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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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1956 - Richmond 200 Race Results


Race Name - Richmond 200
Date - 4/29/1956
Race Track - Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 67.091 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 56.232 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 12
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Buck Baker 87 Carl Kiekhaefer 200 56 Dodge 198 $1,100
2 3 Herb Thomas 92 Carl Kiekhaefer 199 56 Dodge 2 $700
3 2 Speedy Thompson 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 199 56 Dodge 0 $475
4 5 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 198 56 Mercury 0 $365
5 10 Jimmy Massey 2 Hubert Westmoreland 197 56 Chevrol 0 $310
6 7 Joe Eubanks 82 Satcher Motors (James Satcher) 195 56 Ford 0 $250
7 4 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 193 56 Dodge 0 $200
8 12 Blackie Pitt 59 Brownie Pitt 191 56 Plymout 0 $150
9 11 Rex White 0 Max Welborn 188 56 Chevrol 0 $100
10 14 Bill Champion 5 Bill Champion 187 55 Oldsmob 0 $100
11 13 Allen Adkins 97 182 56 Ford 0 $75
12 17 Harvey Henderson 19 Harvey Henderson 172 55 Chevrol 0 $60
13 19 Tiny Lund 55 AL Bumgarner 168 56 Pontiac 0 $50
14 18 Bobby Keck 98 Bobby Keck 166 55 Chevrol 0 $50
15 6 Ralph Moody 12 Southeastern Dealers (Pete DePaolo) 162 56 Ford 0 $50
16 16 Billy Carden 271 162 56 Mercury 0 $50
17 8 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 147 56 Mercury 0 $50
18 15 Fireball Roberts 22 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 95 56 Ford 0 $50
19 22 Danny Letner 98 Tom Harbison 69 56 Dodge 0 $50
20 23 Nace Mattingly 54 Nace Mattingly 53 55 Ford 0 $50
21 21 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 31 55 Plymout 0 $
22 20 Dave Terrell 84 Dave Terrell 30 56 Ford 0 $
23 24 Ralph Liguori 6 Ralph Liguori 7 56 Dodge 0 $
24 9 Tim Flock 49 Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose) 2 56 Chevrol 0 $