1956 NASCAR Grand National Series results

1956 season standings

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Race	Date	Track	Starters	Laps	Winner	Pole	Qualifying Speed	Led Most	Points Leader	Average Speed (mph)	Lead Changes	Leaders	Cautions	Caution Laps	Lead Lap Cars
1	11/13/55	Hickory	31	200	Tim Flock	Tim Flock	N/A	Tim Flock	Tim Flock	56.962	2	2	4	23	3
2	11/20/55	Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt)	27	134	Fonty Flock	Fonty Flock	70.496	Fonty Flock	Tim Flock	61.825	0	1	2	7	3
3	11/20/55	Willow Springs	37	80	Chuck Stevenson	Jim Reed	76.556	Chuck Stevenson	Marvin Panch	66.512	7	3	0	0	2
4	12/11/55	Palm Beach	23	199	Herb Thomas	Fonty Flock	78.912	Herb Thomas	Marvin Panch	65.009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
5	01/22/56	Phoenix (dirt)	30	150	Buck Baker	Joe Weatherly	71.315	Buck Baker	Marvin Panch	64.408	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
6	02/26/56	Daytona Beach	76	37	Tim Flock	Tim Flock	135.747	Tim Flock	Tim Flock	90.657	2	2	2	2	?
7	03/04/56	Palm Beach	30	199	Billy Myers	Buck Baker	81.081	Billy Myers	Tim Flock	68.990	2	3	1	3	2
8	03/18/56	Wilson	32	106	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	57.157	Herb Thomas	Tim Flock	46.287	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
9	03/25/56	Lakewood	28	100	Buck Baker	Tim Flock	82.154	Tim Flock	Tim Flock	70.643	1	2	N/A	N/A	2
10	04/08/56	North Wilkesboro	29	160	Tim Flock	Junior Johnson	78.370	Speedy Thompson	Tim Flock	71.034	2	3	N/A	N/A	4
11	04/22/56	Langhorne	41	150	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	104.590	Buck Baker	Tim Flock	75.928	2	2	N/A	N/A	1
12	04/29/56	Richmond	24	200	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	67.091	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	56.232	2	2	N/A	N/A	1
13	05/05/56	Columbia	26	200	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	63.224	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	54.545	3	4	2	N/A	1
14	05/06/56	Harris (dirt)	30	200	Speedy Thompson	Speedy Thompson	65.241	Speedy Thompson	Herb Thomas	61.633	2	2	1	3	2
15	05/10/56	Greenville-Pickens	23	200	Buck Baker	Rex White	61.100	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	60.362	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
16	05/12/56	Hickory	24	200	Speedy Thompson	Speedy Thompson	67.447	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	59.442	0	1	6	N/A	5
17	05/13/56	Hillsborough	31	100	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	89.305	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	83.720	2	2	N/A	N/A	4
18	05/20/56	Martinsville	35	500	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	66.103	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	60.824	5	3	7	20	2
19	05/25/56	New Oxford	17	200	Buck Baker	Speedy Thompson	76.628	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	69.619	3	4	N/A	N/A	3
20	05/27/56	Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt)	25	133	Speedy Thompson	Speedy Thompson	76.966	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	64.866	6	2	3	9	2
21	05/27/56	Portland (oval)	21	150	Herb Thomas	John Kieper	67.239	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	63.815	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
22	05/30/56	Eureka	25	125	Herb Thomas	John Kieper	66.040	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	38.814	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
23	05/30/56	Syracuse	24	150	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	83.975	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	86.179	2	2	1	3	1
24	06/03/56	Merced	28	200	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	58.234	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	47.325	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
25	06/10/56	LeHi	29	167	Ralph Moody	Buck Baker	98.504	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	74.313	5	4	5	N/A	2
26	06/15/56	Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)	19	200	Speedy Thompson	Fireball Roberts	59.661	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	56.022	3	2	2	6	1
27	06/22/56	Rochester	21	200	Speedy Thompson	Jim Paschal	57.434	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	57.288	3	2	1	7	1
