NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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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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1956 - 15 Race Results
| Race Name - 15Date - 5/10/1956Race Track - Greenville-Pickens SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 61.1 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 60.362 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 15 | More Races from 1956 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 2 | Buck Baker | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 200 | 56 Dodge | 20 | $1,100 |
| 2 | 5 | Curtis Turner | 99 | Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) | 199 | 56 Ford | 1 | $700 |
| 3 | 4 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors (James Satcher) | 197 | 56 Ford | $475 | |
| 4 | 18 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 195 | 56 Chevrol | $365 | |
| 5 | 10 | Joe Weatherly | 9 | Schwam Motors (Charlie Schwam) | 192 | 56 Ford | $310 | |
| 6 | 13 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 190 | 56 Chevrol | $250 | |
| 7 | 1 | Rex White | 0 | Max Welborn | 190 | 56 Chevrol | $200 | |
| 8 | 8 | Harvey Henderson | 19 | Harvey Henderson | 189 | 56 Ford | $150 | |
| 9 | 14 | Tiny Lund | 37 | Gus Holzmueller | 183 | 56 Pontiac | $100 | |
| 10 | 16 | Jim Paschal | 49 | Bob Welborn | 172 | 56 Chevrol | $100 | |
| 11 | 15 | Billy Carden | 271 | 168 | 56 Mercury | $75 | ||
| 12 | 19 | Bobby Waddell | 24 | Jimmy Pardue | 167 | 55 Chevrol | $60 | |
| 13 | 21 | Johnny Allen | 264 | Spook Crawford | 155 | 55 Plymout | $50 | |
| 14 | 9 | Herb Thomas | 901 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 154 | 56 Dodge | $50 | |
| 15 | 3 | Speedy Thompson | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 125 | 56 Dodge | $50 | |
| 16 | 23 | Brownie King | 760 | Brownie King | 124 | 56 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 17 | 11 | Chester Barron | 44 | Chester Barron | 111 | 56 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 18 | 22 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 104 | 56 Dodge | $50 | |
| 19 | 6 | Billy Myers | 14 | Bill Stroppe | 83 | 56 Mercury | $50 | |
| 20 | 12 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 66 | 56 Dodge | $50 | |
| 21 | 7 | Fred Lorenzen | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | 66 | 56 Chevrol | $ | |
| 22 | 20 | Blackie Pitt | 59 | Brownie Pitt | 60 | 56 Plymout | $ | |
| 23 | 17 | Dick Beaty | 34 | Ike Kiser | 16 | 56 Ford | $ |
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