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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 - Arclite 100 Race Results


Race Name - Arclite 100
Date - 5/5/1956
Race Track - Columbia Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 63.274 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 54.545 mph
Lead Changes - 3
Total Race Purse - $4,285
Race Number - 13
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Speedy Thompson 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 200 56 Dodge 80 $1,100
2 1 Buck Baker 500 Carl Kiekhaefer 198 56 Dodge 0 $700
3 12 Joe Weatherly 9 Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) 196 56 Ford 0 $475
4 10 Tiny Lund 37 Gus Holzmueller 192 56 Pontiac 0 $365
5 19 Bob Flock 49 Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose) 191 56 Chevrol 0 $310
6 5 Herb Thomas 501 Carl Kiekhaefer 190 56 Dodge 0 $250
7 22 Dick Beaty 34 Ike Kiser 189 56 Ford 0 $200
8 11 Rex White 0 Max Welborn 186 56 Chevrol 0 $150
9 17 Blackie Pitt 59 Brownie Pitt 178 56 Plymout 0 $100
10 21 Al Watkins 47 Don Holcomb 177 56 Ford 0 $100
11 23 Johnny Allen 264 Spook Crawford 173 55 Plymout 0 $75
12 16 Charlie Jackson 34 166 55 Oldsmob 0 $60
13 13 Jim Paschal 75 C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) 166 56 Mercury 0 $50
14 25 Ed Cole 94 Clarence DeZalia 161 55 Mercury 0 $50
15 26 Tim Flock 1 Mauri Rose Engineering (Mauri Rose) 161 56 Chevrol 0 $50
16 8 Gwyn Staley 2 Hubert Westmoreland 154 56 Chevrol 0 $50
17 4 Curtis Turner 99 Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) 142 56 Ford 61 $50
18 20 Brownie King 760 Brownie King 120 56 Chevrol 0 $50
19 7 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 111 56 Dodge 59 $50
20 18 Fred Lorenzen 150 Fred Lorenzen 96 56 Chevrol 0 $50
21 14 Jimmie Lewallen 1 Ansel Rakestraw 71 56 Chevrol 0 $
22 6 Billy Myers 14 Bill Stroppe 47 56 Mercury 0 $
23 15 Bobby Johns 7 Shorty Johns 40 56 Chevrol 0 $
24 3 Joe Eubanks 82 Satcher Motors (James Satcher) 19 56 Ford 0 $
25 9 Junior Johnson 55 Brushy Mountain Motors (AL Bumgarner) 3 56 Pontiac 0 $
26 24 Ralph Liguori 6 Ralph Liguori 1 56 Dodge 0 $