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1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1956 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/13/1955 Tim Flock 1 Hickory Speedway
11/20/1955 Fonty Flock 2 Charlotte Speedway
11/20/1955 Chuck Stevenson 3 Willow Springs Speedway
12/11/1955 Herb Thomas 4 Palm Beach Speedway
1/22/1956 Buck Baker 5 Arizona State Fairgrounds
2/26/1956 Tim Flock 6 Beach And Road Course
3/4/1956 Billy Myers 7 Palm Beach Speedway
3/18/1956 Herb Thomas 8 Wilson Speedway
3/25/1956 Buck Baker 9 Lakewood Speedway
4/8/1956 Tim Flock Wilkes County 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/22/1956 Buck Baker 11 Langhorne Speedway
4/29/1956 Buck Baker Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
5/5/1956 Speedy Thompson Arclite 100 Columbia Speedway
5/6/1956 Speedy Thompson 14 Concord Speedway (1)
5/10/1956 Buck Baker 15 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
5/12/1956 Speedy Thompson 16 Hickory Speedway
5/13/1956 Buck Baker 17 Orange Speedway
5/20/1956 Buck Baker Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
5/25/1956 Buck Baker 19 Lincoln Speedway
5/27/1956 Speedy Thompson 20 Charlotte Speedway
5/27/1956 Herb Thomas 21 Portland Speedway (1)
5/30/1956 Herb Thomas 22 Eureka Speedway
5/30/1956 Buck Baker 23 New York State Fairgrounds
6/3/1956 Herb Thomas 24 Merced Fairgrounds
6/10/1956 Ralph Moody 25 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway
6/15/1956 Speedy Thompson 26 Southern States Fairgrounds
6/22/1956 Speedy Thompson 27 Monroe County Fairgrounds
6/24/1956 John Kieper 28 Portland Speedway (1)
7/1/1956 Lee Petty 29 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
7/4/1956 Fireball Roberts Raleigh 250 Raleigh Speedway
7/7/1956 Lee Petty 31 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
7/8/1956 Lloyd Dane 32 California State Fairgrounds
7/21/1956 Fireball Roberts 33 Soldier Field
7/27/1956 Speedy Thompson 34 Cleveland County Fairgrounds
7/29/1956 Marvin Panch 35 Montgomery Speedway
8/3/1956 Jim Paschal 36 Oklahoma State Fairgrounds
8/12/1956 Tim Flock 37 Road America
8/17/1956 Ralph Moody 38 Old Bridge Stadium
8/19/1956 Eddie Pagan 39 Bay Meadows Speedway
8/22/1956 Billy Myers 40 Norfolk Speedway
8/23/1956 Ralph Moody 41 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
8/25/1956 Fireball Roberts 42 Coastal Speedway
8/26/1956 Royce Haggerty 43 Portland Speedway (1)
9/3/1956 Curtis Turner Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/9/1956 Buck Baker 45 Chisholm Speedway
9/12/1956 Ralph Moody 46 Southern States Fairgrounds
9/23/1956 Paul Goldsmith 47 Langhorne Speedway
9/23/1956 Lloyd Dane 48 Portland Speedway (1)
9/29/1956 Buck Baker 49 Columbia Speedway
9/30/1956 Fireball Roberts 50 Orange Speedway
10/7/1956 Fireball Roberts 51 Newport Speedway
10/17/1956 Buck Baker 52 Charlotte Speedway
10/23/1956 Buck Baker 53 Cleveland County Fairgrounds
10/28/1956 Jack Smith Old Dominion 400 Martinsville Speedway
11/11/1956 Speedy Thompson Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
11/18/1956 Buck Baker 56 Wilson Speedway