1956 Speedy Thompson NASCAR Grand National results
1956 season results | 1956 season standings
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| Race # | Track | Start | Finish | Car # | Sponsor | Engine | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points | 
| 1 | Hickory | 21 | 30 | 25 | '55 Chevrolet | Mauri Rose | 23 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt) | 21 | 17 | 25 | '55 Chevrolet | Mauri Rose | 86 | 0 | 0 | heating | 50 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Daytona Beach | 2 | 71 | 500B | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | Wilson | 2 | 10 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 103 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Lakewood | 5 | 2 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 100 | 0 | 0 | running | 800 | 0 | ||
| 10 | North Wilkesboro | 2 | 18 | 501 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 127 | 1 | 97 | gas line | 50 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Langhorne | 2 | 37 | 00 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 29 | 0 | 0 | tire | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Richmond | 2 | 3 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 475 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Columbia | 2 | 1 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 1 | 80 | running | 1100 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Harris (dirt) | 1 | 1 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 65.241 | 200 | 2 | 199 | running | 1100 | 0 | |
| 15 | Greenville-Pickens | 3 | 15 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 125 | 0 | 0 | bearing | 50 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Hickory | 1 | 1 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 67.447 | 200 | 1 | 200 | running | 1100 | 0 | |
| 17 | Hillsborough | 2 | 2 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 100 | 1 | 57 | running | 700 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Martinsville | 2 | 2 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 500 | 2 | 259 | running | 1500 | 0 | ||
| 19 | New Oxford | 1 | 11 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 76.628 | 97 | 0 | 0 | radiator | 75 | 0 | |
| 20 | Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt) | 1 | 1 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 76.966 | 133 | 4 | 95 | running | 1100 | 0 | |
| 23 | Syracuse | 23 | 7 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 144 | 1 | 9 | running | 325 | 0 | ||
| 25 | LeHi | 2 | 19 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 115 | 2 | 18 | engine | 125 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt) | 2 | 1 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 2 | 174 | running | 650 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Rochester | 11 | 1 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 2 | 147 | running | 850 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Asheville-Weaverville | 2 | 26 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 71 | 0 | 0 | wheel | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Raleigh | 2 | 2 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 248 | 1 | 13 | running | 2000 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Spartanburg | 4 | 7 | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 168 | 0 | 0 | accident | 300 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Chicago (.5 mi.) | 12 | 4 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 350 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Shelby | 2 | 1 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 201 | 1 | 1 | running | 950 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Montgomery | 4 | 4 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 365 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 11 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 64.655 | 25 | 1 | 25 | engine | 100 | 0 | |
| 37 | Road America | 5 | 18 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 53 | 1 | 18 | engine | 100 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Spartanburg | 8 | 5 | 296 | '56 Ford | DePaolo | 193 | 1 | 67 | engine | 310 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Myrtle Beach (old) | 19 | 5 | 501 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 320 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Darlington | 1 | 2 | 57 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 118.683 | 362 | 2 | 14 | running | 5000 | 0 | |
| 45 | Chisholm | 3 | 19 | 57 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 58 | 0 | 0 | accident | 50 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt) | 4 | 7 | 57 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 191 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Langhorne | 10 | 3 | 67 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 292 | 0 | 0 | running | 1175 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Columbia | 3 | 3 | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 2 | 135 | running | 475 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Hillsborough | 1 | 3 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 88.067 | 108 | 1 | 2 | running | 475 | 0 | |
| 51 | Newport | 4 | 18 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 141 | 0 | 0 | oil line | 100 | 0 | ||
| 52 | Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt) | 3 | 6 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 129 | 1 | 14 | running | 250 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Shelby | 4 | 4 | 500B | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 350 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Martinsville | 3 | 4 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 396 | 1 | 75 | running | 700 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Hickory | 9 | 1 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 250 | 1 | 154 | running | 850 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Wilson | 3 | 3 | 300 | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 200 | 1 | 184 | running | 475 | 0 | 

