Race: 100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 31 of 56
Date: July 7, 1956
Track: Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
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100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 8th |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Lee Petty (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 18 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 31 of 56 |
100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 7 | 99 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 13 | 66 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | drive shaft | — |
| 6 | 6 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 171 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 4 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 168 | 0 | accident | — |
| 8 | 14 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 18 | 1 | Benny Rakestraw | Ansel Rakestraw (Owner) | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 10 | 11 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | accident | — |
| 11 | 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 138 | 0 | oil line | — |
| 12 | 17 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Owner) | Chrysler | 131 | 0 | accident | — |
| 13 | 2 | 300 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 129 | 0 | steering | — |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 64 | 0 | valve | — |
| 15 | 15 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 47 | 0 | drive shaft | — |
| 16 | 12 | 999 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | hub | — |
| 17 | 6 | 500D | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 18 | 0 | accident | — |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | carburetor | — |
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