1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

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1956 - 24 Race Results

Race Name - 24
Date - 6/3/1956
Race Track - Merced Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 58.234 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 47.325 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 24

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Herb Thomas	300	Carl Kiekhaefer	200	56 Chrysle		$910
2	5	Harold Hardesty	52		200	56 Chevrol		$650
3	8	Jim Graham	30		200	56 Plymout		$495
4	2	Lloyd Dane	225	Lloyd Dane	198	56 Mercury		$375
5	12	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	197	56 Ford		$310
6	10	John Kieper	88	John Kieper	194	56 Oldsmob		$250
7	20	Chuck Meekins	56	Jim Rush	194	56 Chevrol		$200
8	7	Bob Ross	43		190	56 Mercury		$200
9	27	Erick Erickson	25	Erick Erickson	190	54 Buick		$125
10	11	Sherman Clark	34	Sherman Clark	185	55 Chevrol		$110
11	17	Jim Blomgren	188	Lorrin Bates	183	56 Ford		$100
12	22	Bob Keefe	14		183	56 Ford		$100
13	3	Parnelli Jones	11	Vel Miletich	181	56 Ford		$60
14	23	Lucky Long	101	William Long	180	56 Chevrol		$50
15	19	Howard Phillippi	20	Howard Phillippi	172	55 Chevrol		$50
16	16	Jim Cook	9	Floyd Johnson	168	56 Pontiac		$50
17	24	Bill Sullivan	75		162	54 Ford		$50
18	25	Nick Lari	47		155	56 Ford		$50
19	15	Clyde Palmer	5	Al Liggons	149	55 Mercury		$50
20	14	Al Pombo	2	Tom Roady	122	55 Dodge		$50
21	21	Bob Francy	352		91	55 Chevrol		$
22	9	Gordon Haines	77	Herb Eberhart	77	56 Dodge		$10
23	4	Bill Moore	48	Bill Moore	66	56 Ford		$30
24	6	Dick Getty	0	Dick Getty	55	56 Chevrol		$10
25	26	Don Hamilton	55		53	56 Studeba		$
26	18	John Lansaw	12	John Lansaw	19	56 Chevrol		$
27	13	Jack Richardson	551		8	56 Pontiac		$
28	28	Owen Loggins	8		0	54 Dodge		$