1956 Bay Meadows Speedway, August 19 Results
Eddie Pagan won the 1956 Grand National Series race at Bay Meadows Speedway on August 19, 1956, leading 241 of 241 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 37 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Eddie Pagan | 1 | 241 | 241 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | Parnelli Jones | 7 | 241 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 56 | Chuck Meekins | 6 | 239 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 225 | Lloyd Dane | 17 | 239 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 21 | Scotty Cain | 14 | 239 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 31 | Bill Hyde | 2 | 237 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 43 | Bob Ross | 13 | 235 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | Fireball Roberts | 11 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 77N | Gordon Haines | 12 | 232 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 88N | Ed Negre | 8 | 231 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 41 | Ernie Young | 15 | 228 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 14N | Bob Keefe | 35 | 227 | 0 | Piston |
| 13 | 33 | Carl Hammill | 25 | 226 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 188 | Jim Blomgren | 28 | 226 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 98N | Johnny Kieper | 9 | 225 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 71N | Clyde Palmer | 26 | 225 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 66N | Lou Sherman | 31 | 224 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 25 | Erick Erickson | 30 | 217 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 89 | Clyde Mitchell | 18 | 216 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 52N | Harold Hardesty | 20 | 216 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 55 | Bill West | 33 | 215 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 36 | Bill Bade | 24 | 214 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 2 | Al Pombo | 4 | 212 | 0 | Spun |
| 24 | 68 | Frank Secrist | 23 | 207 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 20 | Howard Phillippi | 34 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 15N | Royce Hagerty | 10 | 172 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 9 | Jim Cook | 22 | 154 | 0 | Piston |
| 28 | 156 | Art Watts | 15 | 139 | 0 | Rf hub |
| 29 | 91 | Reggie Ausmus | 37 | 138 | 0 | Overheating |
| 30 | 551 | Bill Moore | 5 | 114 | 0 | Fan belt |
| 31 | 47 | Bob Havemann | 21 | 111 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 34 | Sherman Clark | 27 | 102 | 0 | Driveshaft |
| 33 | 1 | Ralph Moody | 29 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 75N | Wally Gervais | 32 | 53 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 300B | Buck Baker | 3 | 35 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 30 | Herb Thomas | 10 | 20 | 0 | - |
| 37 | 83 | Ole Anderson | 36 | 9 | 0 | Overheating |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | August 19, 1956 |
| Track | Bay Meadows Speedway |
| Laps | 241 |