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1956-33

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NASCAR Grand National race number 33 of 56
Saturday, July 21, 1956 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
200 laps on a .500 mile paved track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:38:18
Average Speed: 61.037 mph
Pole Speed: n/a

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	22	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	200	850	running	1
2	14	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	200	625	running
3	4	12	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	200	450	running
4	12	500	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	200	350	running
5	8	500B	Frank Mundy	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	200	310	running
6	9	502	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	199	250	running	3
7	13	31	Bill Champion	John Whitford	'56 Ford	199	200	running
8	6	32	Paul Goldsmith	Smokey Yunick	'56 Chevrolet	198	150	running
9	7	719	Joy Fair	Russell Wainscott	'56 Dodge	192	100	running
10	10	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	190	100	running
11	20	7	Bob Esposito		'55 Oldsmobile	189	100	running
12	23	33	Frank Edwards		'56 Chevrolet	182	100	running
13	22	48	Bill Massey		'56 Ford	176	100	running
14	21	38	Chuck Mesler		'56 Dodge	175	100	running
15	15	66	Al Watkins	Al Watkins	'56 Ford	164	100	running
16	24	2	Sal Tovella		'56 Ford	142	100	brakes
17	1	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	140	100	brakes
18	2	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'56 Chevrolet	98	100	crash
19	17	204	Darvin Randahl	Darvin Randahl	'56 Ford	86	50	brakes
20	11	150	Fred Lorenzen	Fred Lorenzen	'56 Chevrolet	85	50	brakes
21	16	40	Bob Chauncey		'56 Pontiac	78	50	spindle
22	5	3	Tom Pistone		'56 Chevrolet	50	50	brakes
23	19	44	Bill Vesler		'55 Chevrolet	41	50	crash
24	18	165	Kenny Paulsen		'55 Chevrolet	40	50	engine
25	25	37	Ray Crowley		'56 Plymouth	36	100	carburetor

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