Official NASCAR Race Results

Curtis Turner won the 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-03-1956 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 11 99 Curtis Turner Ford Schwam Motors 0 364 225 Running 11,750
2 1 57 Speedy Thompson Chrysler Mercury Outboards 0 362 14 Running 5,000
3 2 8 Marvin Panch Ford DePaolo Engineering 0 359 39 Running 3,370
4 23 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed 0 359 0 Running 1,850
5 4 3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet Smokey's Best Damn Garage 0 358 0 Running 1,300
6 17 26 Jim Paschal Mercury Bill Stroppe 0 358 32 Running 1,850
7 3 97 Bill Amick Ford DePaolo Engineering 0 357 0 Running 1,020
8 16 9 Joe Weatherly Ford Schwam Motors 0 352 0 Running 900
9 30 47 Bobby Johns Chevrolet J.M. Fitzgibbons 0 349 0 Running 700
10 20 93 Pat Kirkwood Pontiac Howard Moore 0 347 0 Running 550
11 28 10 Rex White Chevrolet Max Welborn 0 345 0 Running 400
12 15 86 Tim Flock Ford John Foster Motors 0 345 16 Running 490
13 22 61 Roz Howard Chevrolet Roz Howard 0 343 0 Running 250
14 25 38 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet H.B. Ranier 0 343 0 Running 225
15 35 32 Junior Johnson Chevrolet -- 0 342 0 Running 200
16 14 14 Billy Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe 0 341 0 Running 300
17 68 35 Lee Petty Ford Fred Frazier 0 340 0 Running 175
18 39 80 Harold Hardesty Oldsmobile Beryl Jackson 0 339 0 Running 350
19 42 81 Elmo Langley Chevrolet Elmo Langley 0 338 0 Running 140
20 46 43 Shorty York Ford -- 0 336 0 Running 130
21 19 31 Bill Champion Ford Whitford Brothers 0 336 0 Running 120
22 65 69 Possum Jones Chevrolet Warren Lee 0 336 0 Running 110
23 57 11 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Emanuel Zervakis 0 334 0 Running 100
24 54 16 Tiny Lund Chevrolet Gus Holzmueller 0 331 0 Running 100
25 45 64 Johnny Allen Plymouth Spook Crawford 0 330 0 Running 300
26 6 87 Buck Baker Chrysler Mercury Outboards 0 330 0 Running 225
27 53 91 Jack Smith Chevrolet Elridge Motors 0 329 0 Running 75
28 36 19 Billy Carden Ford Schwam Motors 0 329 0 Running 75
29 24 75 Bill Blair Mercury Temple Motors 0 327 0 Running 125
30 33 63 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet Robert McReynolds 0 327 0 Running 75
31 64 65 Lou Spears Plymouth -- 0 322 0 Running 150
32 50 60 Brownie King Chevrolet Brownie King 0 320 0 Running 50
33 9 82 Joe Eubanks Ford Satcher Motors 0 317 0 Gasket 50
34 66 48 Allen Adkins Ford Don Holcomb 0 315 0 Running 50
35 43 89 Tom Lupo Ford Granger Motors 0 313 0 Running 50
36 29 21 Gene Bergin Dodge Malcolm Barlow 0 308 0 Running 250
37 31 88 Ralph Liguori Oldsmobile Ernest Woods 0 300 0 Axle 150
38 7 27 Frank Mundy Dodge Mercury Outboards 0 276 0 Engine 180
39 40 66 Harvey Henderson Ford Harvey Henderson 0 266 0 Running 50
40 61 34 Dick Beaty Ford Ike Kiser 0 264 0 Crash 50
41 67 84 Judge Rider Ford Lawson & Netti 0 258 0 Running 50
42 52 23 Wade Fields Ford -- 0 244 0 Running 50
43 56 54 Bill Brown Buick Leland Colvin 0 235 0 Crash 250
44 53 73 Larry Flynn Buick Williamson Motors 0 222 0 Crash 150
45 62 83 Johnny Dodson Chevrolet Johnny Dodson 0 204 0 Wheel 50
46 63 59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth Brownie Pitt 0 202 0 Rear end 100
47 51 6 Pat Grogan Mercury Pat Grogan 0 202 0 Gas tank 50
48 47 30 Clyde Palmer Plymouth Jack Chatenay 0 177 0 Overheating 50
49 5 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet Herb Thomas 0 173 0 Crash 50
50 18 1 Parnelli Jones Ford Torrance Motors 0 169 0 Crash 70
51 13 22 Fireball Roberts Ford DePaolo Engineering 0 166 34 Crash 160
52 44 44 Ray Hendrick Chevrolet -- 0 163 0 Engine 50
53 10 52 Bill Widenhouse Ford Beatty Motors 0 159 0 Engine 50
54 27 29 Dink Widenhouse Ford Dink Widenhouse 0 158 0 Crash 50
55 48 50 Roy Bentley Ford Marion Cox 0 146 0 Crash 50
56 58 24 Ken Love Ford Richard Gallup 0 134 0 Running 50
57 8 12 Ralph Moody Ford DePaolo Engineering 0 119 0 Crash 70
58 12 15 Fonty Flock Mercury Bill Stroppe 0 117 0 Spindle 80
59 32 98 Danny Letner Dodge Tom Harbison 0 113 0 Crash 100
60 37 40 Don Oldenberg Plymouth Don Oldenberg 0 100 0 Gas tank 50
61 34 76 Bobby Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe 0 91 0 Gas tank 50
62 21 95 Bob Duell Ford Police Special 0 90 0 Rear end 50
63 60 51 Nace Mattingly Ford Nace Mattingly 0 73 0 Engine 50
64 41 5 Pee Wee Jones Dodge -- 0 60 0 Throttle 50
65 26 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland 0 57 0 Crash 50
66 49 25 Doug Yates Chevrolet Leland Colvin 0 54 0 Crash 50
67 70 72 Peck Peckham Chevrolet Peck Peckham 0 27 0 Gasket 50
68 38 17 Russ Graham Chevrolet Earl Wright 0 26 0 Crash 50
69 69 13 Jesse James Taylor Ford Jesse James Taylor 0 25 0 Engine 50
70 50 18 Arden Mounts Pontiac Arden Mounts 0 12 0 Piston 50

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-03-1956
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 44
  • Cars: 70
  • Winner: Curtis Turner
  • Start Position: 11th
  • Car Make: 1956 Ford
  • Avg Speed: 95.167 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $35,365
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 68
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Pole: 119.659 mph

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