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1956 Concord NASCAR

1956 Concord NASCAR is 235th NASCAR race. Passed at the Concord circuit. Speedy Thompson won the pole position and this race. Buck Baker and Herb Thomas also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1956 Columbia NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Greenville NASCAR
Race Start: 6th May 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Concord NASCAR

32nd victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
6th victory for the Speedy Thompson
12th podium for the Speedy Thompson
53rd podium for the Buck Baker
89th podium for the Herb Thomas

Chrysler 300B - 1956 Concord NASCAR winner

Chrysler 300B #300 - 1956 Concord NASCAR winner

1956 Concord NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Team
3	Speedy Thompson, Buck Baker, Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Tim Flock	Pontiac ?? 1956, #285	Jim Stephens
5	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Max Welborn
6	Tiny Lund	Pontiac ?? 1956, #37	Gus Holzmueller
7	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
8	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #264	Spook Crawford
9	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
10	Charlie Jackson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #34	Ike Kiser
11	Pete Stewart	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #209	Pete Stewart
12	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #48	Don Holcomb
13	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
14	Harvey Henderson	Ford ?? 1956, #19	Harvey Henderson
15	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Tom Harbison
16	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1955, #286	Jim Stephens
17	Billy Carden	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Pete DePaolo
18	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Clarence DeZalia
19	Blackie Pitt	Buick ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
20	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Ike Kiser
21	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #760	Brownie King
22	Fred Lorenzen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #150	Fred Lorenzen
23	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
24	Dink Widenhouse	Ford ?? 1956, #0	Mauri Rose
25	Bill Widenhouse	Buick ?? 1955, #20	W.R. Waldron
26	Ralph Liguori	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
27	Bill Blair	Dodge ?? 1956, #5	Joe Blair
28	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Shorty Johns
29	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24	Jimmy Pardue
30	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Concord NASCAR on the Concord circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
3	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1955, #286	Jim Stephens
5	Jim Paschal	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
6	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Shorty Johns
8	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Max Welborn
9	Tim Flock	Pontiac ?? 1956, #285	Jim Stephens
10	Blackie Pitt	Buick ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
12	Dink Widenhouse	Ford ?? 1956, #0	Mauri Rose
13	Billy Carden	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Pete DePaolo
13	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
14	Bill Blair	Dodge ?? 1956, #5	Joe Blair
15	Fred Lorenzen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #150	Fred Lorenzen
16	Ralph Liguori	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
17	Bill Widenhouse	Buick ?? 1955, #20	W.R. Waldron
18	Charlie Jackson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #34	Ike Kiser
19	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
20	Harvey Henderson	Ford ?? 1956, #19	Harvey Henderson
21	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Ike Kiser
22	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #760	Brownie King
23	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #24	Jimmy Pardue
24	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Clarence DeZalia
25	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #264	Spook Crawford
26	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Tom Harbison
27	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
28	Pete Stewart	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #209	Pete Stewart
29	Tiny Lund	Pontiac ?? 1956, #37	Gus Holzmueller
30	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #48	Don Holcomb