Race: 100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 7 of 56
Date: March 4, 1956
Track: Palm Beach Speedway
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100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Billy Myers | Car | No. 14W Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Stroppe Motorsports | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Jim Reed (109) |
| Race Distance | 99.5 miles (199 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 30 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 7 of 56 |
100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 14W | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 199 | 59 | running | — |
| 2 | 1 | 500B | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 199 | 32 | running | — |
| 3 | 2 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 11 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 27 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 20 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 4 | 501 | Tim Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 12 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 29 | 27 | John McVitty | John McVitty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 17 | 55 | Mel Larson | Larson Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 30 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 16 | 576 | Jim Wilson | Harvey Walters (Owner) | Dodge | 180 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 21 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 23 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 15 | 97 | Millard Wright | Millard Wright (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 10 | C97 | Red Farmer | J.M. Fitzgibbons (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 24 | 78 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 175 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 9 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 168 | 0 | tire | — |
| 21 | 5 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 109 | tire | — |
| 22 | 22 | 96 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 83 | 0 | shift lever | — |
| 23 | 18 | 999 | Jack Smith | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 61 | 0 | hub | — |
| 24 | 14 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 60 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 25 | 7 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Dodge | 42 | 0 | wheel | — |
| 26 | 13 | 33 | Johnny Patterson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 19 | 72 | John Dodd Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | accident | — |
| 28 | 26 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 22 | 0 | carburetor | — |
| 29 | 28 | 424 | Ralph Murray | — | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 | steering | — |
| 30 | 6 | 64 | Al Keller | Al Keller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | disqualified | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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