1956 Wilson Speedway

Race 8 of 56

Wilson
106 laps
Time of race: 1:08:42
Average speed of winner: 46.287 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: 1-105 unknown, H. Thomas 106

Race notes: Debut for Bobby Keck. Finale for George Mantooth and Johnny Zeke.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Herb Thomas	92		'56 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas		57.197	106	1	1	running	1100	0
2	4	Buck Baker	500B		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		106	0	0	running	700	0
3	6	Tim Flock	300B		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		106	0	0	running	475	0
4	15	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			105	0	0	running	365	0
5	18	Bill Widenhouse	68		'56 Ford				105	0	0	running	310	0
6	23	Ralph Liguori	6		'56 Dodge 500	Liguori			104	0	0	running	250	0
7	24	Bobby Myers	1		'55 Chevrolet	H. Rakestraw			104	0	0	running	200	0
8	13	Rex White	X		'56 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			103	0	0	running	150	0
9	10	Donald Thomas	91		'56 Ford				103	0	0	running	100	0
10	2	Speedy Thompson	500		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		103	0	0	running	100	0
11	21	Tiny Lund	37		'56 Pontiac				99	0	0	running	75	0
12	28	Ken Wagner	84	Lamson & Nitti	'56 Ford	Lawson and Netti			96	0	0	running	60	0
13	11	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		95	0	0	bearing	50	0
14	14	Jack Smith	999		'56 Ford	B.J. Jones			92	0	0	running	50	0
15	29	Johnny Allen	264		'55 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			90	0	0	running	50	0
16	26	Pete Yow	203	Strickland Motors	'55 Buick				88	0	0	running	50	0
17	16	Bobby Keck	96		'55 Chevrolet				87	0	0	running	50	0
18	17	Darvin Randahl	204		'56 Ford	Randahl			81	0	0	fan belt	50	0
19	8	John McVitty	27		'55 Chevrolet				80	0	0	running	50	0
20	25	Johnny Roberts	900		'55 Chevrolet				74	0	0	running	50	0
21	19	Charlie Cregar	505		'56 Chevrolet	Cregar			74	0	0	transmission	0	0
22	12	Harvey Henderson	19		'55 Chevrolet				74	0	0	tie rod	0	0
23	7	Pee Wee Jones	25		'55 Chevrolet	McCuthen			70	0	0	fan belt	0	0
24	9	Junior Johnson	55	Brushy Mountain Motors	'56 Pontiac	Bumgarner			63	0	0	suspension	0	0
25	27	John Dodd, Jr.	73		'55 Oldsmobile	Dodd, Jr.			61	0	0	gasket	0	0
26	3	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			57	0	0	bearing	0	0
27	20	Johnny Zeke	63		'56 Chrysler				49	0	0	push rod	0	0
28	32	Ted Cannady	32		'55 Chevrolet				46	0	0	accident	0	0
29	30	Joe Eubanks	82		'55 Chevrolet	Satcher			45	0	0	engine	0	0
30	22	Gwyn Staley	2		'56 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			43	0	0	brakes	0	0
31	31	George Mantooth	20	Waldron & Co.	'55 Buick				43	0	0	bengine	0	0
32	5	Jimmie Lewallen	49		'56 Chevrolet	Welborn			40	0	0	transmission	0	0