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NASCAR Grand National:1956-04
Held on December 11, 1955 at Palm Beach Fairgrounds Speedway in West Palm Beach, FL
200 L, 100 M, 161 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	3	92	Herb Thomas	Thomas Racing	1956 Chevrolet	199		running
2	4	64	Al Keller		1956 Chevrolet	198		running
3	6	46	Billy Myers		1955 Chevrolet	197		running
4	8	87	Buck Baker	Satcher Motors	1956 Ford	195	29	running
5	13	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	1956 Dodge	193		running
6	22	44	Bob Welborn		1955 Chevrolet	191		running
7	17	33	Johnny Patterson		1955 Chevrolet	191		running
8	15	88	Blackie Pitt		1955 Oldsmobile	180		running
9	14	91	Jack Choquette		1954 Oldsmobile	173		running
10	10	1	Bobby Myers		1955 Chevrolet	177		running
11	23	31	Bill Thurber		1955 Studebaker	173		running
12	16	900	Johnny Roberts		1955 Chevrolet	172		running
13	9	98	Marvin Panch		1956 Ford	148		gasket
14	19	18	Dick Burns		1953 Oldsmobile	148		running
15	11	C97	Red Farmer		1956 Chevrolet	147		accident
16	7	99	Curtis Turner	Schwam Motors	1955 Ford	117		bearing
17	20	3	Al Watkins		1955 Ford	89		bearing
18	18	28	Eddie Skinner		1953 Oldsmobile	67		overheating
19	1	301	Fonty Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards	1955 Chrysler	65	64	accident
20	21	27	John McVitty		1955 Chevrolet	62		radiator
21	12	97	Dave Terrell		1956 Ford	25		engine
DQ	2	9	Joe Weatherly	Schwam Motors	1956 Ford	200	31	running/DQ
DQ	5	7	Jim Reed		1956 Chevrolet	200	21	running/DQ
DID NOT START
		300	Tim Flock	Kiekhaefer Outboards	1955 Chrysler			DNS
			Jimmie Lewallen		1955 Oldsmobile			DNS

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 1h:31:50
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Fonty Flock - 22.81 sec.
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Margin of Victory: Race Determined on Penalty
Average Speed: 65.009 mph
Cautions: 3 for ?? laps - Lap 65-72 (#301 accident turn 1); Laps 153-??? (C97,900 accident); ???-??? (#31,87 spun)
Lead Changes: ?? among 4 drivers - Fonty Flock (1-64); ??? (65-70); Jim Reed (71-82); Buck Baker (83-111); Jim Reed (112-120); ??? (121-169); Joe Weatherly (170-200)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
Joe Weatherly was flagged the winner but disqualified for a non-stock camshaft. Jim Reed was flagged second but disqualified for illegal valves.