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1956 Southern 500

Darlington Raceway · 1956 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Curtis Turner11703916224364500.5

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11199Curtis TurnerCharlie Schwam (Owner)Ford364224running
2157Speedy ThompsonCarl Kiekhaefer (Owner)Chrysler36215running
328Marvin PanchDePaolo EngineeringFord35940running
4237Jim ReedJim Reed (Owner)Chevrolet350running0
543Paul GoldsmithSmokey Yunick RacingChevrolet358running
61726Jim PaschalStroppe MotorsportsMercury35831running
7397Bill AmickDePaolo EngineeringFord357running
8169Joe WeatherlyCharlie Schwam (Owner)Ford352running
93047Bobby JohnsJ.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner)Chevrolet349running
102093Pat KirkwoodHoward Moore (Owner)Pontiac347running
112810Rex WhiteMax Welborn (Owner)Chevrolet345running
121586Tim FlockJohn Foster (Owner)Ford34519running
132261Roz HowardRoz Howard (Owner)Chevrolet343running
142538Johnny PattersonRanier-Lundy RacingChevrolet343running
153532Junior JohnsonChevrolet342running
161414Billy MyersStroppe MotorsportsMercury341running
176835Lee PettyFred Frazier (Owner)Ford340running
183980Harold HardestyBeryl Jackson (Owner)Oldsmobile339running
194281Elmo LangleyLangley-Woodfield RacingChevrolet338running
204643Shorty YorkFord336running
211931Bill ChampionJohn Whitford (Owner)Ford336running
226569Possum JonesWarren Lee (Owner)Chevrolet336running
235711Emanuel ZervakisZervakis EnterprisesChevrolet334running
245416Tiny LundGus Holzmueller (Owner)Chevrolet331running
254564Johnny AllenSpook Crawford (Owner)Plymouth330running
26687Buck BakerCarl Kiekhaefer (Owner)Chrysler330running
275391Jack SmithTed Chester (Owner)Chevrolet329running
283619Billy CardenCharlie Schwam (Owner)Ford329running
292475Bill BlairFrank Hayworth (Owner)Mercury327running
303363Sherman UtsmanRobert McReynolds (Owner)Chevrolet327running
316465Lou SpearsPlymouth322running
325060Brownie KingBrownie King (Owner)Chevrolet320running
33982Joe EubanksJames Satcher (Owner)Ford317gasket
346648Allen AdkinsDon Holcomb (Owner)Ford315running
354389Tom LupoFord313running
362921Gene BerginMalcolm Barlow (Owner)Dodge308running
373188Ralph LiguoriErnest Woods (Owner)Oldsmobile300axle
38727Frank MundyCarl Kiekhaefer (Owner)Dodge276engine
394066Harvey HendersonHarvey Henderson (Owner)Ford266running
406134Dick BeatyIke Kiser (Owner)Ford264accident
416784Judge RiderFord258running
425223Wade FieldsFord244running
435654Bill BrownLeland Colvin (Owner)Buick235accident
445373Larry FlynnB.B. Morris (Owner)Buick222accident
456283Johnny DodsonJohnny Dodson (Owner)Chevrolet204wheel
466359Blackie PittBrownie Pitt (Owner)Plymouth202rear end
47516Pat GroganPat Grogan (Owner)Mercury202fuel tank
484730Clyde PalmerJack Chatenay (Owner)Plymouth177overheating
49592Herb ThomasHerb Thomas RacingChevrolet173accident
50181Parnelli JonesVel Miletich (Owner)Ford169accident
511322Fireball RobertsDePaolo EngineeringFord16635accident
524444Ray HendrickChevrolet163engine
531052Bill WidenhouseBob Widenhouse (Owner)Ford159engine
542729Dink WidenhouseDink Widenhouse (Owner)Ford158accident
554850Roy BentleyMarion Cox (Owner)Ford146accident
565824Ken LoveRichard Gallup (Owner)Ford134running
57812Ralph MoodyDePaolo EngineeringFord119accident
581215Fonty FlockStroppe MotorsportsMercury117spindle
593298Danny LetnerTom Harbison (Owner)Dodge113accident
603740Don OldenbergDon Oldenberg (Owner)Plymouth100fuel tank
613476Bobby MyersStroppe MotorsportsMercury91fuel tank
622195Bob DuellJulian Buesink (Owner)Ford90rear end
636051Nace MattinglyNace Mattingly (Owner)Ford73engine
64415Pee Wee JonesDodge60throttle
65262Gwyn StaleyHubert Westmoreland (Owner)Chevrolet57accident
664925Doug YatesLeland Colvin (Owner)Chevrolet54accident
677072Peck PeckhamPeck Peckham (Owner)Chevrolet50gasket0
683817Russ GrahamEarl Wright (Owner)Chevrolet26accident
696913Jesse James TaylorJesse James Taylor (Owner)Ford25engine
705018Arden MountsArden Mounts (Owner)Pontiac12piston

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Curtis Turner22461.5%P1
2Marvin Panch4011.0%P3
3Fireball Roberts359.6%P51
4Jim Paschal318.5%P6
5Tim Flock195.2%P12
6Speedy Thompson154.1%P2
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