1956 Virginia 500

Race 18 of 56

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 4:06:07
Average speed of winner: 60.824 mph
Margin of victory: 1/2 lap
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Thompson 1-215, Baker 216-221, Thomas 222-337, Thompson 338-381, Baker 382-500

Race notes: Debut for George Cork, Bob Duell, Jim Rhoades, and Sherman Utsman. Finale for Ted Cannady and Ray Chaike. Only start for Reitzel Darner.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Buck Baker	502		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	66.103	500	2	125	running	3100	0
2	2	Speedy Thompson	500		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		500	2	259	running	1500	0
3	5	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		497	0	0	running	1025	0
4	8	Paul Goldsmith	3		'56 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		496	0	0	running	750	0
5	9	Gwyn Staley	2		'56 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			491	0	0	running	600	0
6	7	Rex White	X		'56 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			483	0	0	running	450	0
7	19	Sherman Utsman	418		'56 Chevrolet				477	0	0	running	350	0
8	13	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			475	0	0	running	300	0
9	21	Jack Smith	91		'56 Chevrolet				475	0	0	running	200	0
10	15	Ralph Moody	12		'56 Ford	DePaolo			467	0	0	running	175	0
11	33	Harvey Henderson	19		'56 Ford				464	0	0	running	150	0
12	22	Tiny Lund	55	Brushy Mountain Motors	'56 Pontiac	Bumgarner			463	0	0	running	100	0
13	6	Bobby Johns	7A		'56 Chevrolet	Bobby Johns			458	0	0	running	100	0
14	34	Reitzel Darner	240		'56 Ford				441	0	0	hub	100	0
15	12	Bobby Myers	1		'55 Chevrolet				436	0	0	hub	100	0
16	18	Fireball Roberts	22		'56 Ford	DePaolo			435	0	0	running	75	0
17	30	Ray Chaike	16		'56 Chevrolet				430	0	0	running	75	0
18	25	Pee Wee Jones	9		'56 Ford				419	0	0	running	75	0
19	32	George Cork	211		'55 Plymouth				405	0	0	running	75	0
20	3	Herb Thomas	92		'56 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas			377	1	116	engine	75	0
21	29	Pete Stewart	209		'56 Plymouth				356	0	0	axle	60	0
22	28	Arden Mounts	18		'56 Pontiac	Mounts			338	0	0	running	60	0
23	10	Don Carr	285		'56 Pontiac	Jim Stephens			304	0	0	lug bolt	60	0
24	14	Fred Lorenzen	150		'56 Chevrolet				293	0	0	running	60	0
25	4	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			293	0	0	bearing	60	0
26	31	Blackie Pitt	59		'56 Buick	Brownie Pitt			252	0	0	hub	60	0
27	7	Cotton Owens	286		'56 Pontiac	Jim Stephens			243	0	0	hub	60	0
28	24	Ted Cannady	32		'56 Chevrolet				156	0	0	transmission	60	0
29	23	Darvin Randahl	204		'56 Ford	Randahl			149	0	0	piston	60	0
30	16	Tim Flock	11		'56 Chevrolet	Mauri Rose			69	0	0	accident	60	0
31	26	Johnny Allen	264		'55 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			37	0	0	transmission	60	0
32	35	Joe Bill O'Dell	35		'55 Nash Rambler				37	0	0	accident	60	0
33	20	Bob Duell	95		'56 Ford	Buesink			29	0	0	accident	60	0
34	27	Jim Rhoades	195		'55 Packard				25	0	0	tire	60	0
35	17	Ralph Liguori	6		'56 Dodge	Liguori			8	0	0	piston	60	0