1956 Spartanburg NASCAR is 252nd NASCAR race. Passed at the Piedmont Interstate circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Fireball Roberts and Marvin Panch also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).
Previous race:
1956 Raleigh NASCAR
Next race:
1956 Sacramento NASCAR
Race Start:
7th July 1956
26th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
26th victory for the Lee Petty
87th podium for the Lee Petty
7th podium for the Fireball Roberts
8th podium for the Marvin Panch
| Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fireball Roberts | Ford ?? 1956, #22 | Pete DePaolo | |
| 2 | Buck Baker | Chrysler 300B, #300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 3 | Ralph Moody | Ford ?? 1956, #12 | Pete DePaolo | |
| 4 | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler 300B, #300 | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 6 | Herb Thomas | Dodge ?? 1956, #500 | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 6 | Billy Myers | Mercury ?? 1956, #14 | Bill Stroppe | |
| 7 | Marvin Panch | Ford ?? 1956, #99 | Tom Harbison | |
| 8 | Lee Petty | Dodge ? 1956, #42 | Petty Enterprises | |
| 9 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #2 | Hubert Westmoreland | |
| 10 | Tim Flock | Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #11 | Mauri Rose | |
| 11 | Joe Eubanks | Ford ?? 1956, #82 | James Satcher | |
| 12 | Wilbur Rakestraw | Ford ?? 1956, #999 | Joe Jones | |
| 13 | Bill Amick | Ford ?? 1956, #66 | Pete DePaolo | |
| 14 | Dick Beaty | Ford ?? 1956, #34 | Ike Kiser | |
| 15 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth ?? 1956, #264 | Spook Crawford | |
| 16 | Al Watkins | Ford ?? 1956, #48 | Don Holcomb | |
| 17 | Brownie King | Chrysler 300B, #760 | Brownie King | |
| 18 | Bennie Rakestraw | Ford ?? 1956, #1 | Ansel Rakestraw |
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