1956 Mixed 400

Race 54 of 56

Martinsville
400 laps
Time of race: 3:16:17
Average speed of winner: 61.136 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 7 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 4 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Eubanks 1-103, Thompson 104-178, Smith 179-188, Roberts 189-200, Amick 201-209, Panch 210-225, Smith 226-400

Race notes: First win for Jack Smith. Debut for Larry Frank, Bill Lutz, Larry Odo, and Bill Poor. Finale for Frank Mundy. Only start for Bun Emery and Norman Schihl. Buck Baker took the points lead from Herb Thomas.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	23	Jack Smith	502		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		400	2	185	running	2275	0
2	21	Marvin Panch	98		'56 Ford	Harbison			400	1	16	running	1400	0
3	5	Bill Amick	97		'56 Ford	DePaolo			400	1	9	running	950	0
4	3	Speedy Thompson	300		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		396	1	75	running	700	0
5	19	Fireball Roberts	22		'56 Ford	DePaolo			394	1	12	running	600	0
6	12	Joe Weatherly	72		'56 Ford	DePaolo			394	0	0	running	500	0
7	1	Buck Baker	00		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	67.643	394	0	0	running	350	0
8	37	Bunk Moore	35		'56 Ford	Whitford Brothers			394	0	0	running	400	0
9	29	Frank Mundy	50		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		393	0	0	running	350	0
10	16	Gwyn Staley	34		'56 Chevrolet	Julian Petty			389	0	0	running	350	0
11	20	Jimmy Massey	33		'56 Chevrolet	Julian Petty			389	0	0	running	300	0
12	31	Paul Goldsmith	3		'56 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		384	0	0	running	200	0
13	15	Billy Myers	4		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			383	0	0	running	250	0
14	13	Johnny Allen	64		'56 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			383	0	0	running	200	0
15	14	Bob Welborn	49		'56 Chevrolet	Welborn			378	0	0	running	200	0
16	8	Don Oldenberg	86		'55 Buick	Oldenberg			371	0	0	running	150	0
17	30	Bill Poor	71		'56 Chevrolet	Poor			364	0	0	running	200	0
18	40	Bun Emery	99		'56 Ford				364	0	0	running	200	0
19	18	Larry Odo	7		'56 Chevrolet	Odo			361	0	0	running	150	0
20	39	Tiny Lund	16		'56 Chevrolet	Holzmueller			357	0	0	running	200	0
21	7	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		356	0	0	running	100	0
22	34	Bobby Keck	14		'56 Chevrolet	Bobby Keck			352	0	0	running	150	0
23	38	Norman Schihl	23		'56 Ford	Schihl			349	0	0	running	150	0
24	36	Art Binkley	44		'55 Plymouth	Binkley			349	0	0	running	150	0
25	27	Johnny Dodson	83		'56 Chevrolet	Dodson			343	0	0	running	150	0
26	32	Billy Rafter	41		'56 Dodge	Rafter			334	0	0	running	250	0
27	35	Bill Champion	31		'56 Ford	Whitford Brothers			299	0	0	running	150	0
28	4	Curtis Turner	26		'56 Ford	DePaolo			299	0	0	engine	100	0
29	9	Bob Duell	95		'56 Ford	Buesink			245	0	0	heating	100	0
30	11	Ralph Moody	12		'56 Ford	DePaolo			183	0	0	rear end	100	0
31	33	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			163	0	0	engine	50	0
32	17	Rex White	X		'56 Ford	Max Welborn			143	0	0	engine	0	0
33	6	Glen Wood	21		'56 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		110	0	0	engine	0	0
34	24	Tom Pistone	15		'56 Chevrolet	Pistone			106	0	0	connecting rod	75	0
35	2	Joe Eubanks	82		'56 Ford	Satcher			103	1	103	lugs	0	0
36	25	Billy Carden	29		'56 Ford	DePaolo			87	0	0	hub	50	0
37	28	Mel Larson	55		'56 Ford	Mel Larson			77	0	0	piston	50	0
38	26	Larry Frank	76		'56 Chevrolet	Lonnie Fish			77	0	0	oil pressure	50	0
39	10	Bill Lutz	2		'56 Ford				63	0	0	engine	50	0
40	22	Jimmie Lewallen	48		'56 Ford	Welborn			11	0	0	fuel pump	100	0