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1956 Raleigh 250
Race 30 of 56
Raleigh
250 laps
Time of race: 3:07:55
Average speed of winner: 79.822 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps + 10 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 1 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-5, Moody 6-8, Petty 9, Eubanks 10-13, Roberts 14-64, Baker 65-87, Roberts 88-161, Thompson 162-174, Roberts 175-250
Race notes: Debut for Johnny Dodson, Pat Grogan, and Bill Walker. Finale for Bud Geiselman. Only start for Rat Garner.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 32 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | '56 Ford | DePaolo | 250 | 3 | 201 | running | 3000 | 0 | |||
2 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | 500 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 248 | 1 | 13 | running | 2000 | 0 | ||
3 | 27 | Frank Mundy | 502 | '56 Dodge | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 247 | 0 | 0 | running | 1275 | 0 | ||
4 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '56 Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | 246 | 0 | 0 | running | 925 | 0 | |||
5 | 10 | Tim Flock | 11 | '56 Chevrolet | Mauri Rose | 243 | 0 | 0 | running | 750 | 0 | |||
6 | 4 | Paul Goldsmith | 3 | '56 Chevrolet | Yunick | Yunick | 242 | 0 | 0 | running | 650 | 0 | ||
7 | 30 | Marvin Panch | 99 | '56 Ford | Harbison | 241 | 0 | 0 | running | 550 | 0 | |||
8 | 18 | Bill Walker | 5 | '56 Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | 0 | running | 500 | 0 | ||||
9 | 25 | Rex White | X | '56 Chevrolet | Max Welborn | 237 | 0 | 0 | running | 400 | 0 | |||
10 | 29 | Jack Smith | 91 | '56 Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | 0 | running | 375 | 0 | ||||
11 | 28 | Buck Baker | 300C | '56 Chrysler | Kiekhaefer | Kiekhaefer | 234 | 1 | 23 | running | 300 | 0 | ||
12 | 6 | Jim Paschal | 75 | '56 Mercury | Hayworth | 231 | 0 | 0 | running | 275 | 0 | |||
13 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | 113 | '56 Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | 0 | running | 225 | 0 | ||||
14 | 14 | Billy Carden | 9 | '56 Ford | Bishop Brothers | 217 | 0 | 0 | running | 225 | 0 | |||
15 | 13 | Rat Garner | 240 | '56 Ford | 216 | 0 | 0 | running | 225 | 0 | ||||
16 | 36 | Ed Cole | 94 | '56 Mercury | 216 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
17 | 15 | Al Watkins | 48 | '56 Ford | Holcomb | 213 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
18 | 16 | Bill Champion | 31 | '56 Ford | Whitford Brothers | 212 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
19 | 35 | Bobby Keck | 96 | '56 Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
20 | 12 | Pat Kirkwood | 286 | '56 Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 203 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 150 | 0 | |||
21 | 19 | Arden Mounts | 18 | '56 Pontiac | Mounts | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
22 | 5 | Johnny Allen | 264 | '56 Plymouth | Spook Crawford | 181 | 0 | 0 | heating | 150 | 0 | |||
23 | 8 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | '56 Chevrolet | Westmoreland | 146 | 0 | 0 | bearing | 100 | 0 | |||
24 | 34 | Ken Love | 640 | '55 Ford | 144 | 0 | 0 | hub | 100 | 0 | ||||
25 | 7 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '56 Ford | Satcher | 136 | 1 | 4 | engine | 150 | 0 | |||
26 | 31 | Billy Myers | 14 | '56 Mercury | Guy Wilson | 91 | 0 | 0 | engine | 100 | 0 | |||
27 | 17 | Ralph Liguori | 88 | '56 Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 90 | 0 | 0 | engine | 150 | 0 | |||
28 | 9 | Ralph Moody | 12 | '56 Ford | DePaolo | 82 | 1 | 3 | lifter | 100 | 0 | |||
29 | 22 | Johnny Dodson | 131 | '56 Chevrolet | Dodson | 77 | 0 | 0 | heating | 100 | 0 | |||
30 | 21 | Bob Duell | 95 | '56 Ford | Buesink | 63 | 0 | 0 | bearing | 100 | 0 | |||
31 | 26 | Bud Geiselman | 3A | '55 Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | ||||
32 | 11 | Sherman Utsman | 418 | '56 Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | ||||
33 | 33 | Dick Beaty | 34 | '56 Ford | Beaty | 45 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
34 | 24 | Blackie Pitt | 59 | '56 Plymouth | Brownie Pitt | 43 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
35 | 23 | Pat Grogan | 29 | '56 Mercury | 21 | 0 | 0 | axle | 0 | 0 | ||||
36 | 1 | Lee Petty | 42 | '56 Dodge | Petty | Petty | 82.587 | 9 | 2 | 6 | oil pressure | 50 | 0 |
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