Race: 300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 47 of 56
Date: September 23, 1956
Track: Langhorne Speedway
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300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Paul Goldsmith | Car | No. 3 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Paul Goldsmith (182) |
| Race Distance | 300 miles (300 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 44 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 47 of 56 |
300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 182 | running | — |
| 2 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 293 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 10 | 67 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 292 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 9 | 26 | Jim Paschal | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 292 | 70 | running | — |
| 5 | 11 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 290 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 7 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 288 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 42 | 5 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 284 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 37 | 10 | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 280 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 19 | 64 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Buick | 274 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 21 | 62 | Russ Truelove | Bob White (Owner) | Mercury | 268 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 25 | 17 | Dick Allwine | Earl Wright (Owner) | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 23 | 3 | Vince Cougineri | — | Chrysler | 256 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 20 | 84 | Jack Tykarski | — | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 28 | 20 | Charles Blewitt | — | Plymouth | 242 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 29 | 77 | Cecil Lassiter | — | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 13 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Gus Holzmueller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 232 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 220 | 38 | oil line | — |
| 18 | 35 | 21 | George Cork | — | Plymouth | 215 | 0 | engine | — |
| 19 | 34 | 98 | Danny Letner | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Dodge | 209 | 0 | engine | — |
| 20 | 31 | 53 | Jack Montgangelo | Jack Montgangelo (Owner) | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 41 | 79 | John Lindsay | John Lindsay (Owner) | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 22 | 32 | 34 | Johnny Coy | — | Chrysler | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 17 | 63 | Bill Tanner | Al Liberty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | — |
| 24 | 39 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 173 | 0 | accident | — |
| 25 | 14 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 1 | fire | — |
| 26 | 33 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 145 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 27 | 38 | 95 | Jim Rhoades | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 143 | 0 | steering | — |
| 28 | 15 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Mercury | 122 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 29 | 12 | 97 | Bill Amick | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 104 | 0 | radiator | — |
| 30 | 40 | 27 | Peck Peckham | Peck Peckham (Owner) | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | — |
| 31 | 24 | 2 | Mario Rossi | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Chrysler | 97 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 32 | 16 | 38 | Bill Parks | — | Ford | 92 | 0 | accident | — |
| 33 | 36 | 24 | Gene Bergin | Malcolm Barlow (Owner) | Dodge | 76 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 34 | 6 | 9 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | engine | — |
| 35 | 22 | 69 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Plymouth | 66 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 36 | 27 | 83 | Chuck Hansen | — | Oldsmobile | 66 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 37 | 18 | 81 | Frank Jamison | — | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | crank shaft | — |
| 38 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 51 | 9 | oil line | — |
| 39 | 26 | 23 | Benny DeRosier | Adelmo Tiezzi (Owner) | Hudson | 43 | 0 | steering | — |
| 40 | 30 | 18 | Ronnie Herra | — | Plymouth | 34 | 0 | header | — |
| 41 | 43 | 4 | Corey Benjamin | — | Plymouth | 34 | 0 | gasket | — |
| 42 | 4 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | — |
| 43 | 5 | 66 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | — |
| 44 | 44 | 11 | Francis Dionne | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 2 | 0 | accident | — |
Season Navigation
1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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