Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

May 20th, 1956

Race #18 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 60.824 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 20
  • Lead Changes: 5
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 502 Buck Baker Dodge 0 0 0 500 125 Running
2 2 500 Speedy Thompson Dodge 0 0 0 500 259 Running
3 5 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 0 497 0 Running
4 8 3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet 0 0 0 496 0 Running
5 9 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 0 491 0 Running
6 7 X Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 0 483 0 Running
7 19 418 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet 0 0 0 477 0 Running
8 13 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 0 475 0 Running
9 21 91 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 475 0 Running
10 15 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 0 467 0 Running
11 33 19 Harvey Henderson Ford 0 0 0 464 0 Running
12 22 55 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 0 463 0 Running
13 6 7A Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 0 458 0 Running
14 34 240 Reitzel Darner Ford 0 0 0 441 0 Rf hub
15 12 1 Bobby Myers Chevrolet 0 0 0 436 0 Rf hub
16 18 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 0 435 0 Running
17 30 16 Ray Chaike Chevrolet 0 0 0 430 0 Running
18 25 9 Pee Wee Jones Ford 0 0 0 419 0 Running
19 32 211 George Cork Plymouth 0 0 0 405 0 Running
20 3 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 0 377 116 Engine
21 29 209 Pete Stewart Plymouth 0 0 0 356 0 Rr axle
22 28 18 Arden Mounts Pontiac 0 0 0 338 0 Running
23 10 285 Don Carr Pontiac 0 0 0 304 0 Lug bolt
24 14 150 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 0 293 0 Running
25 4 75 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 0 293 0 Bearing
26 31 59 Blackie Pitt Buick 0 0 0 252 0 Rf hub
27 7 286 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 0 243 0 Rf hub
28 24 32 Ted Cannady Chevrolet 0 0 0 156 0 Transmission
29 23 204 Darvin Randahl Ford 0 0 0 149 0 Piston
30 16 11 Tim Flock Chevrolet 0 0 0 69 0 Crash
31 26 264 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 0 37 0 Transmission
32 35 35 Joe Bill O'Dell AMC 0 0 0 37 0 Crash
33 20 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 0 29 0 Crash
34 27 195 Jim Rhoades Packard 0 0 0 25 0 Tire
35 17 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 0 8 0 Piston