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 - 28 Race Results
| Race Name - 28Date - 6/24/1956Race Track - Portland Speedway (1)Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 65.934 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 62.586 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 28 | More Races from 1956 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 12 | John Kieper | 98 | John Kieper | 200 | 56 Oldsmob | $950 | |
| 2 | 18 | Clyde Palmer | 1 | Tom Roady | 200 | 56 Dodge | $665 | |
| 3 | 14 | Lou Sherman | 56 | Jim Rush | 199 | 56 Mercury | $500 | |
| 4 | 17 | Harold Beal | 50 | 199 | 56 Ford | $395 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Ed Negre | 6 | Ed Negre | 199 | 54 Oldsmob | $310 | |
| 6 | 11 | Harold Hardesty | 52 | 198 | 56 Chevrol | $250 | ||
| 7 | 16 | Art Watts | 1 | Tom Roady | 197 | 55 Dodge | $200 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lloyd Dane | 225 | Lloyd Dane | 197 | 56 Mercury | $150 | |
| 9 | 19 | Curley Barker | 11 | 197 | 56 Chevrol | $135 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Bill Hyde | 88 | 197 | 56 Oldsmob | $110 | ||
| 11 | 20 | Herb Thomas | 300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 196 | 56 Chrysle | $120 | |
| 12 | 10 | Eddie Pagan | 45 | Eddie Pagan | 194 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 13 | 6 | Bob Keefe | 14 | 187 | 56 Ford | $50 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Ted Sweeney | 71 | 184 | 56 Oldsmob | $50 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Bob Havemann | 47 | Bob Havenmann | 180 | 56 Pontiac | $50 | |
| 16 | 8 | Gordon Haines | 77 | Herb Eberhart | 170 | 56 Dodge | $50 | |
| 17 | 13 | Bud Emra | 27 | 116 | 56 Ford | $50 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Royce Haggerty | 15 | Curly Weida | 97 | 56 Dodge | $50 | |
| 19 | 3 | Fred Hunt | 26 | 39 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Don Porter | 78 | 38 | 55 Studeba | $50 |
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