Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Sunday, May 20th, 1956

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 60.824
  • Cautions: 7 for 20 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 502 Buck Baker Dodge 0 0 500 125 0 running
2 2 500 Speedy Thompson Dodge 0 0 500 259 0 running
3 5 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 497 0 0 running
4 8 3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet 0 0 496 0 0 running
5 9 2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet 0 0 491 0 0 running
6 7 X Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 483 0 0 running
7 19 418 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet 0 0 477 0 0 running
8 13 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 475 0 0 running
9 21 91 Jack Smith Chevrolet 0 0 475 0 0 running
10 15 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 467 0 0 running
11 33 19 Harvey Henderson Ford 0 0 464 0 0 running
12 22 55 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 463 0 0 running
13 6 7A Bobby Johns Chevrolet 0 0 458 0 0 running
14 34 240 Reitzel Darner Ford 0 0 441 0 0 rf hub
15 12 1 Bobby Myers Chevrolet 0 0 436 0 0 rf hub
16 18 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 435 0 0 running
17 30 16 Ray Chaike Chevrolet 0 0 430 0 0 running
18 25 9 Pee Wee Jones Ford 0 0 419 0 0 running
19 32 211 George Cork Plymouth 0 0 405 0 0 running
20 3 92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet 0 0 377 116 0 engine
21 29 209 Pete Stewart Plymouth 0 0 356 0 0 rr axle
22 28 18 Arden Mounts Pontiac 0 0 338 0 0 running
23 10 285 Don Carr Pontiac 0 0 304 0 0 lug bolt
24 14 150 Fred Lorenzen Chevrolet 0 0 293 0 0 running
25 4 75 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 293 0 0 bearing
26 31 59 Blackie Pitt Buick 0 0 252 0 0 rf hub
27 7 286 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 243 0 0 rf hub
28 24 32 Ted Cannady Chevrolet 0 0 156 0 0 transmission
29 23 204 Darvin Randahl Ford 0 0 149 0 0 piston
30 16 11 Tim Flock Chevrolet 0 0 69 0 0 crash
31 26 264 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 37 0 0 transmission
32 35 35 Joe Bill O'Dell AMC 0 0 37 0 0 crash
33 20 95 Bob Duell Ford 0 0 29 0 0 crash
34 27 195 Jim Rhoades Packard 0 0 25 0 0 tire
35 17 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 8 0 0 piston

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