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 - 31 Race Results
| Race Name - 31Date - 7/7/1956Race Track - Piedmont Interstate FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 58.9 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 50.483 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,285Race Number - 31 | More Races from 1956 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 8 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 56 Dodge | $850 | |
| 2 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 200 | 56 Ford | $625 | |
| 3 | 7 | Marvin Panch | 99 | Tom Harbison | 198 | 56 Ford | $450 | |
| 4 | 13 | Bill Amick | 66 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 189 | 56 Ford | $350 | |
| 5 | 11 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors (James Satcher) | 186 | 56 Ford | $310 | |
| 6 | 6 | Billy Myers | 14 | Bill Stroppe | 171 | 56 Mercury | $250 | |
| 7 | 4 | Speedy Thompson | 300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 168 | 56 Chrysle | $300 | |
| 8 | 14 | Dick Beaty | 34 | Ike Kiser | 156 | 56 Ford | $150 | |
| 9 | 18 | Benny Rakestraw | 1 | Ansel Rakestraw | 156 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 10 | 10 | Tim Flock | 11 | Mauri Rose | 145 | 56 Chevrol | $100 | |
| 11 | 3 | Ralph Moody | 12 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 138 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 12 | 17 | Brownie King | 760 | Brownie King | 131 | 56 Chrysle | $100 | |
| 13 | 2 | Buck Baker | 300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 129 | 56 Chrysle | $100 | |
| 14 | 16 | Al Watkins | 48 | Don Holcomb | 64 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 15 | 15 | Johnny Allen | 264 | Spook Crawford | 47 | 56 Plymout | $100 | |
| 16 | 12 | Wilbur Rakestraw | 999 | Joe Jones | 29 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 17 | 6 | Herb Thomas | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 18 | 56 Dodge | $100 | |
| 18 | 9 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 18 | 56 Chevrol | $100 |
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