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1956 - 50 Race Results


Race Name - 50
Date - 9/30/1956
Race Track - Orange Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.9 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 99 miles
Pole Speed - 88.067 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 72.734 mph
Lead Changes - 6
Total Race Purse - $4,560
Race Number - 50
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 6 Fireball Roberts 22 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 110 56 Ford 28 $950
2 3 Buck Baker 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 110 56 Chrysle 80 $675
3 1 Speedy Thompson 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 108 56 Chrysle 2 $475
4 5 Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 108 56 Chevrol 0 $365
5 13 Bunk Moore 35 Fred Frazier 107 56 Ford 0 $320
6 14 Harvey Henderson 19 Harvey Henderson 101 56 Ford 0 $250
7 20 Bobby Keck 96 Bobby Keck 99 55 Chevrol 0 $200
8 19 Ed Cole 94 Ed Cole 97 55 Mercury 0 $150
9 2 Ralph Moody 12 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 88 56 Ford 0 $100
10 15 Tiny Lund 16 Gus Holzmueller 84 56 Chevrol 0 $100
11 16 Blackie Pitt 59 Brownie Pitt 83 56 Plymout 0 $100
12 12 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 68 56 Dodge 0 $100
13 18 George Green 418 George Green 68 56 Chevrol 0 $100
14 9 Earl Moss 6 62 56 Mercury 0 $100
15 4 Bill Champion 31 John Whitford 59 56 Ford 0 $100
16 21 Pete Yow 203 Pete Yow 53 56 Ford 0 $100
17 17 Brownie Pitt 60 Brownie Pitt 49 56 Chevrol 0 $100
18 10 Johnny Dodson 83 Johnny Dodson 45 56 Chevrol 0 $100
19 8 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 43 56 Mercury 0 $50
20 23 Billy Myers 4 Bill Stroppe 27 56 Mercury 0 $50
21 11 Bobby Waddell 62 18 56 Chevrol 0 $25
22 22 Buck Hall 20 WR Waldron 11 55 Buick 0 $25
23 7 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 6 56 Plymout 0 $25