Race: 480 Miles at Portland Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 43 of 56
Date: August 26, 1956
Track: Portland Speedway
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480 Miles at Portland Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Royce Haggerty | Car | No. 15N Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Curly Weida (Owner) | Winner Start | 8th |
| Started First | John Kieper | Most Laps Led | Royce Haggerty (1) |
| Race Distance | 123 miles (246 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 19 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 43 of 56 |
480 Miles at Portland Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 15N | Royce Haggerty | Curly Weida (Owner) | Dodge | 246 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Clyde Palmer | — | Ford | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | Curley Barker | — | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 7 | 56 | Chuck Meekins | — | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 3 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 4 | 50N | Harold Beal | — | Ford | 243 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 11 | 52N | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 19 | 88N | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 240 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 1 | 98N | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 240 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 14 | 21 | Scotty Cain | Scotty Cain (Owner) | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 9 | 27N | Len Sutton | — | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 18 | 21N | Pete Diviney | — | Ford | 231 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 16 | 41N | Chub Williams | — | Dodge | 225 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 5 | 56N | Art Watts | — | Mercury | 221 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 15 | 77N | Gordon Haines | Herb Eberhart (Owner) | Dodge | 217 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 12 | 66N | Lou Sherman | Hoyt Platt (Owner) | Mercury | 211 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 6 | 6 | Harold Hardesty | Beryl Jackson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 194 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 18 | 10 | 71N | Bill Hyde | — | Dodge | 67 | 0 | transmission | — |
| 19 | 17 | 75N | Wally Gervais | — | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | running | — |
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1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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