Race: 100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 32 of 56
Date: July 8, 1956
Track: California State Fairgrounds
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100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Lloyd Dane | Car | No. 225 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Winner Start | 15th |
| Started First | Eddie Pagan | Most Laps Led | Lloyd Dane (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (100 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 21 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 32 of 56 |
100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Mercury | 100 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 14 | 56 | Chuck Meekins | — | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 100 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 7 | 77 | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 100 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | Clyde Palmer | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 9 | 52 | Harold Hardesty | — | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 5 | 14 | Bob Keefe | — | Ford | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 2 | 27 | Bob Havemann | Bob Havenmann (Owner) | Pontiac | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 8 | 561 | Bill Moore | Bill Moore (Owner) | Pontiac | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 11 | 180 | Jim Blomgren | Lorrin Bates (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 6 | 9 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Owner) | Pontiac | 97 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 13 | 33 | Carl Hammill | — | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 17 | 98 | Chet Thomson | — | Mercury | 94 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 21 | 55 | Eddie Skinner | — | Oldsmobile | 92 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 18 | 8 | Jess Nelson | — | Dodge | 88 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 19 | 78 | Don Porter | — | Studebaker | 88 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 12 | 26 | Fred Hunt | — | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 18 | 1 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 31 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 19 | 16 | 34 | Sherman Clark | Sherman Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | accident | — |
| 20 | 20 | 41 | Ernie Young | Walt Palozi (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | piston | — |
| 21 | 4 | 30 | Jim Graham | Jack Chatenay (Owner) | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | accident | — |
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1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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