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1956-28 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 28 of 56 Sunday, June 24, 1956 at Portland Speedway, Portland, OR 200 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:35:52 Average speed: 62.586 mph Pole speed: 65.934 mph (Pole won by Herb Thomas ) Cautions: 3 Margin of victory: .5 lap Attendance: 1800 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 12 98   Johnny Kieper Johnny Kieper '56 Oldsmobile 200 950 running 169 2 18 1C   Clyde Palmer Tom Roady '56 Dodge 200 665 running 0 3 14 56   Lou Sherman Jim Rush '56 Mercury 199 500 running 0 4 17 50   Harold Beal Harold Beal '56 Ford 199 395 running 0 5 2 6   Ed Negre Ed Negre '54 Oldsmobile 199 310 running 1 6 11 52   Harold Hardesty John Ross '56 Chevrolet 198 250 running 0 7 16 1   Art Watts Tom Roady '55 Dodge 197 200 running 0 8 4 225   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '56 Mercury 197 150 running 30 9 19 11   Curley Barker Curley Barker '56 Chevrolet 197 135 running 0 10 14 88   Bill Hyde Herb Eberhart '56 Oldsmobile 197 110 running 0 11 20 300B   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 196 120 running 0 12 10 45   Eddie Pagan Eddie Pagan '56 Ford 194 100 running 0 13 6 14   Bob Keefe Harold McClure '56 Ford 187 50 running 0 14 5 71   Ted Sweeney Ted Sweeney '56 Oldsmobile 184 50 running 0 15 9 47   Bob Havemann Bob Havemann '56 Pontiac 180 50 running 0 16 8 77   Gordon Haines Herb Eberhart '56 Dodge 170 50 piston 0 17 13 27   Bud Erma Oscar Maples '56 Ford 116 50 rr axle 0 18 7 15   Royce Hagerty Curly Weida '56 Dodge 97 50 o-drive 0 19 3 26   Fred Hunt Fred Hunt '55 Chevrolet 39 50 rr axle 0 20 1 78   Don Porter Nick Porter '55 Studebaker 38 50 axle 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jay Frank 21 Joe Keaton Ford George Norton 46 George Norton Chevrolet Danny Hawk 70 Whittier Motor Sales Danny Hawk Studebaker Jim Blomgren 188 Jim Blomgren Ford Bob Francy 352 Bob Francy Chevrolet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ed Negre 1 1 1   Lloyd Dane 2 31 30   John Kieper 32 200 169