1956 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds (Race 26)
Southern States Fairgrounds · 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speedy Thompson | 2 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 200 | 100 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 174 | running |
| 2 | 8 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 195 | running | |
| 3 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 195 | running | |
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 193 | 26 | rear end |
| 5 | 5 | 300 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 189 | quit | |
| 6 | 10 | 500B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 186 | fuel | |
| 7 | 6 | 11 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | engine | |
| 8 | 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 150 | accident | |
| 9 | 19 | 203 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Owner) | Buick | 150 | carburetor | |
| 10 | 17 | 34A | Richard Riley | Oldsmobile | 141 | running | ||
| 11 | 18 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Owner) | Mercury | 134 | overheating | |
| 12 | 11 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 115 | oil pressure | |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 106 | piston | |
| 14 | 12 | 55 | Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 69 | clutch | |
| 15 | 15 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 66 | rear end | |
| 16 | 14 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 30 | distributor | |
| 17 | 16 | 62 | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet | 30 | brakes | ||
| 18 | 9 | 271 | Billy Carden | Mercury | 24 | engine | ||
| 19 | 13 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 16 | spindle |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy Thompson | 174 | 87.0% | P1 |
| 2 | Fireball Roberts | 26 | 13.0% | P4 |