Nascar Grand National Series 1956

Nascar Grand National Series 1956
Allmän information
PlatsUSA
Säsongsnummer8
Antal race56
Start13 november 1955
Slut18 november 1956
Bilar
Chassin[a]
MotorerSe ovan.
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetBuck Baker
1956

Nascar Grand National Series 1956 var den 8:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 56 race och inleddes redan 13 november 1955 på Hickory Speedway i Hickory i North Carolina och avslutades på 18 november 1956 på Wilson Speedway i Wilson i North Carolina.

Serien vanns av Buck Baker. Baker som körde för Carl Kiekhaefer körde både Chrysler och Dodge under säsongen. Chrysler som bilmärke dominerade serien med 22 segrar följt av Dodge med 11 segrar.

Tre förare förolyckades under säsongen. John McVitty dog när hans bil voltade under kvalet till loppet på Langhorne Speedway 22 april.[1] Clint McHugh omkom under kvalet till det lopp som kördes 10 juni på Memphis-Arkansas Speedway.[2] Cotton Priddy omkom dagen efter under självaste loppet.[3]

Resultat

NrDatumTävlingBanaPoleVinnareKonstruktörStartRapport
113 novemberRace 1Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North CarolinaTim FlockTim FlockChrysler1
220 novemberRace 2Charlotte Speedway[b], Charlotte, North CarolinaFonty FlockFonty FlockChrysler1
320 novemberRace 3Willow Springs Speedway, Rosamond, KalifornienJim ReedChuck StevensonFord2
411 decemberRace 4Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, FloridaFonty FlockHerb ThomasChevrolet3
522 januariRace 5Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, ArizonaJoe WeatherlyBuck BakerChrysler12
622 februariRace 6Daytona Beach and Road Course, Daytona Beach, FloridaTim FlockTim FlockChrysler1
726 februariRace 7Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, FloridaBuck BakerBilly MyersMercury3
818 marsRace 8Wilson Speedway, Wilson, North CarolinaHerb ThomasHerb ThomasChevrolet1
925 marsRace 9Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GeorgiaTim FlockBuck BakerChrysler23
108 aprilWilkes County 160North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North CarolinaJunior JohnsonTim FlockChrysler3Rapport
1122 aprilRace 11Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PennsylvaniaBuck BakerBuck BakerChrysler1
1229 aprilRichmond 200Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VirginiaBuck BakerBuck BakerDodge1Rapport
135 majArclite 100Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South CarolinaJimmie LewallenSpeedy ThompsonDodge2
146 majRace 14Concord Speedway, Concord, North CarolinaSpeedy ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonChrysler1
1510 majRace 15Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South CarolinaRex WhiteBuck BakerDodge2
1612 majRace 16Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North CarolinaSpeedy ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonChrysler1
1713 majRace 17Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North CarolinaBuck BakerBuck BakerChrysler1
1820 majVirginia 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VirginiaBuck BakerBuck BakerDodge1Rapport
1925 majRace 19Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PennsylvaniaSpeedy ThompsonBuck BakerDodge5
2027 majRace 20Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, North CarolinaSpeedy ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonChrysler1
2127 majRace 21Portland Speedway, Portland, OregonLyle MatlockHerb ThomasChrysler18
2230 majRace 22Eureka Speedway, Eureka, KalifornienJohnny KieperHerb ThomasChrysler6
2330 majRace 23Syracuse Mile, Syracuse, New YorkBuck BakerBuck BakerChrysler1
243 juniRace 24Merced Fairgrounds, Merced, KalifornienHerb ThomasHerb ThomasChrysler1
2510 juniRace 25Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, Lehi, ArkansasBuck BakerRalph MoodyFord23
2615 juniRace 26Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North CarolinaFireball RobertsSpeedy ThompsonChrysler2
2722 juniRace 27Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, New YorkJoe Bill McGrawSpeedy ThompsonChrysler11
2824 juniRace 28Portland Speedway, Portland, OregonDon PorterJohnny KieperOldsmobile12
291 juliRace 29Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North CarolinaFireball RobertsLee PettyDodge11
304 juliRace 30Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, North CarolinaLee PettyFireball RobertsFord32
317 juliRace 31Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South CarolinaFireball RobertsLee PettyDodge8
328 juliRace 32California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, KalifornienEddie PaganLloyd DaneMercury15
3321 juliRace 33Soldier Field, Chicago, IllinoisBilly MyersFireball RobertsFord3
3427 juliRace 34Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, North CarolinaRalph MoodySpeedy ThompsonDodge2
3529 juliRace 35Montgomery Speedway, Montgomery, AlabamaMarvin PanchMarvin PanchFord1
363 augustiRace 36Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OklahomaSpeedy ThompsonJim PaschalMercury8
3712 augustiRace 37Road America, Elkhart Lake, WisconsinBuck BakerTim FlockMercury6
3817 augustiRace 38Old Bridge Stadium, Old Bridge Township, New JerseyJim ReedRalph MoodyFordi.u.
3919 augustiRace 39Bay Meadows Speedway, San Mateo, KalifornienEddie PaganEddie PaganFord1
4022 augustiRace 40Norfolk Speedway, Norfolk, VirginiaRalph MoodyBilly MyersMercury9
4123 augustiRace 41Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South CarolinaRalph MoodyRalph MoodyFord1
4225 augustiRace 42Coastal Speedway, Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaRalph MoodyFireball RobertsFord3
4326 augustiRace 43Portland Speedway, Portland, OregonJohnny KieperRoyce HagertyDodge8
443 septemberSouthern 500Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South CarolinaSpeedy ThompsonCurtis TurnerFord11Rapport
459 septemberRace 45Chisholm Speedway, Montgomery, AlabamaTim FlockBuck BakerChrysler14
4612 septemberRace 46Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North CarolinaJoe EubanksRalph MoodyFord11
4723 septemberRace 47Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PennsylvaniaBuck BakerPaul GoldsmithChevrolet2
4823 septemberRace 48Portland Speedway, Portland, OregonRoyce HagertyLloyd DaneFord6
4929 septemberRace 49Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South CarolinaTim FlockBuck BakerDodge6
5030 septemberRace 50Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North CarolinaSpeedy ThompsonFireball RobertsFord6
517 oktoberRace 51Newport Speedway, Newport, TennesseeJoe EubanksFireball RobertsFord14
5217 oktoberRace 52Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, North CarolinaRalph MoodyBuck BakerChrysler2
5323 oktoberRace 53Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, North CarolinaDoug CoxBuck BakerChrysler5
5428 oktoberOld Dominion 400Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VirginiaBuck BakerJack SmithDodge23Rapport
5511 novemberBuddy Shuman 250Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North CarolinaRalph EarnhardtSpeedy ThompsonChrysler9Rapport
5618 novemberRace 56Wilson Speedway, Wilson, North CarolinaBuck BakerBuck BakerChrysler1
Källor:[4][5]

