Race: 90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 17 of 56
Date: May 13, 1956
Track: Occoneechee Speedway
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90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Buck Baker | Car | No. 300 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Speedy Thompson (57) |
| Race Distance | 90 miles (100 laps) | Track Length | 0.9 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 31 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 17 of 56 |
90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 300 | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 100 | 43 | running | — |
| 2 | 2 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 100 | 57 | running | — |
| 3 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 100 | 0 | running | — |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 100 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 9 | 286 | Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 12 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 10 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 98 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 23 | 49 | Jimmy Massey | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 7 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 96 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 6 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 95 | 0 | running | — |
| 12 | 5 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 19 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 17 | 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Enterprises | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 24 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | idler arm | — |
| 16 | 16 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson (Owner) | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 25 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 30 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 93 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 28 | 94 | Ed Cole | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Mercury | 90 | 0 | running | — |
| 21 | 15 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 81 | 0 | accident | — |
| 22 | 29 | 760 | Brownie King | Brownie King (Owner) | Chevrolet | 81 | 0 | running | — |
| 23 | 22 | 302 | Pete Yow | Pete Yow (Owner) | Buick | 80 | 0 | running | — |
| 24 | 20 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Plymouth | 63 | 0 | rod | — |
| 25 | 27 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | — | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | rear end | — |
| 26 | 3 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 54 | 0 | brakes | — |
| 27 | 26 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 28 | 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 51 | 0 | battery | — |
| 29 | 18 | 271 | Billy Carden | — | Mercury | 48 | 0 | spindle | — |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Bill Blair | Joe Blair (Owner) | Dodge | 43 | 0 | tire | — |
| 31 | 21 | 285 | Don Carr | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 10 | 0 | hub | — |
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1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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