1956 Beach & Road Course, February 26 Results
Tim Flock won the 1956 Grand National Series race at Beach & Road Course on February 26, 1956, leading 34 of 37 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 80 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300A | Tim Flock | 1 | 37 | 34 | Running |
| 2 | 14W | Billy Myers | 24 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 12 | Ralph Moody | 22 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | 16 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | Jim Reed | 27 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 64 | Al Keller | 40 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | 38 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 15W | Bob Korf | 6 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 10 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 500B | Fonty Flock | 12 | 0 | Running | |
| 11 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | 25 | 0 | Running | |
| 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | 18 | 0 | Running | |
| 13 | 342 | Jack Radtke | 58 | 0 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | Ray Chaike | 49 | 0 | Running | |
| 15 | 40 | Gene Simpson | 55 | 0 | Running | |
| 16 | 100 | Ken Milligan | 60 | 0 | Running | |
| 17 | 5 | Bill Blair | 78 | 0 | Running | |
| 18 | 91 | Donald Thomas | 35 | 0 | Running | |
| 19 | 300 | Charlie Scott | 14 | 0 | Running | |
| 20 | 301 | Buck Baker | 9 | 0 | Running | |
| 21 | 396 | Dave Lundman | 66 | 0 | - | |
| 22 | X | Rex White | 30 | 0 | - | |
| 23 | 63 | Lyle Scott | 19 | 0 | - | |
| 24 | 155 | Mel Larson | 50 | 0 | - | |
| 25 | 411 | Pat Zocano | 76 | 0 | - | |
| 26 | 390 | Ray Thompson | 77 | 0 | - | |
| 27 | 10 | Jim Cushman | 45 | 0 | - | |
| 28 | 96 | Eddie Skinner | 75 | 0 | - | |
| 29 | 640 | Ken Love | 74 | 0 | - | |
| 30 | 761 | David Ezell | 54 | 0 | - | |
| 31 | 230 | Benny DeRosier | 73 | 0 | - | |
| 32 | 34 | Dick Beaty | 70 | 0 | - | |
| 33 | 75 | Jim Paschal | 8 | 26 | 3 | Piston |
| 34 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | 59 | 0 | - | |
| 35 | 330 | Don Bailey | 41 | 0 | - | |
| 36 | C97 | Red Farmer | 52 | 0 | - | |
| 37 | 123 | Charles Oldham | 61 | 0 | - | |
| 38 | 77 | Walt Schubert | 71 | 0 | - | |
| 39 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | 68 | 0 | - | |
| 40 | 55 | Junior Johnson | 26 | 0 | Crash | |
| 41 | 84 | Kenneth Wagner | 57 | 0 | - | |
| 42 | 264 | Johnny Allen | 67 | 0 | - | |
| 43 | 300B | Frank Mundy | 11 | 25 | 0 | - |
| 44 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | 37 | 0 | - | |
| 45 | 166 | Bud Palmer | 69 | 0 | - | |
| 46 | 1 | Bobby Myers | 63 | 0 | - | |
| 47 | 226 | Russ Truelove | 5 | 23 | 0 | Crash |
| 48 | 68 | Bill Widenhouse | 45 | 0 | - | |
| 49 | 108 | Tommy Herzberg | 62 | 0 | - | |
| 50 | 203 | Pete Yow | 56 | 0 | - | |
| 51 | 265 | W.H. Atkinson | 48 | 0 | - | |
| 52 | 99 | Curtis Turner | 36 | 17 | 0 | - |
| 53 | 8 | Gene White | 42 | 0 | - | |
| 54 | 505 | Charlie Cregar | 28 | 0 | - | |
| 55 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 15 | 0 | Crash | |
| 56 | 271 | Dick Blackwell | 79 | 0 | - | |
| 57 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | 53 | 0 | - | |
| 58 | M-1 | Tommy Thompson | 33 | 0 | - | |
| 59 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | 32 | 0 | - | |
| 60 | 285 | Ed Kretz | 4 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 61 | 286 | Cotton Owens | 3 | 10 | 0 | - |
| 62 | 56 | Joe Eubanks | 51 | 0 | - | |
| 63 | 97 | Danny Letner | 29 | 0 | - | |
| 64 | 719 | Joy Fair | 43 | 0 | Clutch | |
| 65 | 49 | Bob Welborn | 14 | 0 | - | |
| 66 | 424 | Johnny Osteen | 72 | 0 | - | |
| 67 | 78 | Joel Million | 31 | 0 | - | |
| 68 | 290 | Jack Choquette | 7 | 0 | - | |
| 69 | 157 | Dick Linder | 34 | 0 | - | |
| 70 | 999 | Jack Smith | 46 | 0 | - | |
| 71 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | 2 | 0 | - | |
| 72 | 98 | Marvin Panch | 21 | 0 | - | |
| 73 | 576 | Jim Wilson | 17 | 0 | 0 | Crash |
| 74 | 321 | Buddy Krebs | 20 | 0 | 0 | Crash |
| 75 | 206 | Jimmy Mairs | 64 | 0 | 0 | Crash |
| 76 | 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | 80 | 0 | 0 | Crash |
| 77 | 144 | Al Tasnady | 23 | 0 | 0 | Crash |
| 78 | 211 | John Hamby | 39 | 0 | 0 | Crash |
| 79 | 21 | Glen Wood | 47 | 0 | 0 | Did not start |
| 80 | 444 | Sonny Black | 65 | 0 | 0 | Did not start |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26, 1956 |
| Track | Beach & Road Course |
| Laps | 37 |