Race: 241 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 39 of 56
Date: August 19, 1956
Track: Bay Meadows Race Track
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241 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track Race Information
| Winner | Eddie Pagan | Car | No. 45 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Eddie Pagan | Most Laps Led | Eddie Pagan (1) |
| Race Distance | 241 miles (241 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 37 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 39 of 56 |
241 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 7 | 11 | Parnelli Jones | Vel Miletich (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 6 | 56 | Chuck Meekins | — | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 17 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Mercury | 239 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 14 | 21 | Scotty Cain | Scotty Cain (Owner) | Ford | 239 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 2 | 31 | Bill Hyde | — | Dodge | 237 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 13 | 43 | Bob Ross | Bob Ross (Owner) | Mercury | 235 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 11 | 12 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 233 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 12 | 77N | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 232 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 8 | 88N | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oldsmobile | 231 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 15 | 41 | Ernie Young | Walt Palozi (Owner) | Pontiac | 228 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 35 | 14N | Bob Keefe | — | Ford | 227 | 0 | piston | — |
| 13 | 25 | 33 | Carl Hammill | — | Chevrolet | 226 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 28 | 188 | Jim Blomgren | Lorrin Bates (Owner) | Ford | 226 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 9 | 98N | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 26 | 71N | Clyde Palmer | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 225 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 31 | 66N | Lou Sherman | — | Mercury | 224 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 30 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson (Owner) | Pontiac | 217 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 18 | 89 | Clyde Mitchell | — | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 20 | 52N | Harold Hardesty | — | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 33 | 55 | Bill West | — | Oldsmobile | 215 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 24 | 36 | Bill Bade | Joe Navarro (Owner) | Chevrolet | 214 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 4 | 2 | Al Pombo | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 212 | 0 | accident | — |
| 24 | 23 | 68 | Frank Secrist | J.M. Wattenbarger (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | — |
| 25 | 34 | 20 | Howard Phillippi | Howard Phillippi (Owner) | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | running | — |
| 26 | 10 | 15N | Royce Haggerty | Curly Weida (Owner) | Dodge | 172 | 0 | accident | — |
| 27 | 22 | 9 | Jim Cook | Floyd Johnson (Owner) | Pontiac | 154 | 0 | piston | — |
| 28 | 15 | 156 | Art Watts | — | Mercury | 139 | 0 | hub | — |
| 29 | 37 | 91 | Reggie Ausmus | — | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 30 | 5 | 551 | Bill Moore | Bill Moore (Owner) | Pontiac | 114 | 0 | fan belt | — |
| 31 | 21 | 47 | Bob Havemann | Bob Havenmann (Owner) | Pontiac | 111 | 0 | engine | — |
| 32 | 27 | 34 | Sherman Clark | Sherman Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | drive shaft | — |
| 33 | 29 | 1 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 75 | 0 | engine | — |
| 34 | 32 | 75N | Wally Gervais | — | Oldsmobile | 53 | 0 | engine | — |
| 35 | 3 | 300B | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 35 | 0 | engine | — |
| 36 | 10 | 30 | Herb Thomas | Jack Chatenay (Owner) | Plymouth | 20 | 0 | – | — |
| 37 | 36 | 83 | Ole Anderson | — | Ford | 9 | 0 | overheating | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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