Nascar Grand National Series 1956 – Wikipedia

Nascar Grand National Series 1956
Allmän information
PlatsUSA
Säsongsnummer8
Antal race56
Start13 november 1955
Slut18 november 1956
Bilar
Chassin[a]
MotorerSe ovan.
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetBuck Baker
1956

Nascar Grand National Series 1956 var den 8:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 56 race och inleddes redan 13 november 1955 på Hickory Speedway i Hickory i North Carolina och avslutades på 18 november 1956 på Wilson Speedway i Wilson i North Carolina.

Serien vanns av Buck Baker. Baker som körde för Carl Kiekhaefer körde både Chrysler och Dodge under säsongen. Chrysler som bilmärke dominerade serien med 22 segrar följt av Dodge med 11 segrar.

Tre förare förolyckades under säsongen. John McVitty dog när hans bil voltade under kvalet till loppet på Langhorne Speedway 22 april.[1] Clint McHugh omkom under kvalet till det lopp som kördes 10 juni på Memphis-Arkansas Speedway.[2] Cotton Priddy omkom dagen efter under självaste loppet.[3]

Nr Datum Tävling Bana Pole Vinnare Konstruktör Start Rapport
1 13 november Race 1 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Tim Flock Tim Flock Chrysler 1
2 20 november Race 2 Charlotte Speedway[b], Charlotte, North Carolina Fonty Flock Fonty Flock Chrysler 1
3 20 november Race 3 Willow Springs Speedway, Rosamond, Kalifornien Jim Reed Chuck Stevenson Ford 2
4 11 december Race 4 Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, Florida Fonty Flock Herb Thomas Chevrolet 3
5 22 januari Race 5 Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, Arizona Joe Weatherly Buck Baker Chrysler 12
6 22 februari Race 6 Daytona Beach and Road Course, Daytona Beach, Florida Tim Flock Tim Flock Chrysler 1
7 26 februari Race 7 Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, Florida Buck Baker Billy Myers Mercury 3
8 18 mars Race 8 Wilson Speedway, Wilson, North Carolina Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Chevrolet 1
9 25 mars Race 9 Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia Tim Flock Buck Baker Chrysler 23
10 8 april Wilkes County 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Junior Johnson Tim Flock Chrysler 3 Rapport
11 22 april Race 11 Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania Buck Baker Buck Baker Chrysler 1
12 29 april Richmond 200 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Buck Baker Buck Baker Dodge 1 Rapport
13 5 maj Arclite 100 Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South Carolina Jimmie Lewallen Speedy Thompson Dodge 2 Rapport
14 6 maj Race 14 Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chrysler 1
15 10 maj Race 15 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Rex White Buck Baker Dodge 2
16 12 maj Race 16 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chrysler 1
17 13 maj Race 17 Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Buck Baker Buck Baker Chrysler 1
18 20 maj Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Buck Baker Buck Baker Dodge 1 Rapport
19 25 maj Race 19 Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, Pennsylvania Speedy Thompson Buck Baker Dodge 5
20 27 maj Race 20 Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Speedy Thompson Speedy Thompson Chrysler 1
21 27 maj Race 21 Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon Lyle Matlock Herb Thomas Chrysler 18
22 30 maj Race 22 Eureka Speedway, Eureka, Kalifornien Johnny Kieper Herb Thomas Chrysler 6
23 30 maj Race 23 Syracuse Mile, Syracuse, New York Buck Baker Buck Baker Chrysler 1
24 3 juni Race 24 Merced Fairgrounds, Merced, Kalifornien Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Chrysler 1
25 10 juni Race 25 Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, Lehi, Arkansas Buck Baker Ralph Moody Ford 23
26 15 juni Race 26 Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North Carolina Fireball Roberts Speedy Thompson Chrysler 2
27 22 juni Race 27 Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, New York Joe Bill McGraw Speedy Thompson Chrysler 11
28 24 juni Race 28 Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon Don Porter Johnny Kieper Oldsmobile 12
29 1 juli Race 29 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Fireball Roberts Lee Petty Dodge 11
30 4 juli Race 30 Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, North Carolina Lee Petty Fireball Roberts Ford 32
31 7 juli Race 31 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina Fireball Roberts Lee Petty Dodge 8
32 8 juli Race 32 California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, Kalifornien Eddie Pagan Lloyd Dane Mercury 15
33 21 juli Race 33 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Billy Myers Fireball Roberts Ford 3
34 27 juli Race 34 Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, North Carolina Ralph Moody Speedy Thompson Dodge 2
35 29 juli Race 35 Montgomery Speedway, Montgomery, Alabama Marvin Panch Marvin Panch Ford 1
36 3 augusti Race 36 Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Speedy Thompson Jim Paschal Mercury 8
37 12 augusti Race 37 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Buck Baker Tim Flock Mercury 6
38 17 augusti Race 38 Old Bridge Stadium, Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Jim Reed Ralph Moody Ford i.u.
39 19 augusti Race 39 Bay Meadows Speedway, San Mateo, Kalifornien Eddie Pagan Eddie Pagan Ford 1
40 22 augusti Race 40 Norfolk Speedway, Norfolk, Virginia Ralph Moody Billy Myers Mercury 9
41 23 augusti Race 41 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina Ralph Moody Ralph Moody Ford 1
42 25 augusti Race 42 Coastal Speedway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Ralph Moody Fireball Roberts Ford 3
43 26 augusti Race 43 Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon Johnny Kieper Royce Hagerty Dodge 8
44 3 september Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina Speedy Thompson Curtis Turner Ford 11 Rapport
45 9 september Race 45 Chisholm Speedway, Montgomery, Alabama Tim Flock Buck Baker Chrysler 14
46 12 september Race 46 Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, North Carolina Joe Eubanks Ralph Moody Ford 11
47 23 september Race 47 Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania Buck Baker Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet 2
48 23 september Race 48 Portland Speedway, Portland, Oregon Royce Hagerty Lloyd Dane Ford 6
49 29 september Race 49 Columbia Speedway, Columbia, South Carolina Tim Flock Buck Baker Dodge 6
50 30 september Race 50 Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Speedy Thompson Fireball Roberts Ford 6
51 7 oktober Race 51 Newport Speedway, Newport, Tennessee Joe Eubanks Fireball Roberts Ford 14
52 17 oktober Race 52 Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Ralph Moody Buck Baker Chrysler 2
53 23 oktober Race 53 Cleveland County Fairgrounds, Shelby, North Carolina Doug Cox Buck Baker Chrysler 5
54 28 oktober Old Dominion 400 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Buck Baker Jack Smith Dodge 23 Rapport
55 11 november Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Ralph Earnhardt Speedy Thompson Chrysler 9 Rapport
56 18 november Race 56 Wilson Speedway, Wilson, North Carolina Buck Baker Buck Baker Chrysler 1
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Slutställning

