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1956 San Mateo NASCAR

1956 San Mateo NASCAR is 260th NASCAR race. Passed at the Bay Meadows circuit. Eddie Pagan won the pole position and this race. Parnelli Jones and Chuck Meekins also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 241 laps (388 km).

Previous race: 1956 Old Bridge NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Norfolk NASCAR
Race Start: 19th August 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 San Mateo NASCAR

1st victory for the Eddie Pagan team
1st victory for the Eddie Pagan
1st podium for the Eddie Pagan
1st podium for the Parnelli Jones
3rd podium for the Chuck Meekins

1956 San Mateo NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Eddie Pagan	Ford ? 1956, #45	0	3h 31m 0s	Eddie Pagan
2	Parnelli Jones	Ford ?? 1956, #11			Vel Miletich
3	Chuck Meekins	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #56			Jim Rush
4	Lloyd Dane	Mercury ?? 1956, #225			Lloyd Dane
5	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1956, #21			Scotty Cain
6	Bill Hyde	Dodge ?? 1956, #31			Ray Hall
7	Bob Ross	Mercury ?? 1956, #43			Bob Ross
8	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #12			Pete DePaolo
9	Gordon Haines	Dodge ?? 1956, #77			Herb Eberhart
10	Ed Negre	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ed Negre
11	Ernie Young	Pontiac ?? 1956, #41			Walt Palozi
12	Bob Keefe	Ford ?? 1956, #14			Harold McClure
13	Carl Hammill	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33			Carl Hammill
14	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1956, #188			Lorrin Bates
15	Johnny Kieper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #98			Johnny Kieper
16	Clyde Palmer	Dodge ?? 1956, #71			Herb Eberhart
17	Lou Sherman	Mercury ?? 1956, #66			Hoyt Platt
18	Erick Erickson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #25			Erick Erickson
19	Clyde Mitchell	Ford ?? 1956, #89			Clyde Mitchell
20	Harold Hardesty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #52			John Ross
21	Bill West	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55			Cos Cancilla
22	Bill Bade	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #36			Joe Navarro
23	Al Pombo	Dodge ?? 1956, #2			Tom Roady
24	Frank Secrist	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #68			J.M. Wattenbarger
25	Howard Phillippi	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #20			Howard Phillippi
26	Royce Hagerty	Dodge ?? 1956, #15			Curly Weida
27	Jim Cook	Pontiac ?? 1956, #9			Floyd Johnson
28	Art Watts	Mercury ?? 1956, #156			Oscar Maples
29	Reggie Ausmus	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #91			Art Krebs
30	Bill Moore	Pontiac ?? 1956, #551			Bill Moore
31	Bob Havemann	Pontiac ?? 1956, #47			Bob Havemann
32	Sherman Clark	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			Sherman Clark
33	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #1			Pete DePaolo
34	Wally Gervais	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #75			Wally Gervais
35	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300			Carl Kiekhaefer
36	Herb Thomas	Plymouth ?? 1956, #30			Jack Chatenay
37	Ole Anderson	Ford ?? 1954, #83			Oscar Maples

Qualifying Results for the 1956 San Mateo NASCAR on the Bay Meadows circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Eddie Pagan	Ford ? 1956, #45	Eddie Pagan
2	Bill Hyde	Dodge ?? 1956, #31	Ray Hall
3	Buck Baker	Chrysler 300B, #300	Carl Kiekhaefer
4	Al Pombo	Dodge ?? 1956, #2	Tom Roady
5	Bill Moore	Pontiac ?? 1956, #551	Bill Moore
6	Chuck Meekins	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #56	Jim Rush
7	Parnelli Jones	Ford ?? 1956, #11	Vel Miletich
8	Ed Negre	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88	Ed Negre
9	Johnny Kieper	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #98	Johnny Kieper
10	Herb Thomas	Plymouth ?? 1956, #30	Jack Chatenay
10	Royce Hagerty	Dodge ?? 1956, #15	Curly Weida
11	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Pete DePaolo
12	Gordon Haines	Dodge ?? 1956, #77	Herb Eberhart
13	Bob Ross	Mercury ?? 1956, #43	Bob Ross
14	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1956, #21	Scotty Cain
15	Ernie Young	Pontiac ?? 1956, #41	Walt Palozi
15	Art Watts	Mercury ?? 1956, #156	Oscar Maples
17	Lloyd Dane	Mercury ?? 1956, #225	Lloyd Dane
18	Clyde Mitchell	Ford ?? 1956, #89	Clyde Mitchell
20	Harold Hardesty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #52	John Ross
21	Bob Havemann	Pontiac ?? 1956, #47	Bob Havemann
22	Jim Cook	Pontiac ?? 1956, #9	Floyd Johnson
23	Frank Secrist	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #68	J.M. Wattenbarger
24	Bill Bade	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #36	Joe Navarro
25	Carl Hammill	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #33	Carl Hammill
26	Clyde Palmer	Dodge ?? 1956, #71	Herb Eberhart
27	Sherman Clark	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	Sherman Clark
28	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1956, #188	Lorrin Bates
29	Ralph Moody	Ford ?? 1956, #1	Pete DePaolo
30	Erick Erickson	Pontiac ?? 1956, #25	Erick Erickson
31	Lou Sherman	Mercury ?? 1956, #66	Hoyt Platt
32	Wally Gervais	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #75	Wally Gervais
33	Bill West	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #55	Cos Cancilla
34	Howard Phillippi	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #20	Howard Phillippi
35	Bob Keefe	Ford ?? 1956, #14	Harold McClure
36	Ole Anderson	Ford ?? 1954, #83	Oscar Maples
37	Reggie Ausmus	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #91	Art Krebs