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1956 - 37 Race Results


Race Name - 37
Date - 8/12/1956
Race Track - Road America
Track Length (Miles) - 4.1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 258 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 73.858 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $13,050
Race Number - 37
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 6 Tim Flock 15 Bill Stroppe 63 56 Mercury 17 $2,950
2 11 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 63 56 Mercury 0 $2,900
3 17 Fireball Roberts 22 Pete DePaolo 63 56 Ford 0 $1,275
4 8 Paul Goldsmith 3 Smokey Yunick 63 56 Chevrol 0 $900
5 9 Joe Eubanks 56 Satcher Motors (James Satcher) 63 56 Ford 0 $675
6 20 Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 62 56 Chevrol 0 $500
7 24 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 62 56 Mercury 0 $475
8 1 Buck Baker 502 Carl Kiekhaefer 61 56 Dodge 5 $475
9 15 Fred Johnson 21 60 56 Chevrol 0 $325
10 16 Johnny Dodson 131 Johnny Dodson 60 56 Chevrol 0 $300
11 25 Rex White 0 Max Welborn 60 56 Chevrol 0 $275
12 19 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 60 56 Chevrol 0 $200
13 10 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 59 56 Dodge 0 $200
14 23 Frank Mundy 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 58 56 Chrysle 0 $200
15 21 Jack Goodwin 36 Jack Goodwin 58 56 Dodge 0 $200
16 7 Ralph Moody 12 Pete DePaolo 56 56 Ford 0 $100
17 18 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 54 56 Plymout 0 $150
18 5 Speedy Thompson 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 53 56 Dodge 18 $100
19 26 Ansel Rakestraw 5 48 Jaguar 0 $100
20 23 Joe Weatherly 9 Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) 44 56 Ford 0 $100
21 14 Bobby Myers 4 Wilson (Bill Stroppe) 39 56 Mercury 0 $100
22 2 Marvin Panch 98 Tom Harbison 37 56 Ford 23 $150
23 12 Jim Reed 7 Jim Reed 25 56 Chevrol 0 $100
24 22 Curtis Turner 26 Pete DePaolo 21 56 Ford 0 $100
25 4 Bill Amick 97 Pete DePaolo 10 56 Ford 0 $100
26 3 Junior Johnson 296 Pete DePaolo 1 56 Ford 0 $100