Race: 150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 11 of 56
Date: April 22, 1956
Track: Langhorne Speedway
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150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Buck Baker | Car | No. 87 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Buck Baker (109) |
| Race Distance | 150 miles (150 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 41 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 11 of 56 |
150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 150 | 109 | running | — |
| 2 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 149 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Tim Flock | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 41 | running | — |
| 4 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 149 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 12 | 2 | Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 17 | 97 | Allen Adkins | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 18 | 86 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 7 | 14W | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 140 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 14 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 139 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 40 | 5 | Bill Blair | Joe Blair (Owner) | Dodge | 134 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 38 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 129 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 24 | 3 | Russ Graham | — | Chrysler | 127 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 32 | 78 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Owner) | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 23 | 16 | Ray Chaike | — | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 34 | 77 | Walt Schubert | Bob Bunselmeyer (Owner) | Ford | 120 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 29 | 81 | Buzz Woodward | — | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 4 | 98 | Danny Letner | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Dodge | 119 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 13 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | accident | — |
| 19 | 33 | 95 | Bill Parks | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 113 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 25 | 33 | Bud Geiselman | Chick Garno (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 21 | 35 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 105 | 0 | a-frame | — |
| 22 | 9 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 98 | 0 | battery | — |
| 23 | 27 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | running | — |
| 24 | 10 | 55 | Junior Johnson | A.L. Bumgarner (Owner) | Pontiac | 83 | 0 | windshield | — |
| 25 | 19 | 10 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 26 | 39 | 50 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 27 | 22 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Dodge | 71 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 28 | 31 | 23 | Benny DeRosier | Adelmo Tiezzi (Owner) | Hudson | 64 | 0 | head gasket | — |
| 29 | 41 | 51 | Donald Thomas | — | Dodge | 62 | 0 | engine | — |
| 30 | 11 | 37 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Owner) | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | steering | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 59 | 0 | windshield | — |
| 32 | 37 | 63 | Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 33 | 30 | 39 | Buzz Auckland | Leslie Carr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | accident | — |
| 34 | 16 | 49 | Jimmie Lewallen | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | frame | — |
| 35 | 26 | 17 | Dick Allwine | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 36 | 36 | 85 | Don Carr | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 30 | 0 | vapor lock | — |
| 37 | 2 | 0 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 29 | 0 | tire | — |
| 38 | 8 | 15W | Bobby Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 28 | 0 | engine | — |
| 39 | 20 | 34 | Fonty Flock | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 22 | 0 | shocks | — |
| 40 | 21 | 26 | Russ Truelove | Bob White (Owner) | Mercury | 22 | 0 | shocks | — |
| 41 | 28 | 84 | Kenneth Wagner | — | Ford | 16 | 0 | overheating | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results