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Plats Förare Starter Vinster Top 5 Top 10 Pole Varv Prispengar Poäng +\-
1 Buck Baker 48 14 31 39 12 1466 $34 076 9272
2 Herb Thomas 48 5 22 36 3 351 $19 351 8568 –704
3 Speedy Thompson 42 8 24 29 7 2037 $27 169 8328 –944
4 Lee Petty 47 2 17 28 1 250 $15 337 8324 –948
5 Jim Paschal 42 1 17 27 1 211 $17 203 7878 –1394
6 Billy Myers 42 2 13 22 1 253 $15 829 6920 –2352
7 Fireball Roberts 33 5 17 22 3 585 $14 741 5794 –3478
8 Ralph Moody 35 4 13 21 5 412 $15 492 5548 –3724
9 Tim Flock 22 4 11 14 5 448 $15 768 5062 –4210
10 Marvin Panch 20 1 10 13 1 230 $11 519 4680 –4592
11 Rex White 24 0 3 14 1 0 $5 333 4642 –4630
12 Johnny Allen 32 0 2 11 0 0 $4 558 3924 –5348
13 Paul Goldsmith 9 1 4 6 0 182 $8 568 3788 –5484
14 Gwyn Staley 22 0 5 13 0 0 $5 158 3550 –5722
15 Joe Eubanks 26 0 7 13 2 107 $5 583 3292 –5980
Källor:[6]
  • Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

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  1. ^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom, främst använda av privatister.
  2. ^ Inte att förväxla med Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charlotte Speedway var en bana som var i bruk 1949-1956.
  1. ^ Associated Press (22 april 1956). ”John McVitty is killed driving”. Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eYUeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4593%2C2974486. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  2. ^ Associated Press. ”Clint McHugh killed in NASCAR accident”. Reading Eagle. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i40jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HpoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3633%2C3807370. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  3. ^ ”Louisville stock-car driver killed”. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky). 11 juni 1956. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8116262/. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  4. ^ ”1956 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1956. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  5. ^ ”1956 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1956/W/. Läst 12 juni 2021. 
  6. ^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1956” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1956/W. Läst 12 juni 2021.