Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (6)	Video Links (0)	Crew Chiefs	Page Sponsorship ($5)

1956-25

Previous race results / Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

NASCAR Grand National race number 25 of 56
Sunday, June 10, 1956 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
167 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (250.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:15
Average Speed: 74.313 mph
Pole Speed: 98.504 mph

Cautions: 5
Margin of Victory: 4 sec
Attendance: 15,000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
9	1	300	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	156	300	running	87
19	2	300C	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Chrysler	115	125	engine	18
20	3	3	Paul Goldsmith	Smokey Yunick	'56 Chevrolet	115	100	crash	0
4	4	11	Tim Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	'56 Chevrolet	164	950	running	0
21	5	22	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	88	50	piston	0
7	6	502	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	162	350	running	0
5	7	82	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	'56 Ford	163	650	running	0
6	8	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	163	600	running	0
2	9	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	167	2,100	running	47
10	10	91	Jack Smith	Ted Chester	'56 Chevrolet	156	150	running	0
26	11	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	31	50	hose	0
25	12	285	Don Carr	Jim Stephens	'56 Pontiac	35	50	crash	0
8	13	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	159	300	running	0
3	14	286	Pat Kirkwood	Jim Stephens	'56 Pontiac	165	1,325	running	0
11	15	4	Bob Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	'56 Chevrolet	154	125	fuel pump	0
28	16	418	Sherman Utsman		'56 Chevrolet	17	50	engine	0
12	17	88	Banjo Matthews	Ernest Woods	'56 Oldsmobile	149	200	running	0
27	18	760	Herb Gibson	Joe George	'56 Chevrolet	21	50	engine	0
17	19	205	Bill Osborne	R.H. Coleman	'56 Ford	128	75	a frame	0
14	20	291	C.H. Dingler	C.H. Dingler	'56 Dodge	148	100	running	0
24	21	16	Cotton Priddy	Cotton Priddy	'56 Chevrolet	38	50	crash	0
13	22	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'55 Plymouth	149	200	running	0
1	23	12	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo)	'56 Ford	167	4,100	running	15
29	24	21	Arnold Denley		'55 Studebaker	5	150	shocks	0
23	25	35	Joe Stewart		'55 Chrysler	57	50	steering	0
16	26	1	Gene Goodman		'54 Oldsmobile	130	75	running	0
18	27	48	Al Watkins	Don Holcomb	'56 Ford	128	75	running	0
22	28	59	Blackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt	'56 Buick	60	50	a frame	0
15	29	52	Joe Guide	Sally Guide	'54 Hudson	141	200	running	0

Failed to qualify: Clint McHugh

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Speedy Thompson	1	2	2
Buck Baker	3	89	87
Speedy Thompson	90	105	16
Jim Paschal	106	152	47
Ralph Moody	153	167	15

We are part of the USA Today Sports Media Group!

Current Racing Series Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series K&N Pro Series West K&N Pro Series East Whelen Modified Tour Whelen Southern Modified Tour ARCA Racing Series IZOD IndyCar Series Firestone Indy Lights Series Formula One Series Grand-Am Series X-1R Pro Cup Series	Other Results Daytona Qualifiers All Star Races Convertible Division Grand National East Series CART / CCWS NASCAR North Tour USAC Champ Car Series Indianapolis 500 Results IROC Langers Juice S-2 Series A1 Grand Prix N.A. Touring Car Championship Exhibition / Unclassified Races	People Drivers Drivers by State Compare Drivers Driver Rankings Owners Crew Chiefs	Tracks All tracks Active Drivers' Career Stats Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series Canadian Tire Series IZOD IndyCar Series ARCA Re/Max Series	Miscellaneous All Races for a Year All Races on a Specific Date Message Board Random Page 'Chase' races Road Course Stats Restrictor Plate Races All Star Race Stats Links Stats By Car Number Contact Us