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1956 - 31 Race Results


Race Name - 31
Date - 7/7/1956
Race Track - Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 58.9 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 50.483 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 31
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 8 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 200 56 Dodge $850
2 1 Fireball Roberts 22 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 200 56 Ford $625
3 7 Marvin Panch 99 Tom Harbison 198 56 Ford $450
4 13 Bill Amick 66 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 189 56 Ford $350
5 11 Joe Eubanks 82 Satcher Motors (James Satcher) 186 56 Ford $310
6 6 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 171 56 Mercury $250
7 4 Speedy Thompson 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 168 56 Chrysle $300
8 14 Dick Beaty 34 Ike Kiser 156 56 Ford $150
9 18 Benny Rakestraw 1 Ansel Rakestraw 156 56 Ford $100
10 10 Tim Flock 11 Mauri Rose 145 56 Chevrol $100
11 3 Ralph Moody 12 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 138 56 Ford $100
12 17 Brownie King 760 Brownie King 131 56 Chrysle $100
13 2 Buck Baker 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 129 56 Chrysle $100
14 16 Al Watkins 48 Don Holcomb 64 56 Ford $100
15 15 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 47 56 Plymout $100
16 12 Wilbur Rakestraw 999 Joe Jones 29 56 Ford $100
17 6 Herb Thomas 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 18 56 Dodge $100
18 9 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 18 56 Chevrol $100