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Race #3 of 32 in the 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series Season
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Race #5 of 38 in the 1956 NASCAR Short Track Division Season
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1956 Gardena 200 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series---1956.jpgNASCAR Short Track Division.jpg
Held on March 11, 1956 at Gardena Stadium in Gardena, CA
200 L, 50 M, 80.4 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 44 Dempsey Wilson '56 Chevrolet 200 28 running
2 20 Howard Phillippi '56 Chevrolet 199 0 running
3 18 Eddie Gray '56 Ford 199 0 running
4 14 Chuck Meekins '56 Chevrolet 197 0 running
5 2 1 Danny Letner '56 Dodge 194 19 running
6 225 Lloyd Dane '54 Mercury 192 0 running
7 9 Jim Cook '56 Pontiac 191 0 running
8 1 45 Eddie Pagan '56 Ford 188 153 fuel
9 10 Scotty Cain '56 Ford 186 0 running
10 21 Jay Frank '56 Ford 181 0 running
21 46 George Norton '56 Chevrolet 2 0 accident
RACE DATA
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Time of Race: 1h:07:56
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier:
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 1 laps
Average Speed: 44.161 mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: 5 among 3 drivers - Danny Letner (1); Eddie Pagan (2-144); Danny Letner (145-162); Eddie Pagan (163-172); Dempsey Wilson (173-200)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
21 cars started the race.