Race: 101 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 34 of 56
Date: July 27, 1956
Track: Cleveland County Fairgrounds
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101 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 500 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Ralph Moody | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (1) |
| Race Distance | 100.5 miles (201 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 17 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 34 of 56 |
101 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 201 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 201 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 9 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 10 | 500B | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 7 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 14 | 131 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 13 | 66 | Harold Kite | — | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 16 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 153 | 0 | axle | — |
| 13 | 12 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 73 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 14 | 6 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | shocks | — |
| 15 | 15 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Plymouth | 21 | 0 | fan belt | — |
| 16 | 17 | 271 | Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 13 | 0 | hub | — |
| 17 | 8 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | rear end | — |
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