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1956 - 49 Race Results


Race Name - 49
Date - 9/29/1956
Race Track - Columbia Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 61.94 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 61.193 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $4,380
Race Number - 49
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 6 Buck Baker 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 200 56 Dodge 58 $950
2 10 Ralph Moody 12 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 200 56 Ford 0 $675
3 3 Speedy Thompson 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 200 56 Dodge 135 $475
4 5 Fireball Roberts 22 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 200 56 Ford 0 $360
5 12 Billy Myers 4 Bill Stroppe 198 56 Mercury 0 $320
6 2 Billy Carden 27 197 56 Mercury 0 $250
7 4 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 196 56 Dodge 0 $200
8 7 Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 195 56 Chevrol 0 $150
9 9 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 192 56 Mercury 0 $100
10 14 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 186 56 Plymout 0 $100
11 17 Pete Yow 203 Pete Yow 184 56 Ford 0 $100
12 13 George Green 418 George Green 179 56 Chevrol 0 $100
13 16 Wayne Fielden 100 Dave Everett 171 56 Chevrol 0 $100
14 8 Tiny Lund 16 Gus Holzmueller 170 56 Chevrol 0 $100
15 18 John Fite 111 146 55 Plymout 0 $100
16 1 Tim Flock 86 John Foster 68 56 Ford 7 $100
17 11 Doug Yates 25 Sam McCuthen 32 56 Chevrol 0 $100
18 15 Brownie King 60 Brownie King 17 56 Chevrol 0 $100