1956 Palm Beach Speedway

Race 7 of 56

Palm Beach
199 laps
Time of race: 1:26:32
Average speed of winner: 68.990 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-32, Reed 33-141, Myers 142-199

Race notes: First win for Billy Myers. Finale for Joel Million, Jim Wilson, and Millard Wright. Only start for Ralph Murray.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Billy Myers	14W		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			199	1	58	running	900	0
2	1	Buck Baker	500B		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	81.081	199	1	32	running	600	0
3	2	Herb Thomas	92		'56 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas			195	0	0	running	425	0
4	11	Joe Weatherly	9		'56 Ford	Schwam			191	0	0	running	335	0
5	27	Fireball Roberts	22		'56 Ford	DePaolo			191	0	0	running	290	0
6	20	Ralph Moody	12		'56 Ford	DePaolo			191	0	0	running	250	0
7	4	Tim Flock	501		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		191	0	0	running	200	0
8	12	Rex White	X		'56 Chevrolet	Max Welborn			189	0	0	running	150	0
9	8	Bob Welborn	49		'56 Chevrolet	Welborn			189	0	0	running	100	0
10	29	John McVitty	27		'55 Chevrolet				187	0	0	running	100	0
11	17	Mel Larson	55		'56 Ford	Mel Larson			183	0	0	running	75	0
12	30	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		181	0	0	running	60	0
13	16	Jim Wilson	576		'56 Dodge	Harvey Walters			180	0	0	running	50	0
14	21	Ted Cannady	32		'55 Chevrolet				179	0	0	running	50	0
15	23	Jimmie Lewallen	88		'56 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			178	0	0	running	50	0
16	15	Millard Wright	97		'54 Oldsmobile	Millard Wright			178	0	0	running	50	0
17	10	Red Farmer	C97		'56 Chevrolet	Fitzgibbons			177	0	0	running	50	0
18	24	Joel Million	78		'56 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			175	0	0	running	50	0
19	25	Harvey Henderson	19		'55 Chevrolet				174	0	0	running	50	0
20	9	Curtis Turner	99		'56 Ford	Schwam			168	0	0	tire	50	0
21	5	Jim Reed	7		'56 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			141	1	109	tire	0	0
22	22	Eddie Skinner	96		'55 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			83	0	0	shift lever	0	0
23	18	Jack Smith	999		'56 Ford	B.J. Jones			61	0	0	hub	0	0
24	14	Blackie Pitt	59		'55 Oldsmobile	Brownie Pitt			60	0	0	rear end	0	0
25	7	Marvin Panch	98		'56 Dodge	Harbison			42	0	0	wheel	0	0
26	13	Johnny Patterson	33		'55 Chevrolet				29	0	0	accident	0	0
27	19	John Dodd, Sr.	72		'55 Ford	Dodd, Sr.			28	0	0	accident	0	0
28	26	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			22	0	0	carburetor	0	0
29	28	Ralph Murray	424		'54 Oldsmobile				2	0	0	steering	0	0
30	6	Al Keller	64		'56 Chevrolet	Al Keller			200	0	0	disqualified	0	0