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 - 34 Race Results
| Race Name - 34Date - 7/27/1956Race Track - Cleveland County FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 101 milesPole Speed - 55.658 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 53.699 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,295Race Number - 34 | More Races from 1956 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 2 | Speedy Thompson | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 201 | 56 Dodge | $950 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ralph Moody | 12 | Pete DePaolo | 201 | 56 Ford | $675 | |
| 3 | 9 | Billy Myers | 14 | Bill Stroppe | 200 | 56 Mercury | $475 | |
| 4 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Pete DePaolo | 200 | 56 Ford | $365 | |
| 5 | 10 | Buck Baker | 500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | 197 | 56 Dodge | $320 | |
| 6 | 7 | Rex White | 0 | Max Welborn | 195 | 56 Chevrol | $250 | |
| 7 | 4 | Gwyn Staley | 2 | Hubert Westmoreland | 191 | 56 Chevrol | $200 | |
| 8 | 5 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 189 | 56 Chevrol | $150 | |
| 9 | 11 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 188 | 56 Dodge | $100 | |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Dodson | 131 | Johnny Dodson | 178 | 56 Chevrol | $100 | |
| 11 | 13 | Harold Kite | 66 | 178 | 56 Ford | $110 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Johnny Allen | 264 | Spook Crawford | 153 | 56 Plymout | $100 | |
| 13 | 12 | Jim Paschal | 75 | C U Later Alligator (Frank Hayworth) | 73 | 56 Mercury | $100 | |
| 14 | 6 | Bill Champion | 31 | John Whitford | 69 | 56 Ford | $100 | |
| 15 | 15 | Blackie Pitt | 59 | Brownie Pitt | 21 | 56 Plymout | $100 | |
| 16 | 17 | Billy Carden | 271 | 13 | 56 Mercury | $100 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Satcher Motors (James Satcher) | 0 | 56 Ford | $100 |
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