Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Monday, September 3rd, 1956 Race 44 of 56 1956 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 70 (30 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 95.167
  • Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 11 99 Curtis Turner Ford 0 0 364 225 0 running
2 1 57 Speedy Thompson Chrysler 0 0 362 14 0 running
3 2 8 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 359 39 0 running
4 23 7 Jim Reed Chevrolet 0 0 359 0 0 running
5 4 3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet 0 0 358 0 0 running
6 17 26 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 358 32 0 running
7 3 97 Bill Amick Ford 0 0 357 0 0 running
8 16 9 Joe Weatherly Ford 0 0 352 0 0 running
9 30 47 Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 349 0 0 running
10 20 93 Pat Kirkwood Pontiac 0 0 347 0 0 running
11 28 10 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 345 0 0 running
12 15 86 Tim Flock Ford 0 0 345 16 0 running
13 22 61 Roz Howard Chevrolet 0 0 343 0 0 running
14 25 38 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet 0 0 343 0 0 running
15 35 32 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 342 0 0 running
16 14 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 341 0 0 running
17 68 35 Lee Petty Ford 0 0 340 0 0 running
18 39 80 Harold Hardesty Oldsmobile 0 0 339 0 0 running
19 42 81 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 0 0 338 0 0 running
20 46 43 Shorty York Ford 0 0 336 0 0 running
21 19 31 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 336 0 0 running
22 65 69 Possum Jones Chevrolet 0 0 336 0 0 running
23 57 11 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet 0 0 334 0 0 running
24 54 16 Tiny Lund Chevrolet 0 0 331 0 0 running
25 45 64 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 330 0 0 running
26 6 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 330 0 0 running
27 53 91 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 329 0 0 running
28 36 19 Billy Carden Ford 0 0 329 0 0 running
29 24 75 Bill Blair Mercury 0 0 327 0 0 running
30 33 63 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet 0 0 327 0 0 running
31 64 65 Lou Spears Plymouth 0 0 322 0 0 running
32 50 60 Brownie King Chevrolet 0 0 320 0 0 running
33 9 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 317 0 0 gasket
34 66 48 Allen Adkins Ford 0 0 315 0 0 running
35 43 89 Tom Lupo Ford 0 0 313 0 0 running
36 29 21 Gene Bergin Dodge 0 0 308 0 0 running
37 31 88 Ralph Liguori Oldsmobile 0 0 300 0 0 axle
38 7 27 Frank Mundy Dodge 0 0 276 0 0 engine
39 40 66 Harvey Henderson Ford 0 0 266 0 0 running
40 61 34 Dick Beaty Ford 0 0 264 0 0 crash
41 67 84 Judge Rider Ford 0 0 258 0 0 running
42 52 23 Wade Fields Ford 0 0 244 0 0 running
43 56 54 Bill Brown Buick 0 0 235 0 0 crash
44 53 73 Larry Flynn Buick 0 0 222 0 0 crash
45 62 83 Johnny Dodson Chevrolet 0 0 204 0 0 wheel
46 63 59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth 0 0 202 0 0 rear end
47 51 6 Pat Grogan Mercury 0 0 202 0 0 gas tank
48 47 30 Clyde Palmer Plymouth 0 0 177 0 0 overheating
49 5 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 173 0 0 crash
50 18 1 Parnelli Jones Ford 0 0 169 0 0 crash
51 13 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 166 34 0 crash
52 44 44 Ray Hendrick Chevrolet 0 0 163 0 0 engine
53 10 52 Bill Widenhouse Ford 0 0 159 0 0 engine
54 27 29 Dink Widenhouse Ford 0 0 158 0 0 crash
55 48 50 Roy Bentley Ford 0 0 146 0 0 crash
56 58 24 Ken Love Ford 0 0 134 0 0 running
57 8 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 119 0 0 crash
58 12 15 Fonty Flock Mercury 0 0 117 0 0 spindle
59 32 98 Danny Letner Dodge 0 0 113 0 0 crash
60 37 40 Don Oldenberg Plymouth 0 0 100 0 0 gas tank
61 34 76 Bobby Myers Mercury 0 0 91 0 0 gas tank
62 21 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 90 0 0 rear end
63 60 51 Nace Mattingly Ford 0 0 73 0 0 engine
64 41 5 Pee Wee Jones Dodge 0 0 60 0 0 throttle
65 26 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 57 0 0 crash
66 49 25 Doug Yates Chevrolet 0 0 54 0 0 crash
67 70 72 Peck Peckham Chevrolet 0 0 27 0 0 gasket
68 38 17 Russ Graham Chevrolet 0 0 26 0 0 crash
69 69 13 Jesse James Taylor Ford 0 0 25 0 0 engine
70 50 18 Arden Mounts Pontiac 0 0 12 0 0 piston

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