Race: 258 Miles at Road America
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 37 of 56
Date: August 12, 1956
Track: Road America
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258 Miles at Road America Race Information
| Winner | Tim Flock | Car | No. 15 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Stroppe Motorsports | Winner Start | 6th |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Marvin Panch (23) |
| Race Distance | 258.3 miles (63 laps) | Track Length | 4.1 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 26 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 5 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 37 of 56 |
258 Miles at Road America Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 15 | Tim Flock | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 63 | 17 | running | — |
| 2 | 11 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 63 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 17 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 63 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 9 | 56 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 63 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 20 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 24 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 62 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 1 | 502 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 61 | 5 | engine | — |
| 9 | 15 | 21 | Fred Johnson | — | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 16 | 131 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 25 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 19 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 10 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 59 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 23 | 300 | Frank Mundy | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 58 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 21 | 36 | Jack Goodwin | — | Dodge | 58 | 0 | engine | — |
| 16 | 7 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 56 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 17 | 18 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 54 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 18 | 5 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 53 | 18 | engine | — |
| 19 | 26 | 5 | Ansel Rakestraw | — | Jaguar | 48 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 23 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | Bobby Myers | Smokey Yunick Racing | Mercury | 39 | 0 | accident | — |
| 22 | 2 | 98 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 23 | rear end | — |
| 23 | 12 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | fuel pump | — |
| 24 | 22 | 26 | Curtis Turner | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 21 | 0 | accident | — |
| 25 | 4 | 97 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 10 | 0 | clutch | — |
| 26 | 3 | 296 | Junior Johnson | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 1 | 0 | clutch | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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