 $0 19.0 27.0 0 14.00 295 (tie) Jack Richardson Jack Richardson (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 $0 13.0 27.0 0 4.00 295 (tie) Johnny Zeke 1 0 0 0 0 49 0 $0 20.0 27.0 0 24.50 298 Owen Loggins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 28.0 28.0 0 0.00 299 Ralph Murray Ralph Murray (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 $0 28.0 29.0 0 1.00 300 George Mantooth 1 0 0 0 0 43 0 $0 31.0 31.0 0 21.50 Joe Bill McGraw 5 0 0 1 0 424 0 $500 18.2 14.0 2 211.30 Scotty Cain 4 0 1 4 0 701 0 $1,235 14.5 7.0 4 697.50 Jim Watkins Jim Watkins (racing driver) 3 0 0 0 0 156 0 $300 16.7 15.3 0 69.40 Curley Hatfield 2 0 0 0 0 191 0 $150 18.0 15.0 1 156.00 Lenny Page 1 0 0 1 0 180 0 $250 18.0 6.0 1 90.00 Augie Howerton 1 0 0 1 0 181 0 $150 10.0 8.0 1 90.50 Bennie Rakestraw 1 0 0 1 0 156 0 $100 18.0 9.0 1 78.00 Hoss Kagle 1 0 0 0 0 135 0 $100 16.0 11.0 1 135.00 Ken Seibel 1 0 0 0 0 134 0 $100 13.0 12.0 1 134.00 Joe Sykes Joe Sykes (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 166 0 $100 21.0 12.0 1 83.00 Hank Trice 1 0 0 0 0 73 0 $50 13.0 13.0 0 36.50 Jonhson, Ken Ken Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 127 0 $100 7.0 14.0 0 63.50 Larry Marx 1 0 0 0 0 78 0 $100 13.0 16.0 0 39.00 Wilbur Rakestraw 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 $100 12.0 16.0 0 14.50 Millard Wright 1 0 0 0 0 178 0 $50 15.0 16.0 1 89.00 Bill Poor 1 0 0 0 0 364 0 $200 30.0 17.0 1 182.00 Jack Williams Jack Williams (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 94 0 $50 25.0 17.0 1 58.75 Bob Carroll Bob Carroll (racing driver) 1 0 0 0 0 62 0 $50 3.0 18.0 0 31.00 Dick Denise 1 0 0 0 0 41 0 $50 19.0 19.0 0 20.50 Elmo Langley 1 0 0 0 0 338 0 $140 42.0 19.0 1 464.75 Larry Odo 1 0 0 0 0 361 0 $150 18.0 19.0 1 180.50 Ansel Rakestraw 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 $100 26.0 19.0 1 196.80 Spook Crawford 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 $50 17.0 20.0 0 6.50 Joe Lee Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 22.0 22.0 0 0.00 Norman Schihl 1 0 0 0 0 349 0 $150 38.0 23.0 1 174.50 Art Binkley 1 0 0 0 0 349 0 $150 36.0 24.0 1 174.50 Len Fraker 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 $30 20.0 35.0 0 25.00 Arley Scranton 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 $30 37.0 36.0 0 22.50 Larry Frank 1 0 0 0 0 77 0 $50 26.0 38.0 0 38.50 Bill Lutz 1 0 0 0 0 63 0 $50 10.0 39.0 0 31.50 Tommy Herzberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 62.0 49.0 0 0.00 Al Tasnady 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 23.0 77.0 0 0.00 John Hamby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 39.0 78.0 0 0.00 Notes note References Bibliography The Unauthorized NASCAR Fan Guide 2004 Fleischman Bill Al Pearce 2004 Checkered Flag Press; Visible Ink Press Canton, MI 10 11. 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Lincolnwood IL 978-1-4508-9994-9 97 7th Fielden Greg Forty Years of Stock Car Racing The Beginning 1949-1958 1993 Garfield Press USA 0-9621580-2-X 336 Revised 3rd All Fielden Greg Ramblin' Ragtops The History of NACAR's Fabulous Convertible Division 1990 Garfield Press USA 0-9621580-6-2 143 1st External links 1956 Season stats from Racing Reference 1956 point standings from Racing Reference http://www.legendsofnascar.com/56_63.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20210228072125/http://legendsofnascar.com/56_63.htm February 28, 2021 https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20190826175639/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar.htm 2019-08-26 https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar1.htm https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar-results.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20190531114611/https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1950s/1956-nascar-results.htm 2019-05-31 * Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons Category:NASCAR seasons