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1956-42

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 42 of 47
Sunday, September 16, 1956 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
200 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:18:54
Average Speed: 90.498 mph
Pole Speed: 105.758 mph

Cautions: 2
Margin of Victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 8,700
Lead changes: 4

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	200	3,800	running	141
2	2	12	Joe Weatherly	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	197	2,100	running	54
3	3	34	Gwyn Staley	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	194	1,025	running	0
4	10	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	190	700	running	0
5	6	33	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'56 Chevrolet	187	600	running	5
6	11	4	Art Binkley	Art Binkley	'56 Plymouth	186	600	running	0
7	19	22	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers	'56 Ford	184	400	running	0
8	5	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'56 Buick	174	560	running	0
9	21	711	Bill Poor	Bill Poor	'56 Chevrolet	171	300	running	0
10	8	41	Billy Rafter	C.M. Julian	'56 Dodge	169	350	running	0
11	23	5	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'56 Chevrolet	156	200	running	0
12	17	54	John Fox		'56 Ford	144	150	running	0
13	22	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	138	125	running	0
14	12	48	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	129	100	radiator	0
15	7	98	Allen Adkins	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	127	100	engine	0
16	20	71	Dick Joslin	Bill Webb	'56 Dodge	123	100	engine	0
17	4	99	Billy Carden	Schwam Motors	'56 Ford	112	115	engine	0
18	13	76	Larry Frank	Larry Frank	'56 Chevrolet	80	100	gas line	0
19	18	3	Norman Schihl	Norman Schihl	'56 Ford	64	100	idler arm	0
20	15	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	52	100	engine	0
21	16	56	Cannonball Brown	Cannonball Brown	'56 Chrysler	52	175	tie rod	0
22	9	0	Possum Jones	Ray Fletcher	'56 Ford	34	75	engine	0
23	14	45	Bun Emery	Bill Brown	'56 Mercury	10	175	a frame	0

Failed to qualify: Bob Beck (#14)

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Weatherly	1	54	54
Curtis Turner	55	62	8
Jimmy Massey	63	67	5
Curtis Turner	68	200	133

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