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First Race - May 13, 1956
The 1956-17 was the 17th race of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series season and took place at Occoneechee Speedway on 05-13-1956. Buck Baker won the race in his 1956 Chrysler from the 1 starting position against 30 other drivers with an average race speed of 83.720 mph. The race distance was 90 miles and offered a total prize purse of $4,285. The 1956-17 was slowed by 0 caution flags for a total of 0 caution laps. There were a total of 2 lead changes during the race. The pole speed was 89.305.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 300 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | 0 | 100/43 | Running | 1,100 |
| 2 | 2 | 300C | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | 0 | 100/57 | Running | 700 |
| 3 | 8 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 100/0 | Running | 475 |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | 0 | 100/0 | Running | 365 |
| 5 | 9 | 286 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 0 | 99/0 | Running | 310 |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | 0 | 99/0 | Running | 250 |
| 7 | 12 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Schwam Motors | 0 | 98/0 | Running | 200 |
| 8 | 10 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | Southeastern Dealers | 0 | 98/0 | Running | 150 |
| 9 | 23 | 49 | Jimmy Massey | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | 0 | 96/0 | Running | 100 |
| 10 | 7 | 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 96/0 | Running | 100 |
| 11 | 6 | 300B | Herb Thomas | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | 0 | 95/0 | Running | 75 |
| 12 | 5 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Ford | Satcher Motors | 0 | 95/0 | Running | 60 |
| 13 | 19 | X | Rex White | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | 0 | 94/0 | Running | 50 |
| 14 | 17 | 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Emanuel Zervakis | 0 | 94/0 | Running | 50 |
| 15 | 24 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | 0 | 93/0 | Idler | 50 |
| 16 | 16 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Ford | Harvey Henderson | 0 | 92/0 | Running | 50 |
| 17 | 25 | 48 | Al Watkins | Ford | Don Holcomb | 0 | 92/0 | Running | 50 |
| 18 | 30 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | 0 | 92/0 | Running | 50 |
| 19 | 31 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | Bobby Keck | 0 | 91/0 | Running | 50 |
| 20 | 28 | 94 | Ed Cole | Mercury | Clarence DeZalia | 0 | 90/0 | Running | 50 |
| 21 | 15 | 34 | Dick Beaty | Ford | Ike Kiser | 0 | 81/0 | Crash | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 760 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Brownie King | 0 | 81/0 | Running | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 302 | Pete Yow | Buick | Pete Yow | 0 | 80/0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Plymouth | Brownie Pitt | 0 | 63/0 | Rod | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 34A | Charlie Jackson | Oldsmobile | -- | 0 | 57/0 | Rear end | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 99 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Schwam Motors | 0 | 54/0 | Brakes | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | Ford | Darvin Randahl | 0 | 53/0 | Bearings | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | C U… | 0 | 51/0 | Battery | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 271 | Billy Carden | Mercury | -- | 0 | 48/0 | Spindle | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Bill Blair | Dodge | Joe Blair | 0 | 43/0 | Tire | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 285 | Don Carr | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 0 | 10/0 | Rf hub | 0 |
Second Race - September 30, 1956
The 1956-50 was the 50th race of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series season and took place at Occoneechee Speedway on 09-30-1956. Fireball Roberts won the race in his 1956 Ford from the 6 starting position against 22 other drivers with an average race speed of 72.734 mph. The race distance was 99 miles and offered a total prize purse of $4,560. The 1956-50 was slowed by 4 caution flags for a total of 0 caution laps. There were a total of 6 lead changes during the race. The pole speed was 88.067.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | 0 | 110/28 | Running | 950 |
| 2 | 3 | 300B | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | 0 | 110/80 | Running | 675 |
| 3 | 1 | 300 | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | 0 | 108/2 | Running | 475 |
| 4 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | 0 | 108/0 | Running | 365 |
| 5 | 13 | 35 | Bunk Moore | Ford | Fred Frazier | 0 | 107/0 | Running | 320 |
| 6 | 14 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Ford | Harvey Henderson | 0 | 101/0 | Running | 250 |
| 7 | 20 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | Bobby Keck | 0 | 99/0 | Running | 200 |
| 8 | 19 | 94 | Ed Cole | Mercury | Ed Cole | 0 | 97/0 | Running | 150 |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | 0 | 88/0 | Running | 100 |
| 10 | 15 | 16 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | 0 | 84/0 | Running | 100 |
| 11 | 16 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Plymouth | Brownie Pitt | 0 | 83/0 | Rr axle | 100 |
| 12 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 68/0 | A frame | 100 |
| 13 | 18 | 418 | George Green | Chevrolet | George Green | 0 | 68/0 | Stalled | 100 |
| 14 | 9 | 6 | Earl Moss | Mercury | -- | 0 | 62/0 | Engine | 100 |
| 15 | 4 | 31 | Bill Champion | Ford | John Whitford | 0 | 59/0 | A frame | 100 |
| 16 | 21 | 203 | Pete Yow | Ford | Pete Yow | 0 | 53/0 | Brakes | 100 |
| 17 | 17 | 60 | Brownie Pitt | Chevrolet | Brownie Pitt | 0 | 49/0 | Crash | 100 |
| 18 | 10 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | Chevrolet | Johnny Dodson | 0 | 45/0 | Steering | 100 |
| 19 | 8 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | C U… | 0 | 43/0 | Engine | 50 |
| 20 | 23 | 4 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 27/0 | Fire | 50 |
| 21 | 11 | 62 | Bobby Waddell | Chevrolet | -- | 0 | 18/0 | Crash | 25 |
| 22 | 22 | 20 | Buck Hall | Buick | W.R. Waldron | 0 | 11/0 | Transmission | 25 |
| 23 | 7 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | 0 | 6/0 | Oil pressure | 25 |