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1956 Arclite 100

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NASCAR Grand National race number 13 of 56
Saturday, May 5, 1956 at Columbia Speedway, Columbia, SC
200 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:50:00
Average Speed: 54.545 mph
Pole Speed: 63.274 mph

Cautions: 2
Margin of Victory: 2 lp+25sec
Attendance: 5,000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Grand National results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
5	19	49	Bob Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	'56 Chevrolet	191	310	running	0
8	11	X	Rex White	Max Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	186	150	running	0
15	26	1R	Tim Flock	Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose)	'56 Chevrolet	161	50	running	0
16	8	2	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	154	50	a frame	0
18	20	760	Brownie King	Brownie King	'56 Chevrolet	120	50	manifold	0
20	18	150	Fred Lorenzen	Fred Lorenzen	'56 Chevrolet	96	50	running	0
21	14	1	Jimmie Lewallen	Ansel Rakestraw	'56 Chevrolet	71		engine	0
23	15	7A	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'56 Chevrolet	40		crash	0
1	2	500	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	200	1,100	running	80
2	1	500B	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	198	700	running	0
6	5	501	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer	'56 Dodge	190	250	running	0
19	7	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'56 Dodge	111	50	steering	59
26	24	6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'56 Dodge	1		steering	0
3	12	9	Joe Weatherly	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'56 Ford	196	475	running	0
7	22	34	Dick Beaty	Ike Kiser	'56 Ford	189	200	running	0
10	21	47	Al Watkins	Don Holcomb	'56 Ford	177	100	running	0
17	4	99	Curtis Turner	Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam)	'56 Ford	142	50	tie rod	61
24	3	82	Joe Eubanks	Satcher Motors (James Satcher)	'56 Ford	19		steering	0
13	13	75	Jim Paschal	C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth)	'56 Mercury	166	50	engine	0
14	25	94	Ed Cole	Clarence DeZalia	'55 Mercury	161	50	running	0
22	6	14	Billy Myers	Bill Stroppe	'56 Mercury	47		hose	0
12	16	34A	Charlie Jackson		'55 Oldsmobile	166	60	rf hub	0
9	17	59	Blackie Pitt	Brownie Pitt	'56 Plymouth	178	100	running	0
11	23	264	Johnny Allen	Spook Crawford	'55 Plymouth	173	75	running	0
4	10	37	Tiny Lund	Gus Holzmueller	'56 Pontiac	192	365	running	0
25	9	55	Junior Johnson	Brushy Mountain Motors (A.L. Bumgarner)	'56 Pontiac	3		piston	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Lee Petty	1	59	59
Curtis Turner	60	120	61
Speedy Thompson	121	200	80

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