Race: 100 Miles at Concord Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 14 of 56
Date: May 6, 1956
Track: Concord Speedway
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100 Miles at Concord Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 300C Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Speedy Thompson | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (199) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 30 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 14 of 56 |
100 Miles at Concord Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 199 | running | — |
| 2 | 6 | 300 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 3 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 9 | 285 | Tim Flock | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 8 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 29 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Owner) | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 13 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 25 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 182 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 5 | 49 | Jim Paschal | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 18 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | — | Oldsmobile | 179 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 28 | 209 | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 30 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 174 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 19 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 20 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Ford | 158 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 26 | 9 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 149 | 0 | axle | — |
| 16 | 4 | 286 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 146 | 0 | hub | — |
| 17 | 13 | 99 | Billy Carden | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 137 | 0 | axle | — |
| 18 | 24 | 94 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Mercury | 128 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 19 | 10 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Buick | 127 | 0 | hose | — |
| 20 | 21 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 122 | 0 | axle | — |
| 21 | 22 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Owner) | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | vapor lock | — |
| 22 | 15 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 27 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 77 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 24 | 12 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Ford | 64 | 0 | piston | — |
| 25 | 17 | 20 | Bill Widenhouse | W.R. Waldron (Owner) | Buick | 49 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 26 | 16 | 271 | Ralph Liguori | — | Mercury | 27 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Bill Blair | Joe Blair (Owner) | Dodge | 25 | 0 | wheel | — |
| 28 | 7 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | accident | — |
| 29 | 23 | 24 | Bobby Waddell | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 19 | 0 | engine | — |
| 30 | 2 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 17 | 1 | engine | — |
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1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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