1956 Langhorne Speedway

Race 47 of 56

Langhorne
300 laps
Time of race: 4:06:34
Average speed of winner: 70.615 mph
Margin of victory: 7 laps
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 9 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-9, Goldsmith 10-13, Roberts 14-42, Goldsmith 43-74, Roberts 75-76, Reed 77, Paschal 78-116, Goldsmith 117-209, Roberts 210-221, Paschal 222-252, Goldsmith 253-300

Race notes: First win for Paul Goldsmith. Finale for Dick Allwine, Gene Bergin, George Cork, Benny DeRosier, Bill Parks, and Bill Tanner. Only start for Corey Benjamin, Vince Cougineri, Johnny Coy, Francis Dionne, Ronnie Herra, Cecil Lassiter, Jack Montgangelo, and Jack Tykarski. 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	2	Paul Goldsmith	3		'56 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		300	4	177	running	4150	0
2	8	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		293	0	0	running	1800	0
3	10	Speedy Thompson	67		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		292	0	0	running	1175	0
4	9	Jim Paschal	26		'56 Mercury	Stroppe			292	2	70	running	950	0
5	11	Herb Thomas	92		'56 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas			290	0	0	running	700	0
6	7	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			288	0	0	running	550	0
7	42	Bill Blair	5		'56 Mercury	Bill Blair			284	0	0	running	450	0
8	37	Rex White	10		'56 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			280	0	0	running	400	0
9	19	Johnny Allen	64		'56 Buick				274	0	0	running	400	0
10	21	Russ Truelove	62		'56 Mercury	Bob White			268	0	0	running	250	0
11	25	Dick Allwine	17		'56 Chevrolet	Earl Wright			263	0	0	running	200	0
12	23	Vince Cougineri	03		'56 Chrysler				256	0	0	running	150	0
13	20	Jack Tykarski	84		'56 Ford	Lawson and Netti			250	0	0	running	225	0
14	28	Charles Blewitt	20		'55 Plymouth				242	0	0	running	100	0
15	29	Cecil Lassiter	77		'56 Ford	Bunselmeyer			235	0	0	running	100	0
16	13	Tiny Lund	16		'56 Chevrolet	Holzmueller			232	0	0	running	100	0
17	3	Fireball Roberts	22		'56 Ford	DePaolo			220	3	43	oil line	125	0
18	35	George Cork	21		'55 Plymouth				215	0	0	engine	100	0
19	34	Danny Letner	98		'56 Dodge	Harbison			209	0	0	engine	100	0
20	31	Jack Montgangelo	53		'56 Chevrolet	Montgangelo			206	0	0	running	100	0
21	41	John Lindsay	79		'55 Chevrolet				204	0	0	transmission	75	0
22	32	Johnny Coy	34		'56 Chrysler				197	0	0	running	175	0
23	17	Bill Tanner	63		'55 Chevrolet	Liberty			182	0	0	running	75	0
24	39	Harvey Eakin	47		'54 Nash	Eakin			173	0	0	accident	75	0
25	14	Jim Reed	7		'56 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			169	1	1	fire	75	0
26	33	Bill Champion	31		'56 Ford	Whitford Brothers			145	0	0	transmission	75	0
27	38	Jim Rhoades	95		'55 Packard				143	0	0	steering	75	0
28	15	Elton Hildreth	1		'56 Mercury	Hildreth			122	0	0	spindle	75	0
29	12	Bill Amick	97		'56 Ford	DePaolo			104	0	0	radiator	75	0
30	40	Peck Peckham	27		'55 Chevrolet				101	0	0	running	75	0
31	24	Mario Rossi	02		'55 Chrysler				97	0	0	rear end	60	0
32	16	Bill Parks	38		'56 Ford				92	0	0	accident	60	0
33	36	Gene Bergin	24		'56 Dodge				76	0	0	gasket	60	0
34	6	Marvin Panch	9		'56 Ford	Harbison			74	0	0	engine	60	0
35	22	Dave Terrell	69		'56 Plymouth				66	0	0	gasket	60	0
36	27	Chuck Hansen	83		'55 Oldsmobile				66	0	0	gasket	50	0
37	18	Frank Jamison	81		'55 Chevrolet				54	0	0	crank shaft	50	0
38	1	Buck Baker	87		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	93.628	51	1	9	oil line	125	0
39	26	Benny DeRosier	23		'54 Hudson	Tiezzi			43	0	0	steering	50	0
40	30	Ronnie Herra	18		'55 Plymouth				34	0	0	header	50	0
41	43	Corey Benjamin	4		'55 Plymouth				34	0	0	gasket	50	0
42	4	Ralph Moody	12		'56 Ford	DePaolo			3	0	0	accident	50	0
43	5	Harvey Henderson	66		'56 Ford				3	0	0	accident	50	0
44	44	Francis Dionne	11		'56 Packard				2	0	0	accident	150	0