Race: 390 Miles at Portland Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 28 of 56
Date: June 24, 1956
Track: Portland Speedway
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390 Miles at Portland Speedway Race Information
| Winner | John Kieper | Car | No. 98 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | John Kieper (Owner) | Winner Start | 12th |
| Started First | Don Porter | Most Laps Led | John Kieper (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 20 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 28 of 56 |
390 Miles at Portland Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 98 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 1 | running | — |
| 2 | 18 | 1C | Clyde Palmer | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 14 | 56 | Lou Sherman | Jim Rush (Owner) | Mercury | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 17 | 50 | Harold Beal | — | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 11 | 52 | Harold Hardesty | — | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 16 | 1 | Art Watts | Tom Roady (Owner) | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 4 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Mercury | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 19 | 11 | Curley Barker | — | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Bill Hyde | — | Oldsmobile | 197 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 20 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 196 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 10 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 6 | 14 | Bob Keefe | — | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 5 | 71 | Ted Sweeney | — | Oldsmobile | 184 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 9 | 47 | Bob Havemann | Bob Havenmann (Owner) | Pontiac | 180 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 8 | 77 | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 170 | 0 | piston | — |
| 17 | 13 | 27 | Bud Emra | — | Ford | 116 | 0 | axle | — |
| 18 | 7 | 15 | Royce Haggerty | Curly Weida (Owner) | Dodge | 97 | 0 | did not finish | — |
| 19 | 3 | 26 | Fred Hunt | — | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | axle | — |
| 20 | 1 | 78 | Don Porter | — | Studebaker | 38 | 0 | axle | — |
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