1956 Monroe County Fairgrounds

Race 27 of 56

Rochester
200 laps
Time of race: 1:44:44
Average speed of winner: 57.288 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: Paschal 1-39, Thompson 40-103, Paschal 104-117, Thompson 118-200

Race notes: Debut for Ken Johnson, Joe Bill McGraw, Lennie Page, and Al White. Finale for Walt Schubert, Nolan Swift, and Joe Sykes. Only start for Dick Denise and Larry Marx.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Speedy Thompson	300C		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		200	2	147	running	850	0
2	1	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth		57.434	199	2	53	running	625	0
3	8	Herb Thomas	500B		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		199	0	0	running	450	0
4	6	Buck Baker	300		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		197	0	0	running	350	0
5	2	Bob Duell	95		'56 Ford	Buesink			192	0	0	running	310	0
6	18	Lennie Page	83		'55 Chevrolet				180	0	0	running	250	0
7	16	Walt Schubert	77		'55 Ford	Bunselmeyer			179	0	0	running	200	0
8	20	Bobby Keck	4		'56 Chevrolet				171	0	0	running	150	0
9	15	John Lindsay	179		'55 Chevrolet				171	0	0	running	100	0
10	17	Joe Bill McGraw	1		'56 Ford				170	0	0	running	100	0
11	14	Al White	3		'55 Ford				168	0	0	clutch	100	0
12	21	Joe Sykes	4-11		'55 Chevrolet				166	0	0	running	100	0
13	10	Harvey Henderson	19		'56 Ford				151	0	0	running	100	0
14	7	Ken Johnson	36		'56 Ford				127	0	0	springs	100	0
15	9	Billy Rafter	41		'56 Dodge	Rafter			91	0	0	fuel pump	100	0
16	13	Larry Marx	66		'56 Ford				78	0	0	hub	100	0
17	7	Chuck Mahoney	40		'56 Dodge				57	0	0	piston	100	0
18	3	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			42	0	0	radiator	100	0
19	19	Dick Denise	31		'55 Chevrolet				41	0	0	bearing	50	0
20	20	Nolan Swift	10		'56 Plymouth				37	0	0	fuel pump	50	0
21	4	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		25	0	0	bearing	0	0