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1956 Chicagoland 500

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 41 of 47
Sunday, September 9, 1956 at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
500 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:24
Average speed: 69.316 mph
Pole speed: n/a

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 20000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	26	Curtis Turner	Ford (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	500	2450	running	329
2	1	12	Joe Weatherly	Ford (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	499	1350	running	171
3	10	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	492	875	running	0
4	9	33	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	486	675	running	0
5	5	48	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	486	575	running	0
6	14	98	Allen Adkins	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	478	475	running	0
7	16	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	466	350	running	0
8	18	711	Bill Poor	Bill Poor	'56 Chevrolet	454	300	running	0
9	17	14	Bob Beck	Bob Beck	'56 Chevrolet	450	225	running	0
10	7	3	Norman Schihl	Norman Schihl	'56 Ford	420	175	running	0
11	4	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'55 Buick	410	150	running	0
12	11	0	Possum Jones	Ray Fletcher	'56 Ford	390	125	engine	0
13	13	2	Bill Lutz	–	'56 Ford	297	115	engine	0
14	2	22	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers	'56 Ford	268	105	crash	0
15	19	45	Bun Emery	Bill Brown	'56 Mercury	262	105	fuel pump	0
16	20	5	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'56 Chevrolet	249	100	engine	0
17	12	77	Larry Frank	L.D. Fish	'56 Chevrolet	168	100	piston	0
18	8	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	145	100	head gasket	0
19	6	4	Art Binkley	Art Binkley	'56 Plymouth	112	100	engine	0
20	15	41	Billy Rafter	C.M. Julian	'56 Dodge	10	100	u joint	0
21	21	21	Sal Tovella	–	'56 Plymouth	2	100	withdrew	0
22	22	54	Don Corley	–	'56 Ford	1	100	withdrew	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Weatherly	1	88	88
Curtis Turner	89	173	85
Joe Weatherly	174	256	83
Curtis Turner	257	500	244