Results

The 1956 Raleigh 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Raleigh Speedway race.

Raleigh 250

Wednesday, July 4th, 1956

Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, NC

  • 11 Ford
  • 2 Pontiac
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 4 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 79.822
  • Cautions: 1 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Raleigh 250 at Raleigh Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 15 48 Al Watkins Ford 0 0 213 0 0 running
21 19 18 Arden Mounts Pontiac 0 0 195 0 0 running
18 16 31 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 212 0 0 running
8 18 5 Bill Walker Chevrolet 0 0 238 0 0 running
14 14 9 Billy Carden Ford 0 0 217 0 0 running
26 31 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 91 0 0 engine
34 24 59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth 0 0 43 0 0 engine
30 21 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 63 0 0 bearing
19 35 96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet 0 0 206 0 0 running
11 28 300C Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 234 23 0 running
31 26 3A Bud Geiselman Chevrolet 0 0 61 0 0 engine
33 33 34 Dick Beaty Ford 0 0 45 0 0 engine
16 36 94 Ed Cole Mercury 0 0 216 0 0 running
13 20 113 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 222 0 0 running
1 32 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 250 201 0 running
3 27 502 Frank Mundy Dodge 0 0 247 13 0 running
23 8 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 146 0 0 bearing
4 3 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 246 0 0 running
10 29 91 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 236 0 0 running
12 6 75 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 231 0 0 running
25 7 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 136 0 0 engine
22 5 264 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 181 0 0 overheating
29 22 131 Johnny Dodson Chevrolet 0 0 77 0 0 overheating
24 34 640 Ken Love Ford 0 0 144 0 0 rf hub
36 1 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 9 0 0 oil pressure
7 30 99 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 241 0 0 running
35 23 29 Pat Grogan Mercury 0 0 21 0 0 lr axle
20 12 286 Pat Kirkwood Pontiac 0 0 203 0 0 oil pressure
6 4 3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet 0 0 242 0 0 running
27 17 88 Ralph Liguori Oldsmobile 0 0 90 0 0 engine
28 9 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 82 0 0 lifter
15 13 240 Rat Garner Ford 0 0 216 0 0 running
9 25 X Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 237 0 0 running
32 11 418 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet 0 0 47 0 0 engine
2 2 500 Speedy Thompson Dodge 0 0 248 13 0 running
5 10 11 Tim Flock Chevrolet 0 0 243 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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