1956 Southern 500

Race 44 of 56

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 5:15:33
Average speed of winner: 95.167 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: 14 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Panch 1, Thompson 2-3, Panch 4-7, Thompson 8-19, Flock 20-32, Turner 33-35, Flock 36-38, Turner 39-95, Panch 96-100, Paschal 101-132, Roberts 133-166, Turner 167-168, Panch 169-201, Turner 202-364

Race notes: Debut for Gene Bergin, Ray Hendrick, and Roz Howard. Finale for Roy Bentley, Wade Fields, Russ Graham, Pat Grogan, Arden Mounts, and Dink Widenhouse. Only start for Bill Brown, Tom Lupo, and Judge Rider.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2), Highlights (Part 3)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Curtis Turner	99		'56 Ford	Schwam			364	4	225	running	11750	0
2	1	Speedy Thompson	57		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	118.683	362	2	14	running	5000	0
3	2	Marvin Panch	8		'56 Ford	DePaolo			359	4	43	running	3370	0
4	23	Jim Reed	7		'56 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			359	0	0	running	1850	0
5	4	Paul Goldsmith	3		'56 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		358	0	0	running	1300	0
6	17	Jim Paschal	26		'56 Mercury	Stroppe			358	1	32	running	1850	0
7	3	Bill Amick	97		'56 Ford	DePaolo			357	0	0	running	1020	0
8	16	Joe Weatherly	9		'56 Ford	Schwam			352	0	0	running	900	0
9	30	Bobby Johns	47		'56 Chevrolet	Fitzgibbons			349	0	0	running	700	0
10	20	Pat Kirkwood	93		'56 Pontiac	Howard Moore			347	0	0	running	550	0
11	28	Rex White	10		'56 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			345	0	0	running	400	0
12	15	Tim Flock	86		'56 Ford	John Foster			345	2	16	running	490	0
13	22	Roz Howard	61		'56 Chevrolet	Roz Howard			343	0	0	running	250	0
14	25	Johnny Patterson	38		'56 Chevrolet	H.B. Ranier			343	0	0	running	225	0
15	35	Junior Johnson	32		'56 Chevrolet				342	0	0	running	200	0
16	14	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			341	0	0	running	300	0
17	68	Lee Petty	35		'56 Ford	Fred Frazier	Petty		340	0	0	running	175	0
18	39	Harold Hardesty	80		'56 Oldsmobile	Beryl Jackson			339	0	0	running	350	0
19	42	Elmo Langley	81		'56 Chevrolet				338	0	0	running	140	0
20	46	Shorty York	43		'56 Ford				336	0	0	running	130	0
21	19	Bill Champion	31		'56 Ford	Whitford Brothers			336	0	0	running	120	0
22	65	Possum Jones	69		'56 Chevrolet	Warren Lee			336	0	0	running	110	0
23	57	Emanuel Zervakis	11		'56 Chevrolet				334	0	0	running	100	0
24	54	Tiny Lund	16		'56 Chevrolet	Holzmueller			331	0	0	running	100	0
25	45	Johnny Allen	64		'56 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			330	0	0	running	300	0
26	6	Buck Baker	87		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	119.659	330	0	0	running	225	0
27	53	Jack Smith	91	Elridge Motors	'56 Chevrolet				329	0	0	running	75	0
28	36	Billy Carden	19		'56 Ford	Schwam			329	0	0	running	75	0
29	24	Bill Blair	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			327	0	0	running	125	0
30	33	Sherman Utsman	63		'56 Chevrolet	Robert McReynolds			327	0	0	running	75	0
31	64	Lou Spears	65		'56 Plymouth				322	0	0	running	150	0
32	50	Brownie King	60		'56 Chevrolet				320	0	0	running	50	0
33	9	Joe Eubanks	82		'56 Ford	Satcher			317	0	0	gasket	50	0
34	66	Allen Adkins	48		'56 Ford	Holcomb			315	0	0	running	50	0
35	43	Tom Lupo	89	Granger Motors	'56 Ford				313	0	0	running	50	0
36	29	Gene Bergin	21		'56 Dodge	Barlow			308	0	0	running	250	0
37	31	Ralph Liguori	88		'56 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			300	0	0	axle	150	0
38	7	Frank Mundy	27		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		276	0	0	engine	180	0
39	40	Harvey Henderson	66		'56 Ford				266	0	0	running	50	0
40	61	Dick Beaty	34		'56 Ford	Beaty			264	0	0	accident	50	0
41	67	Judge Rider	84		'56 Ford	Lawson and Netti			258	0	0	running	50	0
42	52	Wade Fields	23		'56 Ford				244	0	0	running	50	0
43	56	Bill Brown	54		'55 Buick	Leland Colvin			235	0	0	accident	250	0
44	53	Larry Flynn	73		'56 Buick	B.B. Morris			222	0	0	accident	150	0
45	62	Johnny Dodson	83		'56 Chevrolet	Dodson			204	0	0	wheel	50	0
46	63	Blackie Pitt	59		'56 Plymouth	Brownie Pitt			202	0	0	rear end	100	0
47	51	Pat Grogan	6		'56 Mercury	Grogan			202	0	0	gas tank	50	0
48	47	Clyde Palmer	30		'56 Plymouth				177	0	0	heating	50	0
49	5	Herb Thomas	92		'56 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas			173	0	0	accident	50	0
50	18	Parnelli Jones	1		'56 Ford	Miletich			169	0	0	accident	70	0
51	13	Fireball Roberts	22		'56 Ford	DePaolo			166	1	34	accident	160	0
52	44	Ray Hendrick	44		'56 Chevrolet				163	0	0	engine	50	0
53	10	Bill Widenhouse	52		'56 Ford				159	0	0	engine	50	0
54	27	Dink Widenhouse	29		'56 Ford				158	0	0	accident	50	0
55	48	Roy Bentley	50		'56 Ford	Marion Cox			146	0	0	accident	50	0
56	58	Ken Love	24		'56 Ford	Richard Gallup			134	0	0	running	50	0
57	8	Ralph Moody	12		'56 Ford	DePaolo			119	0	0	accident	70	0
58	12	Fonty Flock	15		'56 Mercury	Stroppe			117	0	0	spindle	80	0
59	32	Danny Letner	98		'56 Dodge	Harbison			113	0	0	accident	100	0
60	37	Don Oldenberg	40		'56 Plymouth				100	0	0	gas tank	50	0
61	34	Bobby Myers	76		'56 Mercury	Stroppe			91	0	0	gas tank	50	0
62	21	Bob Duell	95		'56 Ford	Buesink			90	0	0	rear end	50	0
63	60	Nace Mattingly	51		'56 Ford	Mattingly			73	0	0	engine	50	0
64	41	Pee Wee Jones	5		'56 Dodge				60	0	0	throttle	50	0
65	26	Gwyn Staley	2		'56 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			57	0	0	accident	50	0
66	49	Doug Yates	25		'56 Chevrolet	Leland Colvin			54	0	0	accident	50	0
67	70	Peck Peckham	72		'55 Chevrolet				27	0	0	gasket	50	0
68	38	Russ Graham	17		'56 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			26	0	0	accident	50	0
69	69	Jesse James Taylor	13		'56 Ford	Jesse James Taylor			25	0	0	engine	50	0
70	50	Arden Mounts	18		'56 Pontiac	Mounts			12	0	0	piston	50	0