Race: 100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 26 of 56
Date: June 15, 1956
Track: Southern States Fairgrounds
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100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 300C Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (174) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 19 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 26 of 56 |
100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 200 | 174 | running | — |
| 2 | 8 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 195 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 193 | 26 | rear end | — |
| 5 | 5 | 300 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 189 | 0 | quit | — |
| 6 | 10 | 500B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 186 | 0 | fuel | — |
| 7 | 6 | 11 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | engine | — |
| 8 | 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 150 | 0 | accident | — |
| 9 | 19 | 203 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Owner) | Buick | 150 | 0 | carburetor | — |
| 10 | 17 | 34A | Richard Riley | — | Oldsmobile | 141 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 18 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Owner) | Mercury | 134 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 12 | 11 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 115 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 106 | 0 | piston | — |
| 14 | 12 | 55 | Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 69 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 15 | 15 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 66 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 16 | 14 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 30 | 0 | distributor | — |
| 17 | 16 | 62 | Bobby Waddell | — | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | brakes | — |
| 18 | 9 | 271 | Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 24 | 0 | engine | — |
| 19 | 13 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 16 | 0 | spindle | — |
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1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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