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1956-11 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 56 Sunday, April 22, 1956 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA 150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 1:58:32 Average speed: 75.928 mph Pole speed: 104.59 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 24000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 87   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 150 1750 running 109 2 5 92   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 149 1000 running 0 3 6 3   Tim Flock Smokey Yunick '56 Chevrolet 149 725 running 41 4 3 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 149 530 running 0 5 12 2   Jimmy Massey Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 146 345 running 0 6 17 97   Allen Adkins Tom Harbison '56 Ford 146 200 running 0 7 18 86   Cotton Owens Jim Stephens '56 Pontiac 143 150 running 0 8 7 14W   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 140 135 running 0 9 14 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 139 115 running 0 10 40 5   Bill Blair Joe Blair '56 Dodge 134 100 running 0 11 38 48   Al Watkins Don Holcomb '56 Ford 129 50 running 0 12 24 03   Russ Graham – '55 Chrysler 127 50 running 0 13 32 78   John Lindsay John Lindsay '55 Chevrolet 124 50 running 0 14 23 16   Ray Chaike Gus Holzmueller '56 Chevrolet 124 50 running 0 15 34 77   Walt Schubert Bob Bunselmeyer '55 Ford 120 50 running 0 16 29 81   Buzz Woodward – '55 Chevrolet 120 50 running 0 17 4 98   Danny Letner Tom Harbison '56 Dodge 119 50 running 0 18 13 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '56 Chevrolet 116 50 crash 0 19 33 95   Bill Parks Roy Alloway '55 Packard 113 50 running 0 20 25 33   Bud Geiselman Chick Garno '55 Chevrolet 112 50 overheating 0 21 35 47   Harvey Eakin Harvey Eakin '54 Nash 105 25 a frame 0 22 9 12   Ralph Moody Southeastern Dealers   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 98 25 battery 0 23 27 19   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '55 Chevrolet 93 25 running 0 24 10 55   Junior Johnson A.L. Bumgarner '56 Pontiac 83 25 windshield 0 25 19 10   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 83 25 transmission 0 26 39 50   Fred Lorenzen SK Auto Body Fender Shop   (Fred Lorenzen) '56 Chevrolet 76 25 fuel pump 0 27 22 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '56 Dodge 71 25 rear end 0 28 31 23   Benny DeRosier Adelmo Tiezzi '54 Hudson 64 25 head gasket 0 29 41 51   Donald Thomas – '56 Dodge 62 25 engine 0 30 11 37   Tiny Lund Gus Holzmueller '56 Pontiac 60 25 steering 0 31 15 22   Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo '56 Ford 59   windshield 0 32 37 63   Bill Tanner Al Liberty '55 Chevrolet 48   transmission 0 33 30 39   Buzz Auckland Leslie Carr '56 Chevrolet 43   crash 0 34 16 49   Jimmie Lewallen Bob Welborn '56 Chevrolet 40   frame 0 35 26 17   Dick Allwine Earl Wright '55 Chevrolet 31   overheating 0 36 36 85   Don Carr Jim Stephens '56 Pontiac 30   vapor lock 0 37 2 00   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 29   rf tire 0 38 8 15W   Bobby Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 28   engine 0 39 20 34   Fonty Flock Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 22   shocks 0 40 21 26   Russ Truelove Bob White '56 Mercury 22   shocks 0 41 28 84   Kenneth Wagner Lawson & Netti Racing '56 Ford 16   overheating 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD John McVitty 27 Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 53 53   Tim Flock 54 94 41   Buck Baker 95 150 56