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in a 1956 Mercury. Flock averaged 71.48 miles per hour (115.04 km/h) in his 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 50 seconds of race time. The race would be the last of Flock's 39 career wins in the premier division of NASCAR (Grand
National Series/NASCAR Cup Series). Flock's victory was a 17 second photo
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race, ultimately finishing eighteenth. The third
Kiekhaefer driver, Frank Mundy, finished fourteenth. Race winner Tim Flock had started the 1956 season as a Kiekhaefer racer, but had left Keikhaefer's team due to disagreement with Keikhaefer's strict management style.
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crash out of the race in the 21st lap after suffering brake failure on the final corner, and ultimately placing third-to-last. DePaulo driver
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2316:"NASCAR Back At Road America For First Time Since 1956 - CBS Detroit"
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Pole driver Buck Baker led the race from lap one though lap five.
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1925:Pete DePaolo
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1712:Marvin Panch
1682:1956 Mercury
1675:Bill Stroppe
1468:Johnny Allen
1431:Pete DePaolo
1381:Jack Goodwin
1368:Jack Goodwin
1089:Fred Johnson
1010:1956 Mercury
805:Pete DePaolo
763:1956 Mercury
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714:1956 Mercury
707:Bill Stroppe
591:Avg. speed:
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204:Tom Harbison
197:Marvin Panch
108:4.1 mi ( km)
93:Road America
38:Race details
2389:26 November
2352:26 November
2326:26 November
2300:26 November
2271:29 November
2242:26 November
2213:26 November
2207:Speed Sport
2170:January 18,
2142:26 November
2107:26 November
2068:January 18,
2036:January 18,
2008:26 November
1661:Bobby Myers
1418:Ralph Moody
1319:Frank Mundy
1227:Gwyn Staley
1191:Max Welborn
989:Jim Paschal
953:Herb Thomas
940:Herb Thomas
890:Joe Eubanks
743:Billy Myers
618:17 seconds
570:26 drivers
499:2021 season
488:Bobby Myers
481:Ralph Moody
423:Joe Eubanks
411:Billy Myers
365:Frank Mundy
352:Elgin, Ill.
271:road course
157:Frank Mundy
2559:Categories
2137:NASCAR.com
1951:References
1862:Bill Amick
1538:1956 Dodge
1388:1956 Dodge
1290:1956 Dodge
1059:1956 Dodge
1039:Buck Baker
652:Owner/team
599:Cautions:
583:Duration:
469:Bill Amick
457:Buck Baker
369:Buck Baker
346:writing, "
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282:Background
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129:Attendance
71:1956-08-12
1998:"1956-37"
1932:1956 Ford
1882:1956 Ford
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1732:1956 Ford
1631:1956 Ford
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1276:Lee Petty
1178:Rex White
911:1956 Ford
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691:Tim Flock
662:completed
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392:pit stops
264:Tim Flock
228:Tim Flock
2320:CBS News
1775:Jim Reed
1762:Jim Reed
670:Laps led
637:Position
586:3:29:50
559:Length:
344:magazine
113:Distance
89:Location
818:$ 1,275
769:$ 2,900
720:$ 2,950
699:Mercury
649:Sponsor
625:Results
578:10,000
529:Stroppe
182:9:27.25
95:, near
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1580:Jaguar
673:Notes
646:Driver
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510:Stats
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306:, the
290:, the
288:NASCAR
219:Winner
192:Driver
144:Driver
132:10,000
103:Course
47:season
2455:1956
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2010:2023
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467:and
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246:The
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64:Date
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