1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 5 Race Results

Race Name - 5
Date - 1/22/1956
Race Track - Arizona State Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 150 miles
Pole Speed - 71.315 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 64.408 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $5,990
Race Number - 5

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	12	Buck Baker	301	Carl Kiekhaefer	150	55 Chrysle	1	$1,500
2	5	Frank Mundy	30	Carl Kiekhaefer	150	55 Chrysle		$970
3	6	Tim Flock	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	150	55 Chrysle		$710
4	3	Marvin Panch	98	Tom Harbison	149	56 Ford		$560
5	4	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	149	56 Dodge		$415
6	18	Scotty Cain	10	Scotty Cain	147	56 Ford		$275
7	1	Joe Weatherly	11	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	146	56 Ford		$275
8	9	Clyde Palmer	5	Al Liggons	144	55 Mercury		$185
9	10	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	142	56 Chevrol		$135
10	11	Mel Larson	55	Mel Larson	142	56 Ford		$100
11	24	Chuck Meekins	56	Jim Rush	141	55 Chevrol		$100
12	21	Jim Blomgren	99	Oscar Maples	141	56 Mercury		$75
13	16	Allen Adkins	2	Gus Davis	137	55 Dodge		$50
14	22	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	135	55 Chevrol		$50
15	23	Lloyd Dane	225	Lloyd Dane	134	56 Mercury		$50
16	13	Ted Cannady	32	Ted Cannady	134	55 Chevrol		$50
17	27	Blackie Pitt	59	Brownie Pitt	132	55 Oldsmob		$50
18	14	George Seeger	22		127	56 Ford		$50
19	30	Ernie Young	41	Walt Palozi	127	53 Pontiac		$50
20	26	Jack D McCoy	96		125	56 Nash		$50
21	8	Bill Moore	48	Bill Moore	118	56 Ford		$35
22	29	John Lansaw	91	John Lansaw	114	55 Plymout		$35
23	20	Howard Phillippi	20	Howard Phillippi	99	55 Chevrol		$35
24	25	Bob Ruppert	49		88	55 Chevrol		$35
25	28	Leroy DeShields	66		75	56 Buick		$35
26	17	Dutch Munsinger	76		69	56 Buick		$25
27	2	Bill Stammer	12	Bill Stammer	58	55 Chevrol		$55
28	15	Jim Cook	9	Art Krebs	51	56 Pontiac		$25
29	19	Jim Stapley	11		51	56 Ford		$
30	7	Sherman Clark	34	Sherman Clark	33	55 Chevrol		$10