1956 Willow Springs Speedway

Race 3 of 56

Willow Springs
80 laps
Time of race: 3:00:25
Average speed of winner: 66.512 mph
Margin of victory: 500 feet
Lead changes: 7 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Reed pole, Stevenson 1-19, Panch 20-25, Stevenson 26-38, Panch 39-43, Stevenson 44-46, Panch 47-61, Stevenson 62-80

Race notes: Only win for Chuck Stevenson. First pole for Jim Reed. Debut for Jim Blomgren, Scotty Cain, Dick Getty, and Elgin Holmes. Finale for Herb Crawford, Tom Francis, Sam Lamm, Johnny Mantz, Bob Stanclift, Fred Steinbroner, and Chuck Stevenson. Only start for Gordon Campbell, Len Fraker, Jim Sills, Bill Stacy, and Don Stanyer. Marvin Panch took the points lead from Tim Flock.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Chuck Stevenson	22		'56 Ford	Carl Dane			80	4	54	running	1570	0
2	3	Marvin Panch	98		'56 Ford	Harbison			80	3	26	running	1130	0
3	5	Johnny Mantz	15		'56 Mercury	Stroppe			79	0	0	running	1130	0
4	1	Jim Reed	7		'56 Chevrolet	Jim Reed		76.556	79	0	0	running	580	0
5	4	Allen Adkins	2		'55 Dodge	Gus Davis			78	0	0	running	445	0
6	24	George Seeger	99	Oscar Maples, Inc.	'56 Ford	Miletich			78	0	0	running	350	0
7	12	Scotty Cain	10		'56 Ford	Scotty Cain			77	0	0	running	260	0
8	8	Sherman Clark	34		'55 Chevrolet	Sherman Clark			77	0	0	running	215	0
9	10	Chuck Meekins	56		'56 Chevrolet	Jim Rush			77	0	0	running	165	0
10	32	Lloyd Dane	47		'55 Mercury				76	0	0	running	150	0
11	23	Jim Sills	8		'55 Mercury				76	0	0	running	150	0
12	18	Jim Blomgren	89		'54 Mercury				76	0	0	running	160	0
13	9	Bob Ruppert	49	Ellingham Body	'55 Chevrolet				76	0	0	running	115	0
14	11	Bill West	33		'53 Hudson	Jim Dane			76	0	0	running	110	0
15	16	Danny Letner	96		'56 Oldsmobile	Cancilla			75	0	0	running	110	0
16	14	Eddie Pagan	45		'55 Chevrolet	Eddie Pagan			75	0	0	running	110	0
17	25	Gordon Campbell	5		'53 Oldsmobile				74	0	0	running	75	0
18	6	Erick Erickson	25		'54 Buick	Erick Erickson			74	0	0	running	90	0
19	29	Mel Larson	55		'56 Ford	Mel Larson			74	0	0	running	75	0
20	17	Bill Stammer	12		'55 Chevrolet	Stammer			73	0	0	running	85	0
21	27	Fred Steinbroner	30		'55 Chevrolet	Steinbroner			72	0	0	running	40	0
22	34	Bob Stanclift	77		'54 Dodge	Bince			72	0	0	running	40	0
23	7	Ed Brown	26		'55 Chevrolet				72	0	0	running	55	0
24	35	Elgin Holmes	40		'55 Oldsmobile				71	0	0	running	50	0
25	26	Don Stanyer	27		'55 Plymouth				70	0	0	running	40	0
26	13	Bill Stacy	37		'55 Ford				70	0	0	running	50	0
27	21	Jim Cook	91		'55 Plymouth	Art Krebs			70	0	0	running	40	0
28	31	Tom Francis	210		'54 Ford				68	0	0	running	40	0
29	19	Bill Hyde	6		'54 Oldsmobile				67	0	0	running	50	0
30	36	Herb Crawford	53		'53 Studebaker				63	0	0	running	40	0
31	33	Dick Getty	90		'51 Ford	Betty Getty			62	0	0	running	30	0
32	15	Clyde Palmer	95		'54 Oldsmobile				61	0	0	running	40	0
33	28	Bill Moore	48		'56 Ford	Bill Moore			46	0	0	head	30	0
34	22	Ernie Young	41		'52 Plymouth	Palozi			25	0	0	heating	30	0
35	20	Len Fraker	43		'51 Hudson	Floyd Johnson			10	0	0	crank shaft	30	0
36	37	Arley Scranton	80	Western Auto Salvage	'51 Ford				9	0	0	brakes	20	0
37	30	Sam Lamm	71		'53 Hudson	Ralph Briggs			3	0	0	rod	30	0