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1956 Darlington
Southern 500
Qualifying and Results
September 3, 1956 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
Grand National
race number
44 of 56
364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.5 miles)
Time of race:
5:15:33 Attendance:
70,000
Pole Speed: 119.659 mph
Average Speed: 95.167 mph
Cautions:
7 for 68 laps Margin of Victory: 2 laps +
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Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor /
Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
|
1 |
11 |
99 |
Curtis
Turner |
Schwam Motors
(Charlie Schwam ) |
'56 Ford |
364 |
11,750 |
running |
225 |
|
2 |
1 |
57 |
Speedy
Thompson |
Carl Kiekhaefer
|
'56 Chrysler |
362 |
5,000 |
running |
14 |
|
3 |
2 |
8 |
Marvin Panch
|
Pete DePaolo
|
'56 Ford |
359 |
3,370 |
running |
39 |
|
4 |
23 |
7 |
Jim Reed
|
Jim Reed
|
'56 Chevrolet |
359 |
1,850 |
running |
|
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5 |
4 |
3 |
Paul Goldsmith
|
Smokey Yunick
|
'56 Chevrolet |
358 |
1,300 |
running |
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6 |
17 |
26 |
Jim Paschal
|
Bill Stroppe
|
'56 Mercury |
358 |
1,850 |
running |
32 |
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7 |
3 |
97 |
Bill Amick
|
DePaolo
Engineering
(Pete DePaolo ) |
'56 Ford |
357 |
1,020 |
running |
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8 |
16 |
9 |
Joe Weatherly |
Schwam Motors
(Charlie Schwam ) |
'56 Ford |
352 |
900 |
running |
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9 |
30 |
47 |
Bobby Johns |
J.M. Fitzgibbons
|
'56 Chevrolet |
349 |
700 |
running |
|
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10 |
20 |
93 |
Pat Kirkwood
|
Howard Moore
|
'56 Pontiac |
347 |
550 |
running |
|
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11 |
28 |
10 |
Rex White |
Max Welborn
|
'56 Chevrolet |
345 |
400 |
running |
|
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12 |
15 |
86 |
Tim Flock
|
John Foster
Motors
(John Foster ) |
'56 Ford |
345 |
490 |
running |
16 |
|
13 |
22 |
61 |
Roz Howard
|
Roz Howard
|
'56 Chevrolet |
343 |
250 |
running |
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14 |
25 |
38 |
Johnny Patterson
|
H.B. Ranier
|
'56 Chevrolet |
343 |
225 |
running |
|
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15 |
35 |
32 |
Junior Johnson
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|
'56 Chevrolet |
342 |
200 |
running |
|
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16 |
14 |
14 |
Billy Myers
|
Bill Stroppe
|
'56 Mercury |
341 |
300 |
running |
|
|
17 |
68 |
35 |
Lee Petty
|
Fred Frazier
|
'56 Ford |
340 |
175 |
running |
|
|
18 |
39 |
80 |
Harold Hardesty
|
Beryl Jackson
|
'56 Oldsmobile |
339 |
350 |
running |
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19 |
42 |
81 |
Elmo Langley
|
Elmo Langley
|
'56 Chevrolet |
338 |
140 |
running |
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20 |
46 |
43 |
Shorty York
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|
'56 Ford |
336 |
130 |
running |
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21 |
19 |
31 |
Bill Champion
|
Whitford
Brothers
(John Whitford ) |
'56 Ford |
336 |
120 |
running |
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22 |
65 |
69 |
Possum Jones
|
Warren Lee
|
'56 Chevrolet |
336 |
110 |
running |
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23 |
57 |
11 |
Emanuel Zervakis |
Emanuel Zervakis |
'56 Chevrolet |
334 |
100 |
running |
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24 |
54 |
16 |
Tiny Lund |
Gus Holzmueller
|
'56 Chevrolet |
331 |
100 |
running |
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25 |
45 |
64 |
Johnny Allen |
Spook Crawford |
'56 Plymouth |
330 |
300 |
running |
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26 |
6 |
87 |
Buck Baker
|
Carl Kiekhaefer
|
'56 Chrysler |
330 |
225 |
running |
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27 |
53 |
91 |
Jack Smith
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Elridge Motors
(Ted Chester ) |
'56 Chevrolet |
329 |
75 |
running |
|
|
28 |
36 |
19 |
Billy Carden
|
Schwam Motors
(Charlie Schwam ) |
'56 Ford |
329 |
75 |
running |
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29 |
24 |
75 |
Bill Blair
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Temple Motors
(Frank Hayworth ) |
'56 Mercury |
327 |
125 |
running |
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30 |
33 |
63 |
Sherman Utsman
|
Robert
McReynolds |
'56 Chevrolet |
327 |
75 |
running |
|
|
31 |
64 |
65 |
Lou Spears
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|
