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1956 Columbia NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Columbia Speedway circuit. Full information

1956 Columbia NASCAR

1956 Columbia NASCAR is 234th NASCAR race. Passed at the Columbia Speedway circuit. Speedy Thompson won the pole position and this race. Buck Baker and Joe Weatherly also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1956 Richmond NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Concord NASCAR
Race Start: 5th May 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Columbia NASCAR

31st victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
5th victory for the Speedy Thompson
11th podium for the Speedy Thompson
52nd podium for the Buck Baker
1st podium for the Joe Weatherly

1956 Columbia NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Team
2	Speedy Thompson, Buck Baker	Dodge ?? 1956, #500	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Charlie Schwam
4	Tiny Lund	Pontiac ?? 1956, #37	Gus Holzmueller
5	Bob Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Mauri Rose
6	Herb Thomas	Dodge ?? 1956, #501	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Ike Kiser
8	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Max Welborn
9	Blackie Pitt	Plymouth ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
10	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #47	Don Holcomb
11	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #264	Spook Crawford
12	Charlie Jackson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #34	Ike Kiser
13	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
14	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Clarence DeZalia
15	Tim Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Mauri Rose
16	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
17	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Charlie Schwam
18	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #760	Brownie King
19	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
20	Fred Lorenzen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #150	Fred Lorenzen
21	Jimmie Lewallen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Ansel Rakestraw
22	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
23	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Shorty Johns
24	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82	James Satcher
25	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #55	A.L. Bumgarner
26	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1956, #6	Ralph Liguori

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Columbia NASCAR on the Columbia Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
2	Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson	Dodge ? 1956, #500	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82	James Satcher
4	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Charlie Schwam
5	Herb Thomas	Dodge ?? 1956, #501	Carl Kiekhaefer
6	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
7	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
8	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
9	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #55	A.L. Bumgarner
10	Tiny Lund	Pontiac ?? 1956, #37	Gus Holzmueller
11	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Max Welborn
12	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Charlie Schwam
13	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
14	Jimmie Lewallen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Ansel Rakestraw
15	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Shorty Johns
16	Charlie Jackson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #34	Ike Kiser
17	Blackie Pitt	Plymouth ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
18	Fred Lorenzen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #150	Fred Lorenzen
19	Bob Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Mauri Rose
20	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #760	Brownie King
21	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #47	Don Holcomb
22	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Ike Kiser
23	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #264	Spook Crawford
24	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1956, #6	Ralph Liguori
25	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Clarence DeZalia
26	Tim Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Mauri Rose