1956 Southern 500 Results
Curtis Turner won the 1956 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 3, 1956, leading 224 of 364 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 70 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Curtis Turner | 11 | 364 | 224 | Running |
| 2 | 57 | Speedy Thompson | 1 | 362 | 15 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 2 | 359 | 40 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | Jim Reed | 23 | 359 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | 4 | 358 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 26 | Jim Paschal | 17 | 358 | 31 | Running |
| 7 | 97 | Bill Amick | 3 | 357 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | 16 | 352 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 47 | Bobby Johns | 30 | 349 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 93 | Pat Kirkwood | 20 | 347 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 10 | Rex White | 28 | 345 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 86 | Tim Flock | 15 | 345 | 19 | Running |
| 13 | 61 | Roz Howard | 22 | 343 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 38 | Johnny Patterson | 25 | 343 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | Junior Johnson | 35 | 342 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 14 | Billy Myers | 14 | 341 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 35 | Lee Petty | 68 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 80 | Harold Hardesty | 39 | 339 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 81 | Elmo Langley | 42 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 43 | Shorty York | 46 | 336 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 31 | Bill Champion | 19 | 336 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 69 | Possum Jones | 65 | 336 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 11 | Emanuel Zervakis | 57 | 334 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 16 | Tiny Lund | 54 | 331 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 64 | Johnny Allen | 45 | 330 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 87 | Buck Baker | 6 | 330 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 91 | Jack Smith | 53 | 329 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 19 | Billy Carden | 36 | 329 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 75 | Bill Blair | 24 | 327 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 63 | Sherman Utsman | 33 | 327 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 65 | Lou Spears | 64 | 322 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 60 | Brownie King | 50 | 320 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 9 | 317 | 0 | Gasket |
| 34 | 48 | Allen Adkins | 66 | 315 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 89 | Tom Lupo | 43 | 313 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 21 | Gene Bergin | 29 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 88 | Ralph Liguori | 31 | 300 | 0 | Axle |
| 38 | 27 | Frank Mundy | 7 | 276 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 66 | Harvey Henderson | 40 | 266 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 34 | Dick Beaty | 61 | 264 | 0 | Crash |
| 41 | 84 | Judge Rider | 67 | 258 | 0 | Running |
| 42 | 23 | Wade Fields | 52 | 244 | 0 | Running |
| 43 | 54 | Bill Brown | 56 | 235 | 0 | Crash |
| 44 | 73 | Larry Flynn | 55 | 222 | 0 | Crash |
| 45 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | 62 | 204 | 0 | Wheel |
| 46 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | 63 | 202 | 0 | Rear end |
| 47 | 6 | Pat Grogan | 51 | 202 | 0 | Gas tank |
| 48 | 30 | Clyde Palmer | 47 | 177 | 0 | Overheating |
| 49 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 5 | 173 | 0 | Crash |
| 50 | 1 | Parnelli Jones | 18 | 169 | 0 | Crash |
| 51 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | 13 | 166 | 35 | Crash |
| 52 | 44 | Ray Hendrick | 44 | 163 | 0 | Engine |
| 53 | 52 | Bill Widenhouse | 10 | 159 | 0 | Engine |
| 54 | 29 | Dink Widenhouse | 27 | 158 | 0 | Crash |
| 55 | 50 | Roy Bentley | 48 | 146 | 0 | Crash |
| 56 | 24 | Ken Love | 58 | 134 | 0 | Running |
| 57 | 12 | Ralph Moody | 8 | 119 | 0 | Crash |
| 58 | 15 | Fonty Flock | 12 | 117 | 0 | Spindle |
| 59 | 98 | Danny Letner | 32 | 113 | 0 | Crash |
| 60 | 40 | Don Oldenberg | 37 | 100 | 0 | Gas tank |
| 61 | 76 | Bobby Myers | 34 | 91 | 0 | Gas tank |
| 62 | 95 | Bob Duell | 21 | 90 | 0 | Rear end |
| 63 | 51 | Nace Mattingly | 60 | 73 | 0 | Engine |
| 64 | 5 | Pee Wee Jones | 41 | 60 | 0 | Throttle |
| 65 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | 26 | 57 | 0 | Crash |
| 66 | 25 | Doug Yates | 49 | 54 | 0 | Crash |
| 67 | 72 | Peck Peckham | 70 | 27 | 0 | Gasket |
| 68 | 17 | Russ Graham | 38 | 26 | 0 | Crash |
| 69 | 13 | Jesse James Taylor | 69 | 25 | 0 | Engine |
| 70 | 18 | Arden Mounts | 59 | 12 | 0 | Piston |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 3, 1956 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 364 |