Race: 100 Miles at Coastal Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 42 of 56
Date: August 25, 1956
Track: Coastal Speedway
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100 Miles at Coastal Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Ford |
| Team / Owner | DePaolo Engineering | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Ralph Moody | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 20 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 42 of 56 |
100 Miles at Coastal Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | Billy Myers | Smokey Yunick Racing | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 10 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 6 | 300 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 19 | 501 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 9 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 4 | 271 | Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 18 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 184 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 12 | 35 | Fred Frazier | Fred Frazier (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 13 | 203 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Owner) | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 16 | 54 | Larry Flynn | B.B. Morris (Owner) | Buick | 180 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 12 | 8 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 90 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 13 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | disqualified | — |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | Joe Bill McGraw | — | Ford | 66 | 0 | vapor lock | — |
| 15 | 5 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 64 | 0 | axle | — |
| 16 | 1 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 61 | 0 | accident | — |
| 17 | 14 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Owner) | Mercury | 60 | 0 | engine | — |
| 18 | 20 | 28 | Jim Watkins | — | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 19 | 11 | 50 | Roy Bentley | Marion Cox (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 20 | 17 | 64 | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 13 | 0 | accident | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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