28	06/24/56	Portland (oval)	20	200	John Kieper	Herb Thomas	65.934	John Kieper	Buck Baker	62.586	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
29	07/01/56	Asheville-Weaverville	29	200	Lee Petty	Fireball Roberts	72.260	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	56.435	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
30	07/04/56	Raleigh	36	250	Fireball Roberts	Lee Petty	82.587	Fireball Roberts	Buck Baker	79.822	8	6	1	N/A	1
31	07/07/56	Spartanburg	18	200	Lee Petty	Fireball Roberts	58.900	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	50.483	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
32	07/08/56	Sacramento	21	100	Lloyd Dane	Eddie Pagan	76.612	Lloyd Dane	Buck Baker	74.074	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4
33	07/21/56	Chicago (.5 mi.)	25	200	Fireball Roberts	Billy Myers	N/A	Fireball Roberts	Buck Baker	61.037	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5
34	07/27/56	Shelby	17	201	Speedy Thompson	Ralph Moody	55.658	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	53.699	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
35	07/29/56	Montgomery	14	200	Marvin Panch	Marvin Panch	69.444	Marvin Panch	Buck Baker	67.252	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
36	08/03/56	Oklahoma City	12	200	Jim Paschal	Speedy Thompson	64.655	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	60.100	2	3	0	0	2
37	08/12/56	Road America	26	63	Tim Flock	Buck Baker	N/A	Marvin Panch	Buck Baker	73.858	4	4	0	0	5
38	08/17/56	Old Bridge	25	200	Ralph Moody	Jim Reed	72.028	Jim Reed	Buck Baker	65.170	1	2	N/A	N/A	2
39	08/19/56	San Mateo	37	241	Eddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan	81.614	Eddie Pagan	Buck Baker	68.161	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
40	08/22/56	Norfolk	14	250	Billy Myers	Ralph Moody	58.631	Billy Myers	Buck Baker	56.408	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
41	08/23/56	Spartanburg	18	200	Ralph Moody	Ralph Moody	61.433	Ralph Moody	Buck Baker	54.372	2	2	N/A	N/A	1
42	08/25/56	Myrtle Beach (old)	20	200	Fireball Roberts	Ralph Moody	58.346	Fireball Roberts	Buck Baker	50.576	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
43	08/26/56	Portland (oval)	19	246	Royce Haggerty	John Kieper	65.861	Royce Haggerty	Buck Baker	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3
44	09/03/56	Darlington	70	364	Curtis Turner	Speedy Thompson	118.683	Curtis Turner	Buck Baker	95.167	14	7	7	68	1
45	09/09/56	Chisholm	21	200	Buck Baker	Tim Flock	64.864	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	60.893	3	4	N/A	N/A	2
46	09/12/56	Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)	26	200	Ralph Moody	Joe Eubanks	59.464	Ralph Moody	Buck Baker	52.847	2	3	N/A	N/A	3
47	09/23/56	Langhorne	44	300	Paul Goldsmith	Buck Baker	93.628	Paul Goldsmith	Herb Thomas	70.615	10	5	9	N/A	1
48	09/23/56	Portland (oval)	19	250	Lloyd Dane	Royce Haggerty	N/A	Lloyd Dane	Herb Thomas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
49	09/29/56	Columbia	18	200	Buck Baker	Tim Flock	61.940	Speedy Thompson	Herb Thomas	61.193	4	3	N/A	N/A	4
50	09/30/56	Hillsborough	23	110	Fireball Roberts	Speedy Thompson	88.067	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas	72.734	6	3	4	N/A	2
51	10/07/56	Newport	22	200	Fireball Roberts	Joe Eubanks	65.597	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas	61.475	2	3	0	0	2
52	10/17/56	Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt)	27	133	Buck Baker	Ralph Moody	75.041	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas	72.268	3	3	0	0	2
53	10/23/56	Shelby	26	200	Buck Baker	Doug Cox	58.479	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas	54.054	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	3
54	10/28/56	Martinsville	40	400	Jack Smith	Buck Baker	67.643	Jack Smith	Buck Baker	61.136	7	7	4	N/A	3
55	11/11/56	Hickory	22	250	Speedy Thompson	Ralph Earnhardt	68.278	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	66.420	4	4	N/A	N/A	2
56	11/18/56	Wilson	24	200	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	60.160	Speedy Thompson	Buck Baker	50.597	4	3	N/A	N/A	4