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NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

Sprint Cup

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.

Nascar Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. 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 - 39 Race Results


Race Name - 39
Date - 8/19/1956
Race Track - Bay Meadows Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 241 miles
Pole Speed - 81.614 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 68.161 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $9,630
Race Number - 39
 More Races from 1956
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Eddie Pagan 45 Eddie Pagan 241 56 Ford $2,475
2 7 Parnelli Jones 11 Vel Miletich 241 56 Ford $1,575
3 6 Chuck Meekins 56 239 56 Chevrol $1,100
4 17 Lloyd Dane 225 Lloyd Dane 239 56 Mercury $750
5 14 Scotty Cain 21 Scotty Cain 239 56 Ford $550
6 2 Bill Hyde 31 237 56 Dodge $450
7 13 Bob Ross 43 Bob Ross 235 56 Mercury $300
8 11 Fireball Roberts 12 Pete DePaolo 233 56 Ford $250
9 12 Gordon Haines 77 Herb Eberhart 232 56 Dodge $200
10 8 Ed Negre 88 Ed Negre 231 56 Oldsmob $250
11 15 Ernie Young 41 Walt Palozi 228 56 Pontiac $200
12 35 Bob Keefe 14 227 56 Ford $150
13 25 Carl Hammill 33 226 56 Chevrol $100
14 28 Jim Blomgren 188 Lorrin Bates 226 56 Ford $100
15 9 John Kieper 98 John Kieper 225 56 Chevrol $100
16 26 Clyde Palmer 71 Herb Eberhart 225 56 Dodge $100
17 31 Lou Sherman 66 224 56 Mercury $100
18 30 Erick Erickson 25 Erick Erickson 217 56 Pontiac $50
19 18 Clyde Mitchell 89 216 56 Ford $50
20 20 Harold Hardesty 52 216 56 Chevrol $50
21 33 Bill West 55 215 54 Oldsmob $40
22 24 Bill Bade 36 Joe Navarro 214 55 Chevrol $40
23 4 Al Pombo 2 Tom Roady 212 56 Dodge $40
24 23 Frank Secrist 68 JM Wattenbarger 207 56 Chevrol $40
25 34 Howard Phillippi 20 Howard Phillippi 185 56 Chevrol $40
26 10 Royce Haggerty 15 Curly Weida 172 56 Dodge $40
27 22 Jim Cook 9 Floyd Johnson 154 56 Pontiac $40
28 15 Art Watts 156 139 56 Mercury $40
29 37 Reggie Ausmus 91 138 55 Chevrol $40
30 5 Bill Moore 551 Bill Moore 114 56 Pontiac $40
31 21 Bob Havemann 47 Bob Havenmann 111 56 Pontiac $40
32 27 Sherman Clark 34 Sherman Clark 102 55 Chevrol $40
33 29 Ralph Moody 1 DePaolo Engineering (Pete DePaolo) 75 56 Ford $40
34 32 Wally Gervais 75 53 56 Oldsmob $40
35 3 Buck Baker 300 Carl Kiekhaefer 35 56 Chrysle $40
36 10 Herb Thomas 30 Jack Chatenay 20 56 Plymout $90
37 36 Ole Anderson 83 9 54 Ford $40