Race: 100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 40 of 56
Date: August 22, 1956
Track: Norfolk Speedway
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100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Billy Myers | Car | No. 4 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Winner Start | 9th |
| Started First | Ralph Moody | Most Laps Led | Billy Myers (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 0.4 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 14 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 40 of 56 |
100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | Billy Myers | Smokey Yunick Racing | Mercury | 250 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 8 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 249 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 5 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 10 | 501 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 245 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 11 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 241 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 3 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 227 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 198 | 0 | accident | — |
| 8 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 4 | 35 | Joe Weatherly | Fred Frazier (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | fuel line | — |
| 10 | 7 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 104 | 0 | idler arm | — |
| 12 | 13 | 28 | Jim Watkins | — | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | steering | — |
| 13 | 12 | 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Dodge | 36 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | Joe Bill McGraw | — | Ford | 7 | 0 | fire | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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