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1956 251 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway

Memphis-Arkansas Speedway · 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Ralph Moody2329162415167250.5

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus
12312Ralph MoodyDePaolo EngineeringFord16715running
2975Jim PaschalFrank Hayworth (Owner)Mercury16747running
314286Pat KirkwoodJim Stephens (Owner)Pontiac165running
4411Tim FlockMauri Rose (Owner)Chevrolet164running
5782Joe EubanksJames Satcher (Owner)Ford163running
6842Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge163running
76502Herb ThomasCarl Kiekhaefer (Owner)Dodge162running
8132Gwyn StaleyHubert Westmoreland (Owner)Chevrolet159running
91300Buck BakerCarl Kiekhaefer (Owner)Chrysler15687running
101091Jack SmithTed Chester (Owner)Chevrolet156running
11154Bob FlockMauri Rose (Owner)Chevrolet154fuel pump
121788Banjo MatthewsErnest Woods (Owner)Oldsmobile149running
1322264Johnny AllenSpook Crawford (Owner)Plymouth149running
1420291C.H. DinglerC.H. Dingler (Owner)Dodge148running
152952Joe GuideSally Guide (Owner)Hudson141running
16261Gene GoodmanOldsmobile130running
1719205Bill OsborneR.H. Coleman (Owner)Ford128a-frame
182748Al WatkinsDon Holcomb (Owner)Ford128running
192300CSpeedy ThompsonCarl Kiekhaefer (Owner)Chrysler11518engine
2033Paul GoldsmithSmokey Yunick RacingChevrolet115accident
21522Fireball RobertsDePaolo EngineeringFord88piston
222859Blackie PittBrownie Pitt (Owner)Buick60a-frame
232535Joe StewartChrysler57steering
242116Cotton PriddyCotton Priddy (Owner)Chevrolet38accident
2512285Don CarrJim Stephens (Owner)Pontiac35accident
261114Billy MyersStroppe MotorsportsMercury31hose
2718760Herb GibsonJoe George (Owner)Chevrolet21engine
2816418Sherman UtsmanChevrolet17engine
292421Arnold DenleyStudebaker5shocks

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Buck Baker8752.1%P9
2Jim Paschal4728.1%P2
3Speedy Thompson1810.8%P19
4Ralph Moody159.0%P1
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