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

1956 Portland NASCAR

1956 Portland NASCAR is 249th NASCAR race. Passed at the Portland Speedway circuit. Don Porter won the pole position, Johnny Kieper, John Kieper won this race. Clyde Palmer and Lou Sherman also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1956 Rochester NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Weaverville NASCAR
Race Start: 24th June 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Portland NASCAR

1st victory for the Johnny Kieper team
1st victory for the Johnny Kieper
1st victory for the John Kieper
3rd podium for the Johnny Kieper
1st podium for the John Kieper
3rd podium for the Clyde Palmer
1st podium for the Lou Sherman

1956 Portland NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Johnny Kieper, John Kieper	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #98	0	1h 35m 52s	John Kieper
2	Clyde Palmer	Dodge ?? 1956, #1			Tom Roady
3	Lou Sherman	Mercury ?? 1956, #56			Jim Rush
4	Harold Beal	Ford ?? 1956, #50			Harold Beal
5	Ed Negre	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #6			Ed Negre
6	Harold Hardesty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #52			John Ross
7	Art Watts	Dodge ?? 1955, #1			Tom Roady
8	Lloyd Dane	Mercury ?? 1956, #225			Lloyd Dane
9	Curley Barker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #11			Curley Barker
10	Bill Hyde	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Herb Eberhart
11	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
12	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1956, #45			Eddie Pagan
13	Bob Keefe	Ford ?? 1956, #14			Harold McClure
14	Ted Sweeney	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71			Ted Sweeney
15	Bob Havemann	Pontiac ?? 1956, #47			Bob Havemann
16	Gordon Haines	Dodge ?? 1956, #77			Herb Eberhart
17	Bud Erma	Ford ?? 1956, #27			Oscar Maples
18	Royce Hagerty	Dodge ?? 1956, #15			Curly Weida
19	Fred Hunt	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #26			Fred Hunt
20	Don Porter	Studebaker ?? 1955, #78			Nick Porter

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Portland NASCAR on the Portland Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Don Porter	Studebaker ?? 1955, #78	Nick Porter
2	Ed Negre	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #6	Ed Negre
3	Fred Hunt	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #26	Fred Hunt
4	Lloyd Dane	Mercury ?? 1956, #225	Lloyd Dane
5	Ted Sweeney	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #71	Ted Sweeney
6	Bob Keefe	Ford ?? 1956, #14	Harold McClure
7	Royce Hagerty	Dodge ?? 1956, #15	Curly Weida
8	Gordon Haines	Dodge ?? 1956, #77	Herb Eberhart
9	Bob Havemann	Pontiac ?? 1956, #47	Bob Havemann
10	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1956, #45	Eddie Pagan
11	Harold Hardesty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #52	John Ross
12	Johnny Kieper, John Kieper	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #98	John Kieper
13	Bud Erma	Ford ?? 1956, #27	Oscar Maples
14	Bill Hyde	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Herb Eberhart
14	Lou Sherman	Mercury ?? 1956, #56	Jim Rush
16	Art Watts	Dodge ?? 1955, #1	Tom Roady
17	Harold Beal	Ford ?? 1956, #50	Harold Beal
18	Clyde Palmer	Dodge ?? 1956, #1	Tom Roady
19	Curley Barker	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #11	Curley Barker
20	Herb Thomas	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer