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Results

The 1956 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 3rd, 1956

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 26 Ford
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 6 Mercury
  • 2 Buick
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 4 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 70 (30 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 95.167
  • Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
34 66 48 Allen Adkins Ford 0 0 315 0 0 running
70 50 18 Arden Mounts Pontiac 0 0 12 0 0 piston
7 3 97 Bill Amick Ford 0 0 357 0 0 running
29 24 75 Bill Blair Mercury 0 0 327 0 0 running
43 56 54 Bill Brown Buick 0 0 235 0 0 crash
21 19 31 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 336 0 0 running
53 10 52 Bill Widenhouse Ford 0 0 159 0 0 engine
28 36 19 Billy Carden Ford 0 0 329 0 0 running
16 14 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 341 0 0 running
46 63 59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth 0 0 202 0 0 rear end
62 21 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 90 0 0 rear end
9 30 47 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 349 0 0 running
61 34 76 Bobby Myers Mercury 0 0 91 0 0 gas tank
32 50 60 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 320 0 0 running
26 6 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 330 0 0 running
48 47 30 Clyde Palmer Plymouth 0 0 177 0 0 overheating
1 11 99 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 364 225 0 running
59 32 98 Danny Letner Dodge 0 0 113 0 0 crash
40 61 34 Dick Beaty Ford 0 0 264 0 0 crash
54 27 29 Dink Widenhouse Ford 0 0 158 0 0 crash
60 37 40 Don Oldenberg Plymouth 0 0 100 0 0 gas tank
66 49 25 Doug Yates Chevrolet 0 0 54 0 0 crash
19 42 81 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 0 0 338 0 0 running
23 57 11 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 334 0 0 running
51 13 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 166 34 0 crash
58 12 15 Fonty Flock Mercury 0 0 117 0 0 spindle
38 7 27 Frank Mundy Dodge 0 0 276 0 0 engine
36 29 21 Gene Bergin Dodge 0 0 308 0 0 running
65 26 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 57 0 0 crash
18 39 80 Harold Hardesty Oldsmobile 0 0 339 0 0 running
39 40 66 Harvey Henderson Ford 0 0 266 0 0 running
49 5 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 173 0 0 crash
27 53 91 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 329 0 0 running
69 69 13 Jesse James Taylor Ford 0 0 25 0 0 engine
6 17 26 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 358 32 0 running
4 23 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
33 9 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 317 0 0 gasket
8 16 9 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 352 0 0 running
25 45 64 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 330 0 0 running
45 62 83 Johnny Dodson Chevrolet 0 0 204 0 0 wheel
14 25 38 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet 0 0 343 0 0 running
41 67 84 Judge Rider Ford 0 0 258 0 0 running
15 35 32 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 342 0 0 running
56 58 24 Ken Love Ford 0 0 134 0 0 running
44 53 73 Larry Flynn Buick 0 0 222 0 0 crash
17 68 35 Lee Petty Ford 0 0 340 0 0 running
31 64 65 Lou Spears Plymouth 0 0 322 0 0 running
3 2 8 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 359 39 0 running
63 60 51 Nace Mattingly Ford 0 0 73 0 0 engine
50 18 1 Parnelli Jones Ford 0 0 169 0 0 crash
47 51 6 Pat Grogan Mercury 0 0 202 0 0 gas tank
10 20 93 Pat Kirkwood Pontiac 0 0 347 0 0 running
5 4 3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet 0 0 358 0 0 running
67 70 72 Peck Peckham Chevrolet 0 0 27 0 0 gasket
64 41 5 Pee Wee Jones Dodge 0 0 60 0 0 throttle
22 65 69 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 336 0 0 running
37 31 88 Ralph Liguori Oldsmobile 0 0 300 0 0 axle
57 8 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 119 0 0 crash
52 44 44 Ray Hendrick Chevrolet 0 0 163 0 0 engine
11 28 10 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 345 0 0 running
55 48 50 Roy Bentley Ford 0 0 146 0 0 crash
13 22 61 Roz Howard Chevrolet 0 0 343 0 0 running
68 38 17 Russ Graham Chevrolet 0 0 26 0 0 crash
30 33 63 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet 0 0 327 0 0 running
20 46 43 Shorty York Ford 0 0 336 0 0 running
2 1 57 Speedy Thompson Chrysler 0 0 362 14 0 running
12 15 86 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 345 16 0 running
24 54 16 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 331 0 0 running
35 43 89 Tom Lupo Ford 0 0 313 0 0 running
42 52 23 Wade Fields Ford 0 0 244 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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