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1956-07 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 7 of 56 Sunday, March 4, 1956 at Palm Beach Speedway, W. Palm Beach, FL 200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:26:32 Average speed: 68.99 mph Pole speed: 81.081 mph Cautions: 1 for 3 laps Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 5200 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 3 14W   Billy Myers Florida Mercury Dealers   (Bill Stroppe) '56 Mercury 199 900 running 59 2 1 500B   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 199 600 running 32 3 2 92   Herb Thomas Smokey Yunick '56 Chevrolet 195 425 running 0 4 11 9   Joe Weatherly Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 191 335 running 0 5 27 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 191 290 running 0 6 20 12   Ralph Moody Southeastern Dealers   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 191 250 running 0 7 4 501   Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 191 200 running 0 8 12 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 189 150 running 0 9 8 49   Bob Welborn Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet 189 100 running 0 10 29 27   John McVitty John McVitty '56 Chevrolet 187 100 running 0 11 17 55   Mel Larson Mel Larson '56 Ford 183 75 running 0 12 30 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 181 60 running 0 13 16 576   Jim Wilson Harvey Walters '56 Dodge 180 50 running 0 14 21 32   Ted Cannady Ted Cannady '55 Chevrolet 179 50 running 0 15 23 88   Jimmie Lewallen Ernest Woods '56 Oldsmobile 178 50 running 0 16 15 97   Millard Wright Millard Wright '54 Oldsmobile 178 50 running 0 17 10 C97   Red Farmer J.M. Fitzgibbons '56 Chevrolet 177 50 running 0 18 24 78   Joel Million Ernest Woods '56 Oldsmobile 175 50 running 0 19 25 19   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '55 Chevrolet 174 50 running 0 20 9 99   Curtis Turner Schwam Motors   (Charlie Schwam) '56 Ford 168 50 tire 0 21 5 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '56 Chevrolet 141   tire 109 22 22 96   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '55 Oldsmobile 83   shift lever 0 23 18 999   Jack Smith Joe Jones '56 Ford 61   rf hub 0 24 14 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '55 Oldsmobile 60   rear end 0 25 7 98   Marvin Panch Tom Harbison '56 Dodge 42   wheel 0 26 13 33   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier '55 Chevrolet 29   crash 0 27 19 72   John Dodd, Sr. John Dodd, Sr. '55 Ford 28   crash 0 28 26 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 22   carburetor 0 29 28 424   Ralph Murray – '54 Oldsmobile 2   steering 0 30 6 64   Al Keller Al Keller '56 Chevrolet 200   disqualified 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 32 32   Jim Reed 33 141 109   Billy Myers 142 200 59