1956 293 Miles at Portland Speedway
Portland Speedway · 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Thomas | 18 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 150 | 75 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 150 | 1 | running |
| 2 | 19 | 98 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 150 | running | |
| 3 | 15 | 1C | Clyde Palmer | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 150 | running | |
| 4 | 11 | 88 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oldsmobile | 149 | running | |
| 5 | 9 | 11 | Curley Barker | Chevrolet | 148 | running | ||
| 6 | 12 | 52 | Harold Hardesty | Chevrolet | 148 | running | ||
| 7 | 8 | 66 | Bill Hyde | Oldsmobile | 148 | running | ||
| 8 | 6 | 325 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Mercury | 148 | running | |
| 9 | 7 | 77 | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 147 | running | |
| 10 | 14 | 56 | Lou Sherman | Mercury | 147 | running | ||
| 11 | 2 | 15 | Royce Haggerty | Curly Weida (Owner) | Dodge | 145 | running | |
| 12 | 4 | 14 | Bob Keefe | Ford | 145 | running | ||
| 13 | 17 | 1 | Art Watts | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 142 | running | |
| 14 | 5 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson (Owner) | Buick | 142 | running | |
| 15 | 10 | 6 | Don Hildreth | Oldsmobile | 140 | running | ||
| 16 | 21 | 71 | Ted Sweeney | Oldsmobile | 131 | running | ||
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Lyle Matlock | Al Liggons (Owner) | Mercury | 124 | running | |
| 18 | 3 | 22 | Bob Carroll | Hudson | 62 | accident | ||
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Andy Wilson | Ford | 59 | accident | ||
| 20 | 16 | 6 | Harold Beal | Ford | 38 | axle | ||
| 21 | 20 | 55 | Don Hamilton | Studebaker | 17 | axle |