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1956 Myrtle Beach NASCAR

1956 Myrtle Beach NASCAR is 263rd NASCAR race. Passed at the Coastal Speedway circuit. Ralph Moody won the pole position, Fireball Roberts won this race. Billy Myers and Jim Paschal also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1956 Spartanburg NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Portland NASCAR
Race Start: 25th August 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Myrtle Beach NASCAR

8th victory for the De Paolo Engineering team
4th victory for the Fireball Roberts
11th podium for the Fireball Roberts
11th podium for the Billy Myers
26th podium for the Jim Paschal

1956 Myrtle Beach NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Ford ? 1956, #22	0	1h 58m 38s	De Paolo Engineering
2	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #4			Bill Stroppe
3	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75			Frank Hayworth
4	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
5	Speedy Thompson	Dodge ?? 1956, #501			Carl Kiekhaefer
6	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82			James Satcher
7	Billy Carden	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
8	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1956, #264			Spook Crawford
9	Fred Frazier	Ford ?? 1956, #35			Fred Frazier
10	Pete Yow	Ford ?? 1956, #203			Pete Yow
11	Larry Flynn	Buick ?? 1955, #54			B.B. Morris
12	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1956, #31			John Whitford
13	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92			Herb Thomas
14	Joe Bill McGraw	Ford ?? 1956, #14
15	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42			Petty Enterprises
16	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12			Pete DePaolo
17	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94			Ed Cole
18	Jim Watkins	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #28
19	Roy Bentley	Ford ?? 1956, #50			Marion Cox
20	Spook Crawford	Plymouth ?? 1955, #64			Spook Crawford

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Myrtle Beach NASCAR on the Coastal Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
2	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #92	Herb Thomas
3	Fireball Roberts	Ford ? 1956, #22	De Paolo Engineering
4	Billy Carden	Mercury ?? 1956, #271
5	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1956, #42	Petty Enterprises
6	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
7	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #4	Bill Stroppe
8	Bill Champion	Ford ?? 1956, #31	John Whitford
9	Joe Eubanks	Ford ?? 1956, #82	James Satcher
10	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
11	Roy Bentley	Ford ?? 1956, #50	Marion Cox
12	Fred Frazier	Ford ?? 1956, #35	Fred Frazier
13	Pete Yow	Ford ?? 1956, #203	Pete Yow
14	Ed Cole	Mercury ?? 1955, #94	Ed Cole
15	Joe Bill McGraw	Ford ?? 1956, #14
16	Larry Flynn	Buick ?? 1955, #54	B.B. Morris
17	Spook Crawford	Plymouth ?? 1955, #64	Spook Crawford
18	Johnny Allen	Plymouth ?? 1956, #264	Spook Crawford
19	Speedy Thompson	Dodge ?? 1956, #501	Carl Kiekhaefer
20	Jim Watkins	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #28