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

1956 Hillsborough NASCAR

1956 Hillsborough NASCAR is 238th NASCAR race. Passed at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Buck Baker won the pole position and this race. Speedy Thompson and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (145 km).

Previous race: 1956 Hickory NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Martinsville NASCAR
Race Start: 13th May 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Hillsborough NASCAR

35th victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
18th victory for the Buck Baker
56th podium for the Buck Baker
14th podium for the Speedy Thompson
82nd podium for the Lee Petty

Chrysler 300B - 1956 Hillsborough NASCAR winner

Chrysler 300B #300 - 1956 Hillsborough NASCAR winner

1956 Hillsborough NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Team
2	Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
4	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #22	Pete DePaolo
5	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1956, #286	Jim Stephens
6	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
7	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Charlie Schwam
8	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
9	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
10	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
11	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
12	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82	James Satcher
13	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Max Welborn
14	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #113	Emanuel Zervakis
15	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Shorty Johns
16	Harvey Henderson	Ford ?? 1956, #19	Harvey Henderson
17	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #48	Don Holcomb
18	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #264	Spook Crawford
19	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
20	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Clarence DeZalia
21	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Ike Kiser
22	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #760	Brownie King
23	Pete Yow	Buick ?? 1955, #302	Pete Yow
24	Blackie Pitt	Plymouth ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
25	Charlie Jackson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #34	Ike Kiser
26	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Charlie Schwam
27	Darvin Randahl	Ford ?? 1956, #204	Darvin Randahl
28	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
29	Billy Carden	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
30	Bill Blair	Dodge ?? 1956, #5	Joe Blair
31	Don Carr	Pontiac ?? 1956, #285	Jim Stephens

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Hillsborough NASCAR on the Occoneechee Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
2	Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Curtis Turner	Ford ?? 1956, #99	Charlie Schwam
4	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #22	Pete DePaolo
5	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82	James Satcher
6	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
8	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
9	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1956, #286	Jim Stephens
10	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
11	Gwyn Staley	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
12	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1956, #9	Charlie Schwam
13	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
14	Bill Blair	Dodge ?? 1956, #5	Joe Blair
15	Dick Beaty	Ford ?? 1956, #34	Ike Kiser
16	Harvey Henderson	Ford ?? 1956, #19	Harvey Henderson
17	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #113	Emanuel Zervakis
18	Billy Carden	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
19	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Max Welborn
20	Blackie Pitt	Plymouth ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
21	Don Carr	Pontiac ?? 1956, #285	Jim Stephens
22	Pete Yow	Buick ?? 1955, #302	Pete Yow
23	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
24	Bobby Johns	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Shorty Johns
25	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #48	Don Holcomb
26	Darvin Randahl	Ford ?? 1956, #204	Darvin Randahl
27	Charlie Jackson	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #34	Ike Kiser
28	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Clarence DeZalia
29	Brownie King	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #760	Brownie King
30	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #264	Spook Crawford
31	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck