Race: 100 Miles at Columbia Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 13 of 56
Date: May 5, 1956
Track: Columbia Speedway
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100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 500 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (80) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 26 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 13 of 56 |
100 Miles at Columbia Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 200 | 80 | running | — |
| 2 | 1 | 500B | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 12 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 10 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Owner) | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 19 | 49 | Bob Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 5 | 501 | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 190 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 22 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 11 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 17 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Plymouth | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 21 | 47 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 23 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 173 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 16 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | — | Oldsmobile | 166 | 0 | hub | — |
| 13 | 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 166 | 0 | engine | — |
| 14 | 25 | 94 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Mercury | 161 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 26 | 1R | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | a-frame | — |
| 17 | 4 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 61 | tie rod | — |
| 18 | 20 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Owner) | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | manifold | — |
| 19 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 111 | 59 | steering | — |
| 20 | 18 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | Jimmie Lewallen | — | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine | — |
| 22 | 6 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 47 | 0 | hose | — |
| 23 | 15 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | accident | — |
| 24 | 3 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 19 | 0 | steering | — |
| 25 | 9 | 55 | Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | piston | — |
| 26 | 24 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | steering | — |
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