NASCAR: 1956 Southern 500

Darlington Raceway (paved oval) Darlington, SC, USA

Winner
Curtis Turner
Distance: 364 laps (5:15:33)
Best Lap
N/A
Time / Speed: N/A
Race Info
Race: 44 of 56
Date: September 03rd, 1956
Distance: 364 laps
Time of race: 5:15:33
Average speed: 95.167 mph.
Margin of victory: 2 laps

Race results

1 11 0
Curtis Turner
2 1 0
Speedy Thompson
Q1: 118.683
3 2 0
Marvin Panch
4 23 0
Jim Reed
5 4 0
Paul Goldsmith
6 17 0
Jim Paschal
7 3 0
Bill Amick
8 16 0
Joe Weatherly
9 30 0
Bobby Johns
10 20 0
Pat Kirkwood
11 28 0
Rex White
12 15 0
Tim Flock
13 22 0
Roz Howard
14 25 0
Johnny Patterson
15 35 0
Junior Johnson
16 14 0
Billy Myers
17 68 0
Lee Petty
18 39 0
Harold Hardesty
19 42 0
Elmo Langley
20 46 0
Shorty York
21 19 0
Bill Champion
22 65 0
Possum Jones
23 57 0
Emanuel Zervakis
24 54 0
Tiny Lund
25 45 0
Johnny Allen
26 6 0
Buck Baker
Q1: 119.659
27 53 0
Jack Smith
28 36 0
Billy Carden
29 24 0
Bill Blair
30 33 0
Sherman Utsman
31 64 0
Lou Spears
32 50 0
Brownie King
33 9 0
Joe Eubanks
Retired: Gasket
34 66 0
Allen Adkins
35 43 0
Tom Lupo
36 29 0
Gene Bergin
37 31 0
Ralph Liguori
Retired: Axle
38 7 0
Frank Mundy
Retired: Engine
39 40 0
Harvey Henderson
40 61 0
Dick Beaty
Retired: Accident
41 67 0
Judge Rider
42 52 0
Wade Fields
43 56 0
Bill Brown
Retired: Accident
44 53 0
Larry Flynn
Retired: Accident
45 62 0
Johnny Dodson
Retired: Wheel
46 63 0
Blackie Pitt
Retired: Rear End
47 51 0
Pat Grogan
Retired: Gas Tank
48 47 0
Clyde Palmer
Retired: Heating
49 5 0
Herb Thomas
Retired: Accident
50 18 0
Parnelli Jones
Retired: Accident
51 13 0
Fireball Roberts
Retired: Accident
52 44 0
Ray Hendrick
Retired: Engine
53 10 0
Bill Widenhouse
Retired: Engine
54 27 0
Dink Widenhouse
Retired: Accident
55 48 0
Roy Bentley
Retired: Accident
56 58 0
Ken Love
57 8 0
Ralph Moody
Retired: Accident
58 12 0
Fonty Flock
Retired: Spindle
59 32 0
Danny Letner
Retired: Accident
60 37 0
Don Oldenberg
Retired: Gas Tank
61 34 0
Bobby Myers
Retired: Gas Tank
62 21 0
Bob Duell
Retired: Rear End
63 60 0
Nace Mattingly
Retired: Engine
64 41 0
Pee Wee Jones
Retired: Throttle
65 26 0
Gwyn Staley
Retired: Accident
66 49 0
Doug Yates
Retired: Accident
67 70 0
Peck Peckham
Retired: Gasket
68 38 0
Russ Graham
Retired: Accident
69 69 0
Jesse James Taylor
Retired: Engine
70 50 0
Arden Mounts
Retired: Piston

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