Race: Raleigh 250
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 30 of 56
Date: July 4, 1956
Track: Raleigh Speedway
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Raleigh 250 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Ford |
| Team / Owner | DePaolo Engineering | Winner Start | 32nd |
| Started First | Lee Petty | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (201) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 36 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Al Keller | Season Race | 30 of 56 |
Raleigh 250 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 250 | 201 | running | — |
| 2 | 2 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 248 | 13 | running | — |
| 3 | 27 | 502 | Frank Mundy | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Dodge | 247 | 13 | running | — |
| 4 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | — |
| 5 | 10 | 11 | Tim Flock | Mauri Rose (Owner) | Chevrolet | 243 | 0 | running | — |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | — |
| 7 | 30 | 99 | Marvin Panch | Tom Harbison (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | — |
| 8 | 18 | 5 | Bill Walker | — | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | — |
| 9 | 25 | X | Rex White | Max Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | running | — |
| 10 | 29 | 91 | Jack Smith | Ted Chester (Owner) | Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | running | — |
| 11 | 28 | 300C | Buck Baker | Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner) | Chrysler | 234 | 23 | running | — |
| 12 | 6 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Frank Hayworth (Owner) | Mercury | 231 | 0 | running | — |
| 13 | 20 | 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Enterprises | Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | running | — |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | Billy Carden | Charlie Schwam (Owner) | Ford | 217 | 0 | running | — |
| 15 | 13 | 240 | Rat Garner | Rat Garner (Owner) | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | — |
| 16 | 36 | 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole (Owner) | Mercury | 216 | 0 | running | — |
| 17 | 15 | 48 | Al Watkins | Don Holcomb (Owner) | Ford | 213 | 0 | running | — |
| 18 | 16 | 31 | Bill Champion | John Whitford (Owner) | Ford | 212 | 0 | running | — |
| 19 | 35 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Pontiac | 206 | 0 | running | — |
| 20 | 12 | 286 | Pat Kirkwood | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 203 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
| 21 | 19 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts (Owner) | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | — |
| 22 | 5 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 181 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 24 | 34 | 640 | Ken Love | Ken Love (Owner) | Ford | 144 | 0 | hub | — |
| 25 | 7 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | James Satcher (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | engine | — |
| 26 | 31 | 14 | Billy Myers | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 91 | 0 | engine | — |
| 27 | 17 | 88 | Ralph Liguori | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 90 | 0 | engine | — |
| 28 | 9 | 12 | Ralph Moody | DePaolo Engineering | Ford | 82 | 0 | lifter | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 131 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | overheating | — |
| 30 | 21 | 95 | Bob Duell | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 63 | 0 | bearing | — |
| 31 | 26 | 3A | Bud Geiselman | — | Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | engine | — |
| 32 | 11 | 418 | Sherman Utsman | — | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | engine | — |
| 33 | 33 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ike Kiser (Owner) | Ford | 45 | 0 | engine | — |
| 34 | 24 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Brownie Pitt (Owner) | Plymouth | 43 | 0 | engine | — |
| 35 | 23 | 29 | Pat Grogan | — | Mercury | 21 | 0 | axle | — |
| 36 | 1 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 9 | 0 | oil pressure | — |
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1956 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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