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1956 North Wilkesboro Speedway
Race 10 of 56
North Wilkesboro
160 laps
Time of race: 1:24:28
Average speed of winner: 71.034 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-17, Thompson 18-114, Flock 115-160
Race notes: Debut for Whitey Norman. Finale for John McVitty.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 3 | Tim Flock | 300A | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 160 | 1 | 46 | running | 1100 | 0 | ||
2 | 17 | Billy Myers | 14 | '56 Mercury | Guy Wilson | 160 | 0 | 0 | running | 700 | 0 | |||
3 | 8 | Jim Paschal | 75 | '56 Mercury | Hayworth | 160 | 0 | 0 | running | 475 | 0 | |||
4 | 7 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '56 Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | 160 | 0 | 0 | running | 365 | 0 | |||
5 | 5 | Ralph Moody | 12 | '56 Ford | DePaolo | 159 | 0 | 0 | running | 310 | 0 | |||
6 | 12 | Dink Widenhouse | B29 | '56 Ford | Dink Widenhouse | 158 | 0 | 0 | running | 250 | 0 | |||
7 | 10 | Allen Adkins | 98 | '56 Ford | Harbison | 158 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
8 | 18 | Lee Petty | 42 | '56 Dodge | Petty | Petty | 158 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | ||
9 | 14 | Bill Blair | 5 | '56 Dodge | Joe Blair | 151 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
10 | 24 | Whitey Norman | 1 | '55 Chevrolet | H. Rakestraw | 150 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
11 | 19 | Buck Baker | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 148 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | ||
12 | 25 | Dick Beaty | 34 | '56 Ford | Beaty | 147 | 0 | 0 | running | 60 | 0 | |||
13 | 23 | Ed Cole | 94 | '55 Mercury | 145 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
14 | 15 | Tiny Lund | 37 | '56 Pontiac | 142 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
15 | 9 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | '56 Chevrolet | Westmoreland | 134 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 50 | 0 | |||
16 | 11 | Ken Milligan | 160 | '56 Chevrolet | Everett | 134 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
17 | 16 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '56 Ford | Satcher | 133 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | |||
18 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | 501 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 127 | 1 | 97 | gas line | 50 | 0 | ||
19 | 4 | Rex White | X | '56 Chevrolet | Max Welborn | 112 | 0 | 0 | a-frame | 50 | 0 | |||
20 | 13 | John McVitty | 27 | '55 Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump | 50 | 0 | ||||
21 | 20 | Dick Blackwell | 271 | '56 Mercury | 102 | 0 | 0 | running | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | 25 | '55 Chevrolet | McCuthen | 93 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | 29 | Lou Spears | 54 | '55 Ford | 83 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 | 21 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | '56 Dodge | Liguori | 45 | 0 | 0 | tire | 0 | 0 | |||
25 | 6 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | '56 Ford | DePaolo | 38 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 0 | 0 | |||
26 | 26 | Johnny Allen | 264 | '55 Plymouth | Spook Crawford | 22 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0 | |||
27 | 27 | Bobby Keck | 96 | '55 Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | 0 | piston | 0 | 0 | ||||
28 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 55 | Brushy Mountain Motors | '56 Pontiac | Bumgarner | 78.370 | 17 | 1 | 17 | piston | 0 | 0 | |
29 | 28 | Harvey Henderson | 19 | '55 Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 |
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