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1956 Langhorne NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Langhorne circuit. Full information

1956 Langhorne NASCAR

1956 Langhorne NASCAR is 232nd NASCAR race. Passed at the Langhorne circuit. Buck Baker won the pole position and this race. Herb Thomas and Tim Flock also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 150 laps (241 km).

Previous race: 1956 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Richmond NASCAR
Race Start: 22nd April 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Langhorne NASCAR

29th victory for the Carl Kiekhaefer team
15th victory for the Buck Baker
50th podium for the Buck Baker
87th podium for the Herb Thomas
72nd podium for the Tim Flock

Chrysler 300B - 1956 Langhorne NASCAR winner

Chrysler 300B #87 - 1956 Langhorne NASCAR winner

1956 Langhorne NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #87	0	1h 58m 32s	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #92			Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Tim Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #3			Smokey Yunick
4	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42			Petty Enterprises
5	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2			Hubert Westmoreland
6	Allen Adkins	Ford ?? 1956, #97			Tom Harbison
7	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1956, #86			Jim Stephens
8	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14			Bill Stroppe
9	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75			Frank Hayworth
10	Bill Blair	Dodge ?? 1956, #5			Joe Blair
11	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #48			Don Holcomb
12	Russ Graham	Chrysler 300 , #3
13	John Lindsay	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #78			John Lindsay
14	Ray Chaike	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #16			Gus Holzmueller
15	Walt Schubert	Ford ?? 1955, #77			Bob Bunselmeyer
16	Buzz Woodward	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #81
17	Danny Letner	Dodge ?? 1956, #98			Tom Harbison
18	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7			Jim Reed
19	Bill Parks	Packard ?? 1955, #95			Roy Alloway
20	Bud Geiselman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Chick Garno
21	Harvey Eakin	Nash ?? 1954, #47			Harvey Eakin
22	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12			Pete DePaolo
23	Harvey Henderson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19			Harvey Henderson
24	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #55			A.L. Bumgarner
25	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #10			Max Welborn
26	Fred Lorenzen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50			Fred Lorenzen
27	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1956, #6			Ralph Liguori
28	Benny DeRosier	Hudson Hornet, #23			Adelmo Tiezzi
29	Donald Thomas	Dodge ?? 1956, #51
30	Tiny Lund	Pontiac ?? 1956, #37			Gus Holzmueller
31	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #22			Pete DePaolo
32	Bill Tanner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #63			Al Liberty
33	Buzz Auckland	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39			Leslie Carr
34	Jimmie Lewallen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49			Bob Welborn
35	Dick Allwine	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #17			Earl Wright
36	Don Carr	Pontiac ?? 1956, #85			Jim Stephens
37	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #0			Carl Kiekhaefer
38	Bobby Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #15			Bill Stroppe
39	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300B, #34			Carl Kiekhaefer
40	Russ Truelove	Mercury ?? 1956, #26			Bob White
41	Kenneth Wagner	Ford ?? 1956, #84			Lawson & Netti Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Langhorne NASCAR on the Langhorne circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #87	Carl Kiekhaefer
2	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler 300B, #0	Carl Kiekhaefer
3	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
4	Danny Letner	Dodge ?? 1956, #98	Tom Harbison
5	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #92	Carl Kiekhaefer
6	Tim Flock	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #3	Smokey Yunick
7	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #14	Bill Stroppe
8	Bobby Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #15	Bill Stroppe
9	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
10	Junior Johnson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #55	A.L. Bumgarner
11	Tiny Lund	Pontiac ?? 1956, #37	Gus Holzmueller
12	Jimmy Massey	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2	Hubert Westmoreland
13	Jim Reed	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #7	Jim Reed
14	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
15	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #22	Pete DePaolo
16	Jimmie Lewallen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #49	Bob Welborn
17	Allen Adkins	Ford ?? 1956, #97	Tom Harbison
18	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1956, #86	Jim Stephens
19	Rex White	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #10	Max Welborn
20	Fonty Flock	Chrysler 300B, #34	Carl Kiekhaefer
21	Russ Truelove	Mercury ?? 1956, #26	Bob White
22	Ralph Liguori	Dodge ?? 1956, #6	Ralph Liguori
23	Ray Chaike	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #16	Gus Holzmueller
24	Russ Graham	Chrysler 300 , #3
25	Bud Geiselman	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Chick Garno
26	Dick Allwine	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #17	Earl Wright
27	Harvey Henderson	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #19	Harvey Henderson
28	Kenneth Wagner	Ford ?? 1956, #84	Lawson & Netti Racing
29	Buzz Woodward	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #81
30	Buzz Auckland	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #39	Leslie Carr
31	Benny DeRosier	Hudson Hornet, #23	Adelmo Tiezzi
32	John Lindsay	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #78	John Lindsay
33	Bill Parks	Packard ?? 1955, #95	Roy Alloway
34	Walt Schubert	Ford ?? 1955, #77	Bob Bunselmeyer
35	Harvey Eakin	Nash ?? 1954, #47	Harvey Eakin
36	Don Carr	Pontiac ?? 1956, #85	Jim Stephens
37	Bill Tanner	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #63	Al Liberty
38	Al Watkins	Ford ?? 1956, #48	Don Holcomb
39	Fred Lorenzen	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #50	Fred Lorenzen
40	Bill Blair	Dodge ?? 1956, #5	Joe Blair
41	Donald Thomas	Dodge ?? 1956, #51