Slutställning

PlatsFörareStarterVinsterTop 5Top 10PoleVarvPrispengarPoäng+\-
1Buck Baker48143139121466$34 0769272
2Herb Thomas48522363351$19 3518568–704
3Speedy Thompson428242972037$27 1698328–944
4Lee Petty47217281250$15 3378324–948
5Jim Paschal42117271211$17 2037878–1394
6Billy Myers42213221253$15 8296920–2352
7Fireball Roberts33517223585$14 7415794–3478
8Ralph Moody35413215412$15 4925548–3724
9Tim Flock22411145448$15 7685062–4210
10Marvin Panch20110131230$11 5194680–4592
11Rex White24031410$5 3334642–4630
12Johnny Allen32021100$4 5583924–5348
13Paul Goldsmith91460182$8 5683788–5484
14Gwyn Staley22051300$5 1583550–5722
15Joe Eubanks2607132107$5 5833292–5980
Källor:[6]
  • Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

  1. ^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom, främst använda av privatister.
  2. ^ Inte att förväxla med Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charlotte Speedway var en bana som var i bruk 1949-1956.

Referenser

  1. ^ Associated Press (22 april 1956). ”John McVitty is killed driving”. Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eYUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4593%2C2974486. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  2. ^ Associated Press. ”Clint McHugh killed in NASCAR accident”. Reading Eagle. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i40jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HpoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3633%2C3807370. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  3. ^ ”Louisville stock-car driver killed”. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky). 11 juni 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8116262/. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  4. ^ ”1956 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1956. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  5. ^ ”1956 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1956/W/. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  6. ^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1956” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1956/W. Läst 12 juni 2021.