CUP SERIES · SEASON

1956

Gen 1 · Grand National · Champion: Buck Baker

Cup

‹ 1955 1957 ›

Races

Drivers

330

Winners

Avg cautions

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Avg lead changes

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Avg margin

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Closest finish

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Races

#	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Pole	Laps	Ctn	LC	Margin	Data
1	—	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway DIRT	301Tim Flock	301Tim Flock	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
2	—	101 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway DIRT	301Fonty Flock	301Fonty Flock	134	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
3	—	200 Miles at Willow Springs Speedway	Lancaster Speedway RC	22Chuck Stevenson	7Jim Reed	80	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
4	—	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	301Fonty Flock	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
5	—	150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds	Arizona State Fairgrounds DIRT	301Buck Baker	11Joe Weatherly	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
6	—	152 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course RC	300ATim Flock	300ATim Flock	37	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
7	—	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway DIRT	14WBilly Myers	500BBuck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
8	—	53 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	92Herb Thomas	106	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
9	—	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway DIRT	300CBuck Baker	300ATim Flock	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
10	—	Wilkes County 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	300ATim Flock	55Junior Johnson	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
11	—	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	87Buck Baker	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
12	—	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway ST	87Buck Baker	87Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
13	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	500Speedy Thompson	500BBuck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
14	—	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway DIRT	300CSpeedy Thompson	300CSpeedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
15	—	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway DIRT	500BBuck Baker	XRex White	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
16	—	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway DIRT	300CSpeedy Thompson	300CSpeedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
17	—	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	300Buck Baker	300Buck Baker	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
18	—	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway ST	502Buck Baker	502Buck Baker	500	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
19	—	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway DIRT	500BBuck Baker	500Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
20	—	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway DIRT	300CSpeedy Thompson	300CSpeedy Thompson	133	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
21	—	293 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	300BHerb Thomas	5Lyle Matlock	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
22	—	78 Miles at Redwood Speedway	Redwood Speedway DIRT	300BHerb Thomas	88John Kieper	125	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
23	—	150 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds	New York State Fairgrounds DIRT	300Buck Baker	300Buck Baker	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
24	—	100 Miles at Merced Fairgrounds	Merced Fairgrounds DIRT	300BHerb Thomas	300BHerb Thomas	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
25	—	251 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway DIRT	12Ralph Moody	300Buck Baker	167	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
26	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	300CSpeedy Thompson	22Fireball Roberts	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
27	—	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds DIRT	300CSpeedy Thompson	75Jim Paschal	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
28	—	390 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	98John Kieper	78Don Porter	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
29	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	22Fireball Roberts	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
30	—	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway INT	22Fireball Roberts	42Lee Petty	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
31	—	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	42Lee Petty	22Fireball Roberts	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
32	—	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds DIRT	225Lloyd Dane	45Eddie Pagan	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
33	—	100 Miles at Soldier Field	Soldier Field ST	22Fireball Roberts	14Billy Myers	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
34	—	101 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds DIRT	500Speedy Thompson	12Ralph Moody	201	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
35	—	100 Miles at Montgomery Motor Speedway	Montgomery Motor Speedway DIRT	98Marvin Panch	98Marvin Panch	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
36	—	100 Miles at Oklahoma State Fairgrounds	Oklahoma State Fairgrounds DIRT	75Jim Paschal	500Speedy Thompson	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
37	—	258 Miles at Road America	Road America INT	15Tim Flock	502Buck Baker	63	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
38	—	100 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Old Bridge Stadium ST	12Ralph Moody	7Jim Reed	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
39	—	241 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track	Bay Meadows Race Track DIRT	45Eddie Pagan	45Eddie Pagan	241	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
40	—	100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway	Norfolk Speedway DIRT	4Billy Myers	12Ralph Moody	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
41	—	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	12Ralph Moody	12Ralph Moody	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
42	—	100 Miles at Coastal Speedway	Coastal Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	12Ralph Moody	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
43	—	480 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	15NRoyce Haggerty	98NJohn Kieper	246	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
44	—	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway INT	99Curtis Turner	57Speedy Thompson	364	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
45	—	100 Miles at Chisholm Speedway	Chisholm Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	86Tim Flock	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
46	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	12Ralph Moody	82Joe Eubanks	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
47	—	300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway DIRT	3Paul Goldsmith	87Buck Baker	300	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
48	—	488 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway ST	1Lloyd Dane	15NRoyce Haggerty	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
49	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	500BBuck Baker	86Tim Flock	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
50	—	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	300Speedy Thompson	110	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
51	—	100 Miles at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Tennessee-Carolina Speedway DIRT	22Fireball Roberts	82Joe Eubanks	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
52	—	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway DIRT	300BBuck Baker	12Ralph Moody	133	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
53	—	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds DIRT	300BBuck Baker	86Doug Cox	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
54	—	Old Dominion 400	Martinsville Speedway ST	502Jack Smith	0Buck Baker	400	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
55	—	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway DIRT	300Speedy Thompson	22Ralph Earnhardt	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
56	—	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	300BBuck Baker	300BBuck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP

Wins per driver

Standings

Computed with the season's rules

#	Driver	Team	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Laps led	Avg fin	DNF
1	300Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)	14	31	39	12	1,395	6.8	8
2	500Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)	8	24	29	7	1,854	9.7	14
3	92Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas Racing	5	22	36	2	261	8.4

Pace leaders · 1956 Cup Series

drivers with 3+ races (0 of 0)

No pace statistics for this season (lap-level data from 2020).