Official NASCAR Race Results

Herb Thomas won the 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series 1956-24 at Merced Fairgrounds.

06-03-1956 | 1956-24 | Merced Fairgrounds

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 1 300B Herb Thomas Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer 0 200 0 Running 910
2 5 52 Harold Hardesty Chevrolet -- 0 200 0 Running 650
3 8 30 Jim Graham Plymouth -- 0 200 0 Running 495
4 2 225 Lloyd Dane Mercury Lloyd Dane 0 198 0 Running 375
5 12 45 Eddie Pagan Ford Eddie Pagan 0 197 0 Running 310
6 10 88 John Kieper Oldsmobile John Kieper 0 194 0 Running 250
7 20 56 Chuck Meekins Chevrolet Jim Rush 0 194 0 Running 200
8 7 43 Bob Ross Mercury -- 0 190 0 Running 200
9 27 25 Erick Erickson Buick Erick Erickson 0 190 0 Running 125
10 11 34 Sherman Clark Chevrolet Sherman Clark 0 185 0 Running 110
11 17 188 Jim Blomgren Ford Lorrin Bates 0 183 0 Running 100
12 22 14 Bob Keefe Ford -- 0 183 0 Running 100
13 3 11 Parnelli Jones Ford Vel Miletich 0 181 0 Wheel 60
14 23 101 Lucky Long Chevrolet William Long 0 180 0 Crash 50
15 19 20 Howard Phillippi Chevrolet Howard Phillippi 0 172 0 Running 50
16 16 9 Jim Cook Pontiac Floyd Johnson 0 168 0 Running 50
17 24 75 Bill Sullivan Ford -- 0 162 0 Running 50
18 25 47 Nick Lari Ford -- 0 155 0 Running 50
19 15 5 Clyde Palmer Mercury Al Liggons 0 149 0 Running 50
20 14 2 Al Pombo Dodge Tom Roady 0 122 0 Crash 50
21 21 352 Bob Francy Chevrolet -- 0 91 0 Shocks 0
22 9 77 Gordon Haines Dodge Herb Eberhart 0 77 0 Overheating 10
23 4 48 Bill Moore Ford Bill Moore 0 66 0 Piston 30
24 6 00 Dick Getty Chevrolet Dick Getty 0 55 0 Overheating 10
25 26 55 Don Hamilton Studebaker -- 0 53 0 Engine 0
26 18 12 John Lansaw Chevrolet John Lansaw 0 19 0 Radiator 0
27 13 551 Jack Richardson Pontiac -- 0 8 0 Piston 0
28 28 8 Owen Loggins Dodge -- 0 0 0 Rods 0

Race Recap

  • Date: 06-03-1956
  • Track: Merced Fairgrounds
  • Race: 1956-24
  • Race #: 24
  • Cars: 28
  • Winner: Herb Thomas
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: 1956 Chrysler
  • Avg Speed: 47.325 mph
  • Distance: 100 miles
  • Purse: $4,285
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 0
  • Pole: 58.234 mph

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