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1956 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Full information

1956 Hillsborough NASCAR

1956 Hillsborough NASCAR is 271st NASCAR race. Passed at the Occoneechee Speedway circuit. Speedy Thompson won the pole position, Fireball Roberts won this race. Buck Baker and Speedy Thompson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 110 laps (159 km).

Previous race: 1956 Columbia NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Newport NASCAR
Race Start: 30th September 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Hillsborough NASCAR

10th victory for the De Paolo Engineering team
5th victory for the Fireball Roberts
12th podium for the Fireball Roberts
64th podium for the Buck Baker
24th podium for the Speedy Thompson

1956 Hillsborough NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Ford ? 1956, #22	0	1h 21m 40s	De Paolo Engineering
3	Buck Baker, Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92			Herb Thomas
5	Bunk Moore	Ford ?? 1956, #35			Fred Frazier
6	Harvey Henderson	Ford ?? 1956, #19			Harvey Henderson
7	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96			Bobby Keck
8	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94			Ed Cole
9	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12			Pete DePaolo
10	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #16			Gus Holzmueller
11	Blackie Pitt	Plymouth ?? 1956, #59			Brownie Pitt
12	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42			Petty Enterprises
13	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #418			George Green
14	Earl Moss	Mercury ?? 1956, #6
15	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1956, #31			John Whitford
16	Pete Yow	Ford ?? 1956, #203			Pete Yow
17	Brownie Pitt	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #60			Brownie Pitt
18	Johnny Dodson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #83			Johnny Dodson
19	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75			Frank Hayworth
20	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #4			Bill Stroppe
21	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
22	Buck Hall	Buick ?? 1955, #20			W.R. Waldron
23	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1956, #264			Spook Crawford

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

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
3	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1956, #31	John Whitford
5	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	Herb Thomas
6	Fireball Roberts	Ford ? 1956, #22	De Paolo Engineering
7	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1956, #264	Spook Crawford
8	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
9	Earl Moss	Mercury ?? 1956, #6
10	Johnny Dodson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #83	Johnny Dodson
11	Bobby Waddell	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #62
12	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
13	Bunk Moore	Ford ?? 1956, #35	Fred Frazier
14	Harvey Henderson	Ford ?? 1956, #19	Harvey Henderson
15	Tiny Lund	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #16	Gus Holzmueller
16	Blackie Pitt	Plymouth ?? 1956, #59	Brownie Pitt
17	Brownie Pitt	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #60	Brownie Pitt
18	George Green	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #418	George Green
19	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Ed Cole
20	Bobby Keck	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #96	Bobby Keck
21	Pete Yow	Ford ?? 1956, #203	Pete Yow
22	Buck Hall	Buick ?? 1955, #20	W.R. Waldron
23	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #4	Bill Stroppe