Official NASCAR Race Results

Speedy Thompson won the 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series 1956-16 at Hickory Speedway.

05-12-1956 | 1956-16 | Hickory Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 1 300C Speedy Thompson Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer 0 200 200 Running 1,100
2 10 14 Billy Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe 0 200 0 Running 700
3 13 500B Buck Baker Dodge Carl Kiekhaefer 0 200 0 Running 475
4 12 502 Herb Thomas Dodge Carl Kiekhaefer 0 200 0 Running 365
5 2 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland 0 200 0 Running 310
6 6 7A Bobby Johns Chevrolet Shorty Johns 0 198 0 Running 250
7 5 286 Cotton Owens Pontiac Jim Stephens 0 196 0 Running 200
8 21 48 Al Watkins Ford Don Holcomb 0 182 0 Running 150
9 20 34A Charlie Jackson Oldsmobile -- 0 180 0 Running 100
10 11 19 Harvey Henderson Ford Harvey Henderson 0 180 0 Running 100
11 23 760 Brownie King Chevrolet Brownie King 0 174 0 Running 75
12 7 82 Joe Eubanks Ford Satcher Motors 0 172 0 Rr axle 60
13 19 96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet Bobby Keck 0 171 0 Running 50
14 22 37 Tiny Lund Pontiac Gus Holzmueller 0 168 0 Crash 50
15 4 42 Lee Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises 0 164 0 Transmission 50
16 9 271 Billy Carden Mercury -- 0 154 0 Spindle 50
17 18 1 Jimmie Lewallen Chevrolet -- 0 102 0 Crash 50
18 24 75 Jim Paschal Mercury C U Later Alligator 0 95 0 Electrical 50
19 17 34 Dick Beaty Ford Ike Kiser 0 81 0 Rear end 50
20 8 150 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet Fred Lorenzen 0 73 0 Crash 50
21 15 204 Darvin Randahl Ford Darvin Randahl 0 47 0 Bearing 0
22 16 B-29 Dink Widenhouse Ford Dink Widenhouse 0 24 0 Crash 0
23 14 24 Bobby Waddell Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue 0 24 0 Crash 0
24 3 55 Junior Johnson Pontiac Brushy Mountain Motors 0 9 0 Piston 0

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-12-1956
  • Track: Hickory Speedway
  • Race: 1956-16
  • Race #: 16
  • Cars: 24
  • Winner: Speedy Thompson
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: 1956 Chrysler
  • Avg Speed: 59.442 mph
  • Distance: 80 miles
  • Purse: $4,285
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 0
  • Pole: 67.447 mph

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