Results

The 1956 Richmond 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 200

Sunday, April 29th, 1956

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 6 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 24
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 56.232
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 200 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 13 97 Allen Adkins Ford 0 0 182 0 0 piston
10 14 5 Bill Champion Oldsmobile 0 0 187 0 0 running
16 16 271 Billy Carden Mercury 0 0 162 0 0 rear end
4 5 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 198 0 0 running
8 12 59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth 0 0 191 0 0 running
14 18 98 Bobby Keck Chevrolet 0 0 166 0 0 running
1 1 87 Buck Baker Dodge 0 0 200 198 0 running
19 22 98 Danny Letner Dodge 0 0 69 0 0 rr axle
22 20 84 Dave Terrell Ford 0 0 30 0 0 overheating
18 15 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 95 0 0 crash
12 17 19 Harvey Henderson Chevrolet 0 0 172 0 0 running
2 3 92 Herb Thomas Dodge 0 0 199 2 0 shift lever
17 8 75 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 147 0 0 engine
5 10 2 Jimmy Massey Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 running
6 7 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 195 0 0 running
21 21 264 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 31 0 0 spindle
7 4 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 193 0 0 running
20 23 54 Nace Mattingly Ford 0 0 53 0 0 overheating
23 24 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 7 0 0 coil
15 6 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 162 0 0 crash
9 11 X Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
3 2 300 Speedy Thompson Dodge 0 0 199 0 0 running
24 9 49 Tim Flock Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 withdrew
13 19 55 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 168 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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