'56 Plymouth |
322 |
150 |
running |
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32 |
50 |
60 |
Brownie King
|
Brownie King
|
'56 Chevrolet |
320 |
50 |
running |
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33 |
9 |
82 |
Joe Eubanks
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Satcher Motors
(James Satcher ) |
'56 Ford |
317 |
50 |
gasket |
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34 |
66 |
48 |
Allen Adkins
|
Don Holcomb
|
'56 Ford |
315 |
50 |
running |
|
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35 |
43 |
89 |
Tom Lupo
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Granger Motors |
'56 Ford |
313 |
50 |
running |
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36 |
29 |
21 |
Gene Bergin
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Malcolm Barlow
|
'56 Dodge |
308 |
250 |
running |
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37 |
31 |
88 |
Ralph Liguori
|
Ernest Woods
|
'56 Oldsmobile |
300 |
150 |
axle |
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38 |
7 |
27 |
Frank Mundy
|
Carl Kiekhaefer
|
'56 Dodge |
276 |
180 |
engine |
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39 |
40 |
66 |
Harvey Henderson
|
Harvey Henderson
|
'56 Ford |
266 |
50 |
running |
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|
40 |
61 |
34 |
Dick Beaty
|
Ike Kiser
|
'56 Ford |
264 |
50 |
crash |
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|
41 |
67 |
84 |
Judge Rider
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Lawson & Netti
|
'56 Ford |
258 |
50 |
running |
|
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42 |
52 |
23 |
Wade Fields
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|
'56 Ford |
244 |
50 |
running |
|
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43 |
56 |
54 |
Bill Brown
|
Leland Colvin
|
'55 Buick |
235 |
250 |
crash |
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44 |
53 |
73 |
Larry Flynn |
Williamson
Motors
(B.B.
Morris ) |
'56 Buick |
222 |
150 |
crash |
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45 |
62 |
83 |
Johnny Dodson
|
Johnny Dodson
|
'56 Chevrolet |
204 |
50 |
wheel |
|
|
46 |
63 |
59 |
Blackie Pitt
|
Brownie Pitt
|
'56 Plymouth |
202 |
100 |
rear
end |
|
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47 |
51 |
6 |
Pat Grogan
|
Pat Grogan
|
'56 Mercury |
202 |
50 |
gas
tank |
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48 |
47 |
30 |
Clyde Palmer
|
Jack Chatenay
|
'56 Plymouth |
177 |
50 |
overheating |
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49 |
5 |
92 |
Herb Thomas
|
Herb Thomas |
'56 Chevrolet |
173 |
50 |
crash |
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50 |
18 |
1 |
Parnelli Jones
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Torrance Motors
(Vel Miletich ) |
'56 Ford |
169 |
70 |
crash |
|
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51 |
13 |
22 |
Fireball Roberts |
DePaolo
Engineering
(Pete DePaolo ) |
'56 Ford |
166 |
160 |
crash |
34 |
|
52 |
44 |
44 |
Ray Hendrick
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|
'56 Chevrolet |
163 |
50 |
engine |
|
|
53 |
10 |
52 |
Bill Widenhouse
|
Bob Widenhouse
|
'56 Ford |
159 |
50 |
engine |
|
|
54 |
27 |
29 |
Dink Widenhouse
|
Dink Widenhouse
|
'56 Ford |
158 |
50 |
crash |
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|
55 |
48 |
50 |
Roy Bentley
|
Marion Cox
|
'56 Ford |
146 |
50 |
crash |
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|
56 |
58 |
24 |
Ken Love
|
Richard Gallup
|
'56 Ford |
134 |
50 |
running |
|
|
57 |
8 |
12 |
Ralph Moody
|
DePaolo
Engineering
(Pete DePaolo ) |
'56 Ford |
119 |
70 |
crash |
|
|
58 |
12 |
15 |
Fonty Flock
|
Bill Stroppe
|
'56 Mercury |
117 |
80 |
spindle |
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59 |
32 |
98 |
Danny Letner
|
Tom Harbison
|
'56 Dodge |
113 |
100 |
crash |
|
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60 |
37 |
40 |
Don Oldenberg
|
Don Oldenberg
|
'56 Plymouth |
100 |
50 |
gas
tank |
|
|
61 |
34 |
76 |
Bobby Myers
|
Bill Stroppe
|
'56 Mercury |
91 |
50 |
gas
tank |
|
|
62 |
21 |
95 |
Bob Duell
|
Julian Buesink
|
'56 Ford |
90 |
50 |
rear
end |
|
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63 |
60 |
51 |
Nace Mattingly
|
Nace Mattingly
|
'56 Ford |
73 |
50 |
engine |
|
|
64 |
41 |
5 |
Pee Wee Jones
|
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'56 Dodge |
60 |
50 |
throttle |
|
|
65 |
26 |
2 |
Gwyn Staley
|
Hubert
Westmoreland |
'56 Chevrolet |
57 |
50 |
crash |
|
|
66 |
49 |
25 |
Doug Yates
|
Leland Colvin
|
'56 Chevrolet |
54 |
50 |
crash |
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