1956 Merced Fairgrounds

Race 24 of 56

Merced
200 laps
Time of race: 2:06:47
Average speed of winner: 47.325 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: 1-199 unknown, Thomas 200

Race notes: Last win for Herb Thomas. Debut for Parnelli Jones, Lucky Long, Al Pombo, and Bob Ross. Finale for Don Hamilton, John Lansaw, Jack Richardson, and Bill Sullivan. Only start for Bob Francy and Nick Lari.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Herb Thomas	300B		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	58.234	200	1	1	running	910	0
2	5	Harold Hardesty	52		'56 Chevrolet				200	0	0	running	650	0
3	8	Jim Graham	30		'56 Plymouth				200	0	0	running	495	0
4	2	Lloyd Dane	225		'56 Mercury				198	0	0	running	375	0
5	12	Eddie Pagan	45		'56 Ford	Eddie Pagan			197	0	0	running	310	0
6	10	John Kieper	88		'56 Oldsmobile	Kieper			194	0	0	running	250	0
7	20	Chuck Meekins	56		'56 Chevrolet	Jim Rush			194	0	0	running	200	0
8	7	Bob Ross	43		'56 Mercury				190	0	0	running	200	0
9	27	Erick Erickson	25		'54 Buick	Erick Erickson			190	0	0	running	125	0
10	11	Sherman Clark	34		'55 Chevrolet	Sherman Clark			185	0	0	running	110	0
11	17	Jim Blomgren	188		'56 Ford				183	0	0	running	100	0
12	22	Bob Keefe	14		'56 Ford				183	0	0	running	100	0
13	3	Parnelli Jones	11		'56 Ford	Miletich			181	0	0	wheel	60	0
14	23	Lucky Long	101		'56 Chevrolet				180	0	0	accident	50	0
15	19	Howard Phillippi	20		'55 Chevrolet				172	0	0	running	50	0
16	16	Jim Cook	9		'56 Pontiac				168	0	0	running	50	0
17	24	Bill Sullivan	75		'54 Ford				162	0	0	running	50	0
18	25	Nick Lari	47		'56 Ford				155	0	0	running	50	0
19	15	Clyde Palmer	5		'55 Mercury				149	0	0	running	50	0
20	14	Al Pombo	2		'55 Dodge				122	0	0	accident	50	0
21	21	Bob Francy	352		'55 Chevrolet				91	0	0	shocks	0	0
22	9	Gordon Haines	77		'56 Dodge				77	0	0	heating	10	0
23	4	Bill Moore	48		'56 Ford	Bill Moore			66	0	0	piston	30	0
24	6	Dick Getty	00		'56 Chevrolet	Betty Getty			55	0	0	heating	10	0
25	26	Don Hamilton	55		'56 Studebaker				53	0	0	engine	0	0
26	18	John Lansaw	12		'56 Chevrolet				19	0	0	radiator	0	0
27	13	Jack Richardson	551		'56 Pontiac				8	0	0	piston	0	0
28	28	Owen Loggins	8		'54 Dodge				0	0	0	rods	0	0