Results

The 1956 Richmond 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 200

Sunday, April 29th, 1956

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 6 Ford
  • 1 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 6 Dodge
  • 1 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 24
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 56.232
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 200 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 87 Buck Baker Dodge 0 0 200 198 0 running
2 3 92 Herb Thomas Dodge 0 0 199 2 0 shift lever
3 2 300 Speedy Thompson Dodge 0 0 199 0 0 running
4 5 14 Billy Myers Mercury 0 0 198 0 0 running
5 10 2 Jimmy Massey Chevrolet 0 0 197 0 0 running
6 7 82 Joe Eubanks Ford 0 0 195 0 0 running
7 4 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 193 0 0 running
8 12 59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth 0 0 191 0 0 running
9 11 X Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 188 0 0 running
10 14 5 Bill Champion Oldsmobile 0 0 187 0 0 running
11 13 97 Allen Adkins Ford 0 0 182 0 0 piston
12 17 19 Harvey Henderson Chevrolet 0 0 172 0 0 running
13 19 55 Tiny Lund Pontiac 0 0 168 0 0 running
14 18 98 Bobby Keck Chevrolet 0 0 166 0 0 running
15 6 12 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 162 0 0 crash
16 16 271 Billy Carden Mercury 0 0 162 0 0 rear end
17 8 75 Jim Paschal Mercury 0 0 147 0 0 engine
18 15 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 95 0 0 crash
19 22 98 Danny Letner Dodge 0 0 69 0 0 rr axle
20 23 54 Nace Mattingly Ford 0 0 53 0 0 overheating
21 21 264 Johnny Allen Plymouth 0 0 31 0 0 spindle
22 20 84 Dave Terrell Ford 0 0 30 0 0 overheating
23 24 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 7 0 0 coil
24 9 49 Tim Flock Chevrolet 0 0 2 0 0 withdrew

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