1956 Palm Beach Speedway

Race 4 of 56

Palm Beach
199 laps
Time of race: 1:31:50
Average speed of winner: 65.009 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-198 unknown, Thomas 199

Race notes: Last pole for Fonty Flock. Finale for Dick Burns. Only start for Bill Thurber.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Herb Thomas	92		'56 Chevrolet	Herb Thomas			199	1	1	running	1100	0
2	4	Al Keller	64		'56 Chevrolet	Al Keller			198	0	0	running	700	0
3	6	Billy Myers	46		'55 Chevrolet	Babb			197	0	0	running	475	0
4	8	Buck Baker	87		'56 Ford	Satcher			195	0	0	running	365	0
5	13	Lee Petty	42		'56 Dodge	Petty	Petty		193	0	0	running	310	0
6	22	Bob Welborn	44		'55 Chevrolet	Welborn			191	0	0	running	250	0
7	17	Johnny Patterson	33		'55 Chevrolet				191	0	0	running	200	0
8	15	Blackie Pitt	88		'55 Oldsmobile	Ernest Woods			180	0	0	running	150	0
9	14	Jack Choquette	91		'54 Oldsmobile				173	0	0	running	100	0
10	10	Bobby Myers	1		'55 Chevrolet	H.K. Rakestraw			177	0	0	running	100	0
11	23	Bill Thurber	31		'55 Studebaker				173	0	0	running	75	0
12	16	Johnny Roberts	900		'55 Chevrolet				172	0	0	running	60	0
13	9	Marvin Panch	98		'56 Ford	Harbison			148	0	0	gasket	50	0
14	19	Dick Burns	18		'53 Oldsmobile				148	0	0	running	50	0
15	11	Red Farmer	C97		'56 Chevrolet	Fitzgibbons			147	0	0	accident	50	0
16	7	Curtis Turner	99		'56 Ford	Schwam			117	0	0	bearing	50	0
17	20	Al Watkins	3		'55 Ford				89	0	0	bearing	50	0
18	18	Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge			67	0	0	heating	50	0
19	1	Fonty Flock	301		'55 Chrysler	Kiekhaefer	Kiekhaefer	78.912	65	0	0	accident	50	0
20	21	John McVitty	27		'55 Chevrolet				62	0	0	radiator	50	0
21	12	Dave Terrell	97		'56 Ford	Terrell			25	0	0	engine	50	0
22	2	Joe Weatherly	9		'56 Ford	Schwam			200	0	0	disqualified	0	0
23	5	Jim Reed	7		'55 Chevrolet	Jim Reed			200	0	0	disqualified	0	0