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100 Miles at Merced Fairgrounds 1956
100 Miles at Merced Fairgrounds 1956
Merced Fairgrounds
· 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Herb Thomas
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
Chrysler
200
2
Harold Hardesty
Chevrolet
200
3
Jim Graham
Plymouth
200
4
Lloyd Dane
Lloyd Dane (Owner)
Mercury
198
5
Eddie Pagan
Eddie Pagan (Owner)
Ford
197
6
John Kieper
John Kieper (Owner)
Oldsmobile
194
7
Chuck Meekins
Jim Rush (Owner)
Chevrolet
194
8
Bob Ross
Mercury
190
9
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson (Owner)
Buick
190
10
Sherman Clark
Sherman Clark (Owner)
Chevrolet
185
11
Jim Blomgren
Lorrin Bates (Owner)
Ford
183
12
Bob Keefe
Ford
183
13
Parnelli Jones
Vel Miletich (Owner)
Ford
181
14
Lucky Long
William Long (Owner)
Chevrolet
180
15
Howard Phillippi
Howard Phillippi (Owner)
Chevrolet
172
16
Jim Cook
Floyd Johnson (Owner)
Pontiac
168
17
Bill Sullivan
Ford
162
18
Nick Lari
Ford
155
19
Clyde Palmer
Al Liggons (Owner)
Mercury
149
20
Al Pombo
Tom Roady (Owner)
Dodge
122
21
Bob Francy
Chevrolet
91
22
Gordon Haines
Herb Eberhart (Owner)
Dodge
77
23
Bill Moore
Bill Moore (Owner)
Ford
66
24
Dick Getty
Dick Getty (Owner)
Chevrolet
55
25
Don Hamilton
Studebaker
53
26
John Lansaw
John Lansaw (Owner)
Chevrolet
19
27
Jack Richardson
Pontiac
8
28
Owen Loggins
Dodge
0
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1956 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Herb Thomas
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
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