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1956 Willow Springs NASCAR

1956 Willow Springs NASCAR is 276th NASCAR race. Passed at the Willow Springs circuit. Marvin Panch won the pole position and this race. Fireball Roberts and George Seeger also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 60 laps (241 km).

Previous race: 1956 Martinsville NASCAR
Next race: 1956 Wilson County NASCAR
Race Start: 11th November 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Willow Springs NASCAR

12th victory for the De Paolo Engineering team
2nd victory for the Marvin Panch
15th podium for the Marvin Panch
14th podium for the Fireball Roberts
2nd podium for the George Seeger

1956 Willow Springs NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Marvin Panch	Ford ? 1957, #98	0	1h 54m 26s	De Paolo Engineering
2	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #22			Pete DePaolo
3	George Seeger	Ford ?? 1956, #12			Oscar Maples
4	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75			Frank Hayworth
5	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1956, #45			Eddie Pagan
6	Bob Ross	Mercury ?? 1956, #43			Bob Ross
7	Lloyd Dane	Ford ?? 1956, #17			Lloyd Dane
8	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1956, #21			Scotty Cain
9	Paul Goldsmith	Ford ?? 1956, #3			Smokey Yunick
10	Dick Getty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0			Dick Getty
11	Mike McGreevy	Dodge ?? 1956, #98			Tom Harbison
12	Sherman Clark	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34			Sherman Clark
13	Eddie Gray	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #18			Chuck Green
14	Billy Cantrell	Mercury ?? 1956, #35			Alvin Woodall
15	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1956, #188			Lorrin Bates
16	Bob Osborne	Dodge ?? 1956, #33			Hal Prentice
17	Ed Brown	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8			Ed Brown
18	Chuck Meekins	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1			Jim Rush
19	Jim Cook	Pontiac ?? 1956, #9			Floyd Johnson
20	Clyde Mitchell	Ford ?? 1956, #89			Clyde Mitchell
21	Dick Hoffman	Mercury ?? 1954, #66			Hoyt Platt
22	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #4			Bill Stroppe
23	Ray Franklin	Dodge ?? 1956, #54			Ray Franklin
24	Parnelli Jones	Ford ?? 1956, #11			Oscar Maples
25	Clyde Palmer	Plymouth ?? 1956, #30			Jack Chatenay
26	Frank Secrist	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #68			J.M. Wattenbarger
27	Danny Letner	Dodge ?? 1956, #88			Tom Harbison
28	Fred Hunt	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #26			Fred Hunt
29	Elgin Holmes	Buick ?? 1954, #125			Rod Soderin
30	Walt James	Mercury ?? 1955, #86			Walt James
31	George Norton	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46			George Norton
32	Bill Moore	Ford ?? 1956, #48			Bill Moore
33	Ed Negre	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #80			Ed Negre
34	Russ Dohlen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #91			Art Krebs

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Willow Springs NASCAR on the Willow Springs circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Marvin Panch	Ford ? 1957, #98	De Paolo Engineering
2	Paul Goldsmith	Ford ?? 1956, #3	Smokey Yunick
3	Parnelli Jones	Ford ?? 1956, #11	Oscar Maples
4	George Seeger	Ford ?? 1956, #12	Oscar Maples
5	Fireball Roberts	Ford ?? 1956, #22	Pete DePaolo
6	Lloyd Dane	Ford ?? 1956, #17	Lloyd Dane
7	Billy Myers	Mercury ?? 1956, #4	Bill Stroppe
8	Jim Paschal	Mercury ?? 1956, #75	Frank Hayworth
9	Eddie Pagan	Ford ?? 1956, #45	Eddie Pagan
10	Chuck Meekins	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #1	Jim Rush
11	Scotty Cain	Ford ?? 1956, #21	Scotty Cain
12	Sherman Clark	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #34	Sherman Clark
13	Clyde Palmer	Plymouth ?? 1956, #30	Jack Chatenay
14	Bob Ross	Mercury ?? 1956, #43	Bob Ross
15	Frank Secrist	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #68	J.M. Wattenbarger
16	Danny Letner	Dodge ?? 1956, #88	Tom Harbison
17	Ed Brown	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #8	Ed Brown
18	Dick Getty	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #0	Dick Getty
19	Fred Hunt	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #26	Fred Hunt
20	Mike McGreevy	Dodge ?? 1956, #98	Tom Harbison
21	Bob Osborne	Dodge ?? 1956, #33	Hal Prentice
22	Elgin Holmes	Buick ?? 1954, #125	Rod Soderin
23	Eddie Gray	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #18	Chuck Green
24	Jim Blomgren	Ford ?? 1956, #188	Lorrin Bates
25	Billy Cantrell	Mercury ?? 1956, #35	Alvin Woodall
26	Clyde Mitchell	Ford ?? 1956, #89	Clyde Mitchell
27	Jim Cook	Pontiac ?? 1956, #9	Floyd Johnson
28	Walt James	Mercury ?? 1955, #86	Walt James
29	Bill Moore	Ford ?? 1956, #48	Bill Moore
30	Dick Hoffman	Mercury ?? 1954, #66	Hoyt Platt
31	George Norton	Chevrolet Bel Air (Second generation), #46	George Norton
32	Ray Franklin	Dodge ?? 1956, #54	Ray Franklin
33	Ed Negre	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #80	Ed Negre
34	Russ Dohlen	Plymouth ?? 1955, #91	Art Krebs