Race: 488 Miles at Portland Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 48 of 56
Date: September 23, 1956
Track: Portland Speedway
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488 Miles at Portland Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Lloyd Dane | Car | No. 1 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Royce Haggerty | Most Laps Led | Lloyd Dane (1) |
| Race Distance | 125 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 19 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 48 of 56 |
488 Miles at Portland Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 2 | — | 45 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | — |
| 3 | — | 11N | Curley Barker | — | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | fuel | — |
| 4 | — | 57 | John Kieper | John Kieper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | — | 80N | Harold Hardesty | Beryl Jackson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 247 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | — | 98N | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Oldsmobile | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | — | 27N | Joe Prismo | — | Ford | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | — | 56 | Chuck Meekins | — | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | — | 50N | Harold Beal | — | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | — | 30 | Clyde Palmer | Jack Chatenay (Owner) | Plymouth | 241 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | — | 42N | Chuck Akerblade | — | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 1 | 15N | Royce Haggerty | Curly Weida (Owner) | Dodge | 237 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | — | 14N | Bob Keefe | — | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | — | 43 | Bob Ross | Bob Ross (Owner) | Mercury | 176 | 0 | piston | — |
| 15 | — | 21N | Pete Diviney | — | Ford | 147 | 0 | accident | — |
| 16 | — | 56N | Art Watts | — | Mercury | 117 | 0 | connecting rod | — |
| 17 | — | 0 | Dick Getty | Dick Getty (Owner) | Mercury | 69 | 0 | piston | — |
| 18 | — | 66N | Lou Sherman | Hoyt Platt (Owner) | Mercury | 56 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 19 | — | 22N | Wally Gervais | — | Oldsmobile | 6 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
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