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· 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Curtis Turner
Charlie Schwam (Owner)
Ford
364
2
Speedy Thompson
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
Chrysler
362
3
Marvin Panch
DePaolo Engineering
Ford
359
4
Jim Reed
Jim Reed (Owner)
Chevrolet
350
0
5
Paul Goldsmith
Smokey Yunick Racing
Chevrolet
358
6
Jim Paschal
Stroppe Motorsports
Mercury
358
7
Bill Amick
DePaolo Engineering
Ford
357
8
Joe Weatherly
Charlie Schwam (Owner)
Ford
352
9
Bobby Johns
J.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner)
Chevrolet
349
10
Pat Kirkwood
Howard Moore (Owner)
Pontiac
347
11
Rex White
Max Welborn (Owner)
Chevrolet
345
12
Tim Flock
John Foster (Owner)
Ford
345
13
Roz Howard
Roz Howard (Owner)
Chevrolet
343
14
Johnny Patterson
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Chevrolet
343
15
Junior Johnson
Chevrolet
342
16
Billy Myers
Stroppe Motorsports
Mercury
341
17
Lee Petty
Fred Frazier (Owner)
Ford
340
18
Harold Hardesty
Beryl Jackson (Owner)
Oldsmobile
339
19
Elmo Langley
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Chevrolet
338
20
Shorty York
Ford
336
21
Bill Champion
John Whitford (Owner)
Ford
336
22
Possum Jones
Warren Lee (Owner)
Chevrolet
336
23
Emanuel Zervakis
Zervakis Enterprises
Chevrolet
334
24
Tiny Lund
Gus Holzmueller (Owner)
Chevrolet
331
25
Johnny Allen
Spook Crawford (Owner)
Plymouth
330
26
Buck Baker
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
Chrysler
330
27
Jack Smith
Ted Chester (Owner)
Chevrolet
329
28
Billy Carden
Charlie Schwam (Owner)
Ford
329
29
Bill Blair
Frank Hayworth (Owner)
Mercury
327
30
Sherman Utsman
Robert McReynolds (Owner)
Chevrolet
327
31
Lou Spears
Plymouth
322
32
Brownie King
Brownie King (Owner)
Chevrolet
320
33
Joe Eubanks
James Satcher (Owner)
Ford
317
34
Allen Adkins
Don Holcomb (Owner)
Ford
315
35
Tom Lupo
Ford
313
36
Gene Bergin
Malcolm Barlow (Owner)
Dodge
308
37
Ralph Liguori
Ernest Woods (Owner)
Oldsmobile
300
38
Frank Mundy
Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
Dodge
276
39
Harvey Henderson
Harvey Henderson (Owner)
Ford
266
40
Dick Beaty
Ike Kiser (Owner)
Ford
264
41
Judge Rider
Ford
258
42
Wade Fields
Ford
244
43
Bill Brown
Leland Colvin (Owner)
Buick
235
44
Larry Flynn
B.B. Morris (Owner)
Buick
222
45
Johnny Dodson
Johnny Dodson (Owner)
Chevrolet
204
46
Blackie Pitt
Brownie Pitt (Owner)
Plymouth
202
47
Pat Grogan
Pat Grogan (Owner)
Mercury
202
48
Clyde Palmer
Jack Chatenay (Owner)
Plymouth
177
49
Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas Racing
Chevrolet
173
50
Parnelli Jones
Vel Miletich (Owner)
Ford
169
51
Fireball Roberts
DePaolo Engineering
Ford
166
52
Ray Hendrick
Chevrolet
163
53
Bill Widenhouse
Bob Widenhouse (Owner)
Ford
159
54
Dink Widenhouse
Dink Widenhouse (Owner)
Ford
158
55
Roy Bentley
Marion Cox (Owner)
Ford
146
56
Ken Love
Richard Gallup (Owner)
Ford
134
57
Ralph Moody
DePaolo Engineering
Ford
119
58
Fonty Flock
Stroppe Motorsports
Mercury
117
59
Danny Letner
Tom Harbison (Owner)
Dodge
113
60
Don Oldenberg
Don Oldenberg (Owner)
Plymouth
100
61
Bobby Myers
Stroppe Motorsports
Mercury
91
62
Bob Duell
Julian Buesink (Owner)
Ford
90
63
Nace Mattingly
Nace Mattingly (Owner)
Ford
73
64
Pee Wee Jones
Dodge
60
65
Gwyn Staley
Hubert Westmoreland (Owner)
Chevrolet
57
66
Doug Yates
Leland Colvin (Owner)
Chevrolet
54
67
Peck Peckham
Peck Peckham (Owner)
Chevrolet
50
0
68
Russ Graham
Earl Wright (Owner)
Chevrolet
26
69
Jesse James Taylor
Jesse James Taylor (Owner)
Ford
25
70
Arden Mounts
Arden Mounts (Owner)
Pontiac
12
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1956 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Curtis Turner
Charlie Schwam (Owner)
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