1956 78 Miles at Redwood Speedway
Redwood Speedway · 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Thomas | 6 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 125 | 78.1 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 125 | 1 | running |
| 2 | 5 | 77 | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 124 | running | |
| 3 | 16 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Mercury | 124 | running | |
| 4 | 8 | 14 | Bob Keefe | Ford | 124 | running | ||
| 5 | 10 | 9 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Owner) | Pontiac | 123 | running | |
| 6 | 1 | 88 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 122 | running | |
| 7 | 7 | 52 | Harold Hardesty | Chevrolet | 120 | running | ||
| 8 | 13 | 15 | Royce Haggerty | Curly Weida (Owner) | Dodge | 120 | running | |
| 9 | 4 | 47 | Sam Speers | Walt Palozi (Owner) | Pontiac | 119 | running | |
| 10 | 20 | 1 | Art Watts | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 119 | running | |
| 11 | 15 | 30 | Jim Graham | Plymouth | 117 | running | ||
| 12 | 14 | 188 | Jim Blomgren | Lorrin Bates (Owner) | Ford | 117 | overheating | |
| 13 | 24 | 75 | Bill Sullivan | Ford | 116 | running | ||
| 14 | 3 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson (Owner) | Buick | 113 | running | |
| 15 | 12 | 98 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oldsmobile | 111 | overheating | |
| 16 | 17 | 134 | Bob Havemann | Bob Havenmann (Owner) | Dodge | 106 | running | |
| 17 | 25 | 95 | Jack Williams | Oldsmobile | 94 | running | ||
| 18 | 23 | 71 | Ted Sweeney | Oldsmobile | 62 | running | ||
| 19 | 9 | 50 | Harold Beal | Ford | 57 | accident | ||
| 20 | 11 | 66 | Bill Hyde | Oldsmobile | 54 | piston | ||
| 21 | 21 | 78 | Don Porter | Studebaker | 53 | axle | ||
| 22 | 19 | 20 | Howard Phillippi | Howard Phillippi (Owner) | Chevrolet | 45 | accident | |
| 23 | 2 | 1C | Clyde Palmer | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 38 | piston | |
| 24 | 18 | 41 | Ernie Young | Walt Palozi (Owner) | Pontiac | 37 | accident | |
| 25 | 22 | 5 | Lyle Matlock | Al Liggons (Owner) | Mercury | 18 | overheating |