The 1956 1956-39 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bay Meadows Race Track race.
Sunday, August 19th, 1956
Bay Meadows Race Track, San Mateo, CA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 4 | 2 | Al Pombo | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 0 | spun |
28 | 15 | 156 | Art Watts | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | rf hub |
22 | 24 | 36 | Bill Bade | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 2 | 31 | Bill Hyde | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 0 | running |
30 | 5 | 551 | Bill Moore | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 0 | fan belt |
21 | 33 | 55 | Bill West | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 0 | running |
31 | 21 | 47 | Bob Havemann | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine |
12 | 35 | 14N | Bob Keefe | Ford | 0 | 0 | 227 | 0 | 0 | piston |
7 | 13 | 43 | Bob Ross | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 235 | 0 | 0 | running |
35 | 3 | 300B | Buck Baker | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | engine |
13 | 25 | 33 | Carl Hammill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 6 | 56 | Chuck Meekins | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 18 | 89 | Clyde Mitchell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 26 | 71N | Clyde Palmer | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 8 | 88N | Ed Negre | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | running |
1 | 1 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Ford | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 30 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 15 | 41 | Ernie Young | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 228 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 11 | 12 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | 0 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 23 | 68 | Frank Secrist | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 12 | 77N | Gordon Haines | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 20 | 52N | Harold Hardesty | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 0 | running |
36 | 10 | 30 | Herb Thomas | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | -- |
25 | 34 | 20 | Howard Phillippi | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 28 | 188 | Jim Blomgren | Ford | 0 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 22 | 9 | Jim Cook | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | piston |
15 | 9 | 98N | John Kieper | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 17 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 31 | 66N | Lou Sherman | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 0 | running |
37 | 36 | 83 | Ole Anderson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
2 | 7 | 11 | Parnelli Jones | Ford | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | running |
33 | 29 | 1 | Ralph Moody | Ford | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | engine |
29 | 37 | 91 | Reggie Ausmus | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | overheating |
26 | 10 | 15N | Royce Haggerty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | crash |
5 | 14 | 21 | Scotty Cain | Ford | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | running |
32 | 27 | 34 | Sherman Clark | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | driveshaft |
34 | 32 | 75N | Wally Gervais | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.