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1956 Harris Speedway
Race 14 of 56
Harris (dirt)
200 laps
Time of race: 1:37:21
Average speed of winner: 61.633 mph
Margin of victory: 18 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
Lap leaders: Thompson 1-4, Myers 5, Thompson 6-200
Race notes: First pole for Speedy Thompson. Herb Thomas took the points lead from Buck Baker.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 1 | Speedy Thompson | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 65.241 | 200 | 2 | 199 | running | 1100 | 0 | |
2 | 6 | Buck Baker | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 700 | 0 | ||
3 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 300B | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 198 | 0 | 0 | running | 475 | 0 | ||
4 | 9 | Tim Flock | 285 | '56 Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 365 | 0 | |||
5 | 8 | Rex White | X | '56 Chevrolet | Max Welborn | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 310 | 0 | |||
6 | 29 | Tiny Lund | 37 | '56 Pontiac | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 250 | 0 | ||||
7 | 13 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | '56 Chevrolet | Westmoreland | 185 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
8 | 25 | Johnny Allen | 264 | '55 Plymouth | Spook Crawford | 182 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | |||
9 | 5 | Jim Paschal | 49 | '56 Chevrolet | Welborn | 181 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
10 | 18 | Charlie Jackson | 34A | '55 Oldsmobile | 179 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
11 | 28 | Pete Stewart | 209 | '56 Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | ||||
12 | 30 | Al Watkins | 48 | '56 Ford | Holcomb | 174 | 0 | 0 | running | 60 | 0 | |||
13 | 19 | Bobby Keck | 96 | '55 Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
14 | 20 | Harvey Henderson | 19 | '56 Ford | 158 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
15 | 26 | Marvin Panch | 9 | '56 Ford | Harbison | 149 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | |||
16 | 4 | Cotton Owens | 286 | '56 Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 146 | 0 | 0 | hub | 50 | 0 | |||
17 | 13 | Billy Carden | 99 | '56 Ford | DePaolo | 137 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | |||
18 | 24 | Ed Cole | 94 | '55 Mercury | 128 | 0 | 0 | spindle | 50 | 0 | ||||
19 | 10 | Blackie Pitt | 59 | '56 Buick | Brownie Pitt | 127 | 0 | 0 | hose | 50 | 0 | |||
20 | 21 | Dick Beaty | 34 | '56 Ford | Beaty | 122 | 0 | 0 | axle | 50 | 0 | |||
21 | 22 | Brownie King | 760 | '56 Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | 0 | vapor lock | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | 15 | Fred Lorenzen | 150 | '56 Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | 0 | running | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | 27 | Lee Petty | 42 | '56 Dodge | Petty | Petty | 77 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | 12 | Dink Widenhouse | B-29 | '56 Ford | Mauri Rose | 64 | 0 | 0 | piston | 0 | 0 | |||
25 | 17 | Bill Widenhouse | 20 | Waldron and Co. | '55 Buick | 49 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 | |||
26 | 16 | Ralph Liguori | 271 | '56 Mercury | 27 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | 14 | Bill Blair | 5 | '56 Dodge | Joe Blair | 25 | 0 | 0 | wheel | 0 | 0 | |||
28 | 7 | Bobby Johns | 7A | '56 Chevrolet | Bobby Johns | 23 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0 | |||
29 | 23 | Bobby Waddell | 24 | '55 Chevrolet | Pardue | 19 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
30 | 2 | Billy Myers | 14 | '56 Mercury | Guy Wilson | 17 | 1 | 1 | engine | 0 | 0 |
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