1956 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway

Race 25 of 56

LeHi
167 laps
Time of race: 3:22:15
Average speed of winner: 74.313 mph
Margin of victory: 4.0 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Thompson 1-2, Baker 3-89, Thompson 90-105, Paschal 106-152, Moody 153-167

Race notes: First win for Ralph Moody. Debut for Herb Gibson. Finale for Don Carr, Bob Flock, Joe Guide, and Cotton Priddy. Only start for Arnold Denley, Gene Goodman, and Joe Stewart.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	23	Ralph Moody	12		'56 Ford	DePaolo			167	1	15	running	4100	0
2	9	Jim Paschal	75		'56 Mercury	Hayworth			167	1	47	running	2100	0
3	14	Pat Kirkwood	286		'56 Pontiac	Jim Stephens			165	0	0	running	1325	0
4	4	Tim Flock	11		'56 Chevrolet	Mauri Rose			164	0	0	running	950	0
5	7	Joe Eubanks	82		'56 Ford	Satcher			163	0	0	running	650	0
6	8	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		163	0	0	running	600	0
7	6	Herb Thomas	502		'56 Dodge	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		162	0	0	running	350	0
8	13	Gwyn Staley	2		'56 Chevrolet	Westmoreland			159	0	0	running	300	0
9	1	Buck Baker	300		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	98.504	156	1	87	running	300	0
10	10	Jack Smith	91		'56 Chevrolet				156	0	0	running	150	0
11	15	Bob Flock	4		'56 Chevrolet	Mauri Rose			154	0	0	fuel pump	125	0
12	17	Banjo Matthews	88		'56 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			149	0	0	running	200	0
13	22	Johnny Allen	264		'55 Plymouth	Spook Crawford			149	0	0	running	200	0
14	20	C.H. Dingler	291		'56 Dodge				148	0	0	running	100	0
15	29	Joe Guide	52		'54 Hudson	Sally Guide			141	0	0	running	200	0
16	26	Gene Goodman	1		'54 Oldsmobile				130	0	0	running	75	0
17	19	Bill Osborne	205		'56 Ford				128	0	0	a-frame	75	0
18	27	Al Watkins	48		'56 Ford	Holcomb			128	0	0	running	75	0
19	2	Speedy Thompson	300C		'56 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer		115	2	18	engine	125	0
20	3	Paul Goldsmith	3		'56 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		115	0	0	accident	100	0
21	5	Fireball Roberts	22		'56 Ford	DePaolo			88	0	0	piston	50	0
22	28	Blackie Pitt	59		'56 Buick	Brownie Pitt			60	0	0	a-frame	50	0
23	25	Joe Stewart	35		'55 Chrysler				57	0	0	steering	50	0
24	21	Cotton Priddy	16		'56 Chevrolet				38	0	0	fatal accident	50	0
25	12	Don Carr	285		'56 Pontiac	Jim Stephens			35	0	0	accident	50	0
26	11	Billy Myers	14		'56 Mercury	Guy Wilson			31	0	0	hose	50	0
27	18	Herb Gibson	760		'56 Chevrolet				21	0	0	engine	50	0
28	16	Sherman Utsman	418		'56 Chevrolet				17	0	0	engine	50	0
29	24	Arnold Denley	21		'55 Studebaker				5	0	0	shocks	150	0