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1956 - 23 Race Results


Race Name - 23
Date - 5/30/1956
Race Track - New York State Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 150 miles
Pole Speed - 83.975 mph
Number of Cautions - 1
Caution Laps - 3
Average Race Speed - 86.179 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $7,720
Race Number - 23
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Buck Baker 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 150 56 Chrysle 141 $1,900
2 6 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 147 56 Mercury 0 $1,300
3 2 Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed 146 56 Chevrol 0 $950
4 4 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 145 56 Dodge 0 $700
5 8 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 145 56 Chevrol 0 $535
6 3 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 144 56 Mercury 0 $375
7 23 Speedy Thompson 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 144 56 Chrysle 9 $325
8 5 Ralph Liguori 340 Ralph Liguori 142 56 Chrysle 0 $275
9 24 Russ Truelove 226 Bob White 141 56 Mercury 0 $150
10 12 Nolan Swift 10 Jim Cushman 137 56 Buick 0 $125
11 16 Hoss Kagle 147 Hoss Kagle 135 56 Chevrol 0 $100
12 13 Ken Seibel 1 134 0 $100
13 14 Benny DeRosier 230 Adelmo Tiezzi 129 54 Hudson 0 $100
14 15 John Lindsay 179 John Lindsay 126 55 Chevrol 0 $100
15 21 Curley Hatfield 3 121 55 Chevrol 0 $100
16 9 Don Carr 285 Jim Stephens 120 56 Pontiac 0 $100
17 22 George Cork 211 117 55 Plymout 0 $100
18 18 Walt Schubert 77 Bob Bunselmeyer 114 55 Ford 0 $100
19 19 Billy Rafter 41 Billy Rafter 114 55 Dodge 0 $50
20 11 Frank Jamison 81 88 55 Chevrol 0 $50
21 17 Jim Rhoades 195 83 55 Packard 0 $50
22 7 Bob Duell 95 Julian Buesink 23 56 Ford 0 $50
23 20 Sonny Walters 11 20 0 $50
24 10 Blackie Pitt 59 Brownie Pitt 1 56 Buick 0 $35