1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1956 - 43 Race Results

Race Name - 43
Date - 8/26/1956
Race Track - Portland Speedway (1)
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 123 miles
Pole Speed - 65.861 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 0 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $4,755
Race Number - 43

More Races from 1956

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	8	Royce Haggerty	15	Curly Weida	246	56 Dodge		$1,200
2	2	Clyde Palmer	1		246	56 Ford		$730
3	13	Curley Barker	11		246	56 Chevrol		$500
4	7	Chuck Meekins	56		245	56 Chevrol		$400
5	3	Eddie Pagan	45	Eddie Pagan	244	56 Ford		$350
6	4	Harold Beal	50		243	56 Ford		$270
7	11	Herb Thomas	52	Herb Thomas	243	56 Chevrol		$200
8	19	Lloyd Dane	88	Lloyd Dane	240	56 Oldsmob		$150
9	1	John Kieper	98	John Kieper	240	55 Oldsmob		$155
10	14	Scotty Cain	21	Scotty Cain	238	56 Ford		$150
11	9	Len Sutton	27		238	56 Ford		$150
12	18	Pete Diviney	21		231	56 Ford		$100
13	16	Chub Williams	41		225	55 Dodge		$75
14	5	Art Watts	56		221	56 Mercury		$75
15	15	Gordon Haines	77	Herb Eberhart	217	56 Dodge		$50
16	12	Lou Sherman	66	Hoyt Platt	211	56 Mercury		$50
17	6	Harold Hardesty	6	Beryl Jackson	194	54 Oldsmob		$50
18	10	Bill Hyde	71		67	56 Dodge		$50
19	17	Wally Gervais	75		51	56 Oldsmob		$50