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 - 33 Race Results
| Race Name - 33Date - 7/21/1956Race Track - Soldier FieldTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 61.037 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,585Race Number - 33 | More Races from 1956 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 200 | 56 Ford | 1 | $850 |
| 2 | 14 | Jim Paschal | 75 | C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) | 200 | 56 Mercury | $625 | |
| 3 | 4 | Ralph Moody | 12 | DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) | 200 | 56 Ford | $450 | |
| 4 | 12 | Speedy Thompson | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 200 | 56 Dodge | $350 | |
| 5 | 8 | Frank Mundy | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 200 | 56 Dodge | $310 | |
| 6 | 9 | Buck Baker | 502 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 199 | 56 Dodge | 3 | $250 |
| 7 | 13 | Bill Champion | 31 | John Whitford | 199 | 56 Ford | $200 | |
| 8 | 6 | Paul Goldsmith | 32 | Smokey Yunick | 198 | 56 Chevrol | $150 | |
| 9 | 7 | Joy Fair | 719 | Russell Wainscott | 192 | 56 Dodge | $100 | |
| 10 | 10 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 190 | 56 Dodge | $100 | |
| 11 | 20 | Bob Esposito | 7 | 189 | 55 Oldsmob | $100 | ||
| 12 | 23 | Frank Edwards | 33 | 182 | 56 Chevrol | $100 | ||
| 13 | 22 | Bill Massey | 48 | 176 | 56 Ford | $100 | ||
| 14 | 21 | Chuck Mesler | 38 | 175 | 56 Dodge | $100 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Al Watkins | 66 | Al Watkins | 164 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 16 | 24 | Sal Tovella | 2 | 142 | 56 Ford | $100 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Billy Myers | 14 | Bill Stroppe | 140 | 56 Mercury | $100 | |
| 18 | 2 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 98 | 56 Chevrol | $100 | |
| 19 | 17 | Darvin Randahl | 204 | Darvin Randahl | 86 | 56 Ford | $50 | |
| 20 | 11 | Fred Lorenzen | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | 85 | 56 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 21 | 16 | Bob Chauncey | 40 | 78 | 56 Pontiac | $50 | ||
| 22 | 5 | Tom Pistone | 3 | 50 | 56 Chevrol | $50 | ||
| 23 | 19 | Bill Vesler | 44 | 41 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Kenny Paulsen | 165 | 40 | 55 Chevrol | $50 | ||
| 25 | 25 | Ray Crowley | 37 | 36 | 56 Plymout | $100 |
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