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1956-26

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NASCAR Convertible Series race number 26 of 47
Saturday, July 7, 1956 at Civic Stadium, Buffalo, NY
200 laps on a .250 mile paved track (50.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:05:38
Average Speed: 45.708 mph
Pole Speed: 48.622 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 7,892
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1956 NASCAR Convertible Series results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
5	4	26	Curtis Turner	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	197	240	rr tire	177
1	1	12	Joe Weatherly	Pete DePaolo	'56 Ford	200	600	running	23
2	5	22	Glen Wood	Wood Brothers	'56 Ford	199	475	running	0
3	3	7A	Larry Odo	Larry Odo	'56 Chevrolet	199	350	running	0
4	16	49	Bob Welborn	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	199	270	crash	0
6	9	76	Larry Frank	Larry Frank	'56 Mercury	195	210	running	0
7	11	4	Art Binkley	Art Binkley	'56 Plymouth	195	160	running	0
8	2	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'55 Buick	194	110	rf tire	0
9	19	77	Jimmy Massey	Lonnie Fish	'56 Chevrolet	189	100	gearing	0
10	15	55	Mel Larson	Mel Larson	'56 Ford	188	100	running	0
11	6	98	Danny Letner	Tom Harbison	'56 Dodge	182	100	rear end	0
12	13	2	Bill Lutz		'56 Ford	181	100	rf tire	0
13	9	48	Jimmie Lewallen	Bob Welborn	'56 Chevrolet	180	100	overheating	0
14	12	50	Ken Warmington		'56 Cadillac	180	100	running	0
15	14	5	Tom Pistone	Tom Pistone	'56 Chevrolet	163	100	engine	0
16	7	186	Gene Blair	Don Oldenberg	'56 Dodge	145	100	transmission	0
17	10	45	Bill Brown	Bill Brown	'56 Mercury	16	100	brakes	0
18	17	19	Dick Walters		'56 Ford	6	100	crash	0
19	20	3	Norman Schihl	Norman Schihl	'56 Ford	5	50	engine	0
20	18	56	Cannonball Brown	Cannonball Brown	'56 Chrysler	2	50	transmission	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Weatherly	1	20	20
Curtis Turner	21	197	177
Joe Weatherly	198	200	3

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