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1956 Atlanta NASCAR in NASCAR at the Lakewood Park circuit. Full information

1956 Atlanta NASCAR

1956 Atlanta NASCAR is 230th NASCAR race. Passed at the Lakewood Park circuit. Buck Baker won the pole position and this race. Speedy Thompson and Herb Thomas also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1956 Wilson County NASCAR
Next race: 1956 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Race Start: 25th March 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Atlanta NASCAR

27th victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
14th victory for the Buck Baker
49th podium for the Buck Baker
9th podium for the Speedy Thompson
86th podium for the Herb Thomas

Chrysler 300B - 1956 Atlanta NASCAR winner

Chrysler 300B #300 - 1956 Atlanta NASCAR winner

1956 Atlanta NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300	0	1h 24m 56s	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #500			Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92			Herb Thomas
4	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Hubert Westmoreland
5	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42			Petty Enterprises
6	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12			Pete DePaolo
7	Fonty Flock	Pontiac ?? 1956, #55			A.L. Bumgarner
8	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75			Frank Hayworth
9	Chester Barron	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44			Chester Barron
10	Ken Milligan	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #100			Dave Everett
11	Charlie Mincey	Buick ?? 1955, #8
12	Dick Blackwell	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
13	Billy Carden	Ford ?? 1956, #99			Charlie Schwam
14	Sonny Black	Ford ?? 1956, #999			Joe Jones
15	Darvin Randahl	Ford ?? 1956, #204			Darvin Randahl
16	Frank Mundy	Chrysler 300B, #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
17	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #286			Jim Stephens
18	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300B, #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
19	Ray Baxter	Chrysler 300B, #63
20	Bob Flock	Ford ?? 1956, #9			Pete DePaolo
21	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82			James Satcher
22	Al Keller	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #64			Al Keller
23	Paul Goldsmith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #3			Smokey Yunick
24	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14			Bill Stroppe
25	Bill Widenhouse	Ford ?? 1956, #68			Fred Sheibert
26	Jimmie Lewallen	Pontiac ?? 1956, #285			Jim Stephens
27	Ray Thompson	Studebaker ?? 1956, #390
28	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1956, #6			Ralph Liguori

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Atlanta NASCAR on the Lakewood Park circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Tim Flock	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Billy Carden	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Charlie Schwam
3	Fonty Flock	Pontiac ?? 1956, #55	A.L. Bumgarner
4	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
5	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #500	Carl Kiekhaefer
6	Bob Flock	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Pete DePaolo
7	Paul Goldsmith	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #3	Smokey Yunick
8	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1956, #6	Ralph Liguori
9	Frank Mundy	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
10	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
11	Al Keller	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #64	Al Keller
12	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #286	Jim Stephens
13	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82	James Satcher
14	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
15	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
16	Jimmie Lewallen	Pontiac ?? 1956, #285	Jim Stephens
17	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	Herb Thomas
18	Bill Widenhouse	Ford ?? 1956, #68	Fred Sheibert
19	Charlie Mincey	Buick ?? 1955, #8
20	Darvin Randahl	Ford ?? 1956, #204	Darvin Randahl
21	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
22	Chester Barron	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #44	Chester Barron
23	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
24	Ray Thompson	Studebaker ?? 1956, #390
25	Ken Milligan	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #100	Dave Everett
26	Dick Blackwell	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
27	Sonny Black	Ford ?? 1956, #999	Joe Jones
28	Ray Baxter	Chrysler 300B, #63