1956 Portland Speedway

Race 21 of 56

Portland (oval)
150 laps
Time of race: 1:10:31
Average speed of winner: 63.815 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-149 unknown, Thomas 150

Race notes: First pole for John Kieper. Debut for Curley Barker, Harold Beal, Gordon Haines, Don Hamilton, Harold Hardesty, Bob Keefe, Lyle Matlock, Lou Sherman, and Ted Sweeney. Only start for Bob Carroll, Don Hildreth, and Andy Wilson.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Herb Thomas	300B		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		150	1	1	running	1100	0
2	19	John Kieper	98		'55 Oldsmobile	Kieper		67.239	150	0	0	running	700	0
3	15	Clyde Palmer	1C		'56 Dodge				150	0	0	running	475	0
4	11	Ed Negre	88		'56 Oldsmobile				149	0	0	running	365	0
5	9	Curley Barker	11		'56 Chevrolet				148	0	0	running	310	0
6	12	Harold Hardesty	52		'56 Chevrolet				148	0	0	running	250	0
7	8	Bill Hyde	66		'56 Oldsmobile				148	0	0	running	200	0
8	6	Lloyd Dane	325		'56 Mercury				148	0	0	running	150	0
9	7	Gordon Haines	77		'56 Dodge				147	0	0	running	125	0
10	14	Lou Sherman	56		'56 Mercury	Jim Rush			147	0	0	running	110	0
11	2	Royce Haggerty	15		'56 Dodge				145	0	0	running	100	0
12	4	Bob Keefe	14		'56 Ford				145	0	0	running	100	0
13	17	Art Watts	1		'55 Dodge				142	0	0	running	50	0
14	5	Erick Erickson	25		'54 Buick	Erick Erickson			142	0	0	running	50	0
15	10	Don Hildreth	6		'54 Oldsmobile				140	0	0	running	50	0
16	21	Ted Sweeney	71		'56 Oldsmobile				131	0	0	running	50	0
17	1	Lyle Matlock	5		'55 Mercury				124	0	0	running	50	0
18	3	Bob Carroll	22		'53 Hudson				62	0	0	accident	50	0
19	13	Andy Wilson	27		'56 Ford				59	0	0	accident	50	0
20	16	Harold Beal	6		'56 Ford				38	0	0	axle	50	0
21	20	Don Hamilton	55		'56 Studebaker				17	0	0	axle	0	0