1956 Portland Speedway

Race 28 of 56

Portland (oval)
200 laps
Time of race: 1:35:52
Average speed of winner: 62.586 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-199 unknown, Kieper 200

Race notes: Only win for John Kieper. Last pole for Herb Thomas. Debut for Bud Emra and Fred Hunt. Finale for Joe Sweeney.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	12	John Kieper	98		'55 Oldsmobile	Kieper			200	1	1	running	950	0
2	18	Clyde Palmer	1C		'56 Dodge				200	0	0	running	665	0
3	14	Lou Sherman	56		'56 Mercury	Jim Rush			199	0	0	running	500	0
4	17	Harold Beal	50		'56 Ford				199	0	0	running	395	0
5	2	Ed Negre	6		'54 Oldsmobile				199	0	0	running	310	0
6	11	Harold Hardesty	52		'56 Chevrolet				198	0	0	running	250	0
7	16	Art Watts	1		'55 Dodge				197	0	0	running	200	0
8	4	Lloyd Dane	225		'56 Mercury				197	0	0	running	150	0
9	19	Curley Barker	11		'56 Chevrolet				197	0	0	running	135	0
10	14	Bill Hyde	88		'56 Oldsmobile				197	0	0	running	110	0
11	20	Herb Thomas	300B		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	65.934	196	0	0	running	120	0
12	10	Eddie Pagan	45		'56 Ford	Eddie Pagan			194	0	0	running	100	0
13	6	Bob Keefe	14		'56 Ford				187	0	0	running	50	0
14	5	Ted Sweeney	71		'56 Oldsmobile				184	0	0	running	50	0
15	9	Bob Havemann	47		'56 Pontiac				180	0	0	running	50	0
16	8	Gordon Haines	77		'56 Dodge				170	0	0	piston	50	0
17	13	Bud Emra	27		'56 Ford				116	0	0	axle	50	0
18	7	Royce Haggerty	15		'56 Dodge				97	0	0	o-drive	50	0
19	3	Fred Hunt	26		'55 Chevrolet				39	0	0	axle	50	0
20	1	Don Porter	78		'55 Studebaker				38	0	0	axle	50	0