1956 Columbia Speedway

Race 13 of 56

Columbia
200 laps
Time of race: 1:50:00
Average speed of winner: 54.545 mph
Margin of victory: 25 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Petty 1-59, Turner 60-120, Thompson 121-200

Race notes: Debut for Charlie Jackson, Bobby Johns, and Brownie King.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Speedy Thompson	500		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		200	1	80	running	1100	0
2	1	Buck Baker	500B		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	63.274	198	0	0	running	700	0
3	12	Joe Weatherly	9		'56 Ford	Schwam			196	0	0	running	475	0
4	10	Tiny Lund	37		'56 Pontiac				192	0	0	running	365	0
5	19	Bob Flock	49		'56 Chevrolet	Mauri Rose			191	0	0	running	310	0
6	5	Herb Thomas	501		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		190	0	0	running	250	0
7	22	Dick Beaty	34		'56 Ford	Beaty			189	0	0	running	200	0
8	11	Rex White	X		'56 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			186	0	0	running	150	0
9	17	Blackie Pitt	59		'56 Plymouth	Brownie Pitt			178	0	0	running	100	0
10	21	Al Watkins	47		'56 Ford	Holcomb			177	0	0	running	100	0
11	23	Johnny Allen	264		'55 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			173	0	0	running	75	0
12	16	Charlie Jackson	34A		'55 Oldsmobile				166	0	0	hub	60	0
13	13	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			166	0	0	engine	50	0
14	25	Ed Cole	94		'55 Mercury				161	0	0	running	50	0
15	26	Tim Flock	1R		'56 Chevrolet	Mauri Rose			161	0	0	running	50	0
16	8	Gwyn Staley	2		'56 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			154	0	0	a-frame	50	0
17	4	Curtis Turner	99		'56 Ford	Schwam			142	1	61	tie rod	50	0
18	20	Brownie King	760		'56 Chevrolet				120	0	0	manifold	50	0
19	7	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		111	1	59	steering	50	0
20	18	Fred Lorenzen	150		'56 Chevrolet				96	0	0	running	50	0
21	14	Jimmie Lewallen	1		'56 Chevrolet	H. Rakestraw			71	0	0	engine	0	0
22	6	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			47	0	0	hose	0	0
23	15	Bobby Johns	7A		'56 Chevrolet	Bobby Johns			40	0	0	accident	0	0
24	3	Joe Eubanks	82		'56 Ford	Satcher			19	0	0	steering	0	0
25	9	Junior Johnson	55	Brushy Mountain Motors	'56 Pontiac	Bumgarner			3	0	0	piston	0	0
26	24	Ralph Liguori	6		'56 Dodge	Liguori			1	0	0	steering	0	0