1956 100 Miles at Soldier Field
Soldier Field · 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireball Roberts | 3 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 200 | 100 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | |
| 2 | 14 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 200 | running | ||
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | running | ||
| 4 | 12 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 200 | running | ||
| 5 | 8 | 500B | Frank Mundy | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 200 | running | ||
| 6 | 9 | 502 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 199 | 3 | running | |
| 7 | 13 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 199 | running | ||
| 8 | 6 | 32 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | running | ||
| 9 | 7 | 719 | Joy Fair | Dodge | 192 | running | |||
| 10 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 190 | running | ||
| 11 | 20 | 7 | Bob Esposito | Oldsmobile | 189 | running | |||
| 12 | 23 | 33 | Frank Edwards | Chevrolet | 182 | running | |||
| 13 | 22 | 48 | Bill Massey | Ford | 176 | running | |||
| 14 | 21 | 38 | Chuck Mesler | Dodge | 175 | running | |||
| 15 | 15 | 66 | Al Watkins | Al Watkins (Owner) | Ford | 164 | running | ||
| 16 | 24 | 2 | Sal Tovella | Ford | 142 | brakes | |||
| 17 | 1 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 140 | brakes | ||
| 18 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | accident | 0 | |
| 19 | 17 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl (Owner) | Ford | 86 | brakes | ||
| 20 | 11 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 85 | brakes | ||
| 21 | 16 | 40 | Bob Chauncey | Pontiac | 78 | spindle | |||
| 22 | 5 | 3 | Tom Pistone | Chevrolet | 50 | brakes | |||
| 23 | 19 | 44 | Bill Vesler | Chevrolet | 50 | accident | 0 | ||
| 24 | 18 | 165 | Kenny Paulsen | Chevrolet | 40 | engine | |||
| 25 | 25 | 37 | Ray Crowley | Plymouth | 36 | carburetor |