392:
The combined prize purse for this race was $ 4,285; with the winner (Speedy
Thompson) taking home $ 850 ($ 9,526 when adjusted for inflation) while Pete Yow would be the 20th-place finisher bringing home a meager $ 50 ($ 560 when adjusted for inflation). Blackie Pitt and Billy Carden both failed to
341:
would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut here; being the first member of the
Earnhardt family to enter the organization. 250 laps took place on a dirt track that spanned 0.400 miles or 0.644 kilometres per lap; for a grand total of 100.0 miles or 160.9 kilometres. The race took one hour and thirty
326:
won the first race at the speedway, which became a regular part of the Grand
National schedule. After winning his track championship in 1952, Junior Johnson became the most successful Grand National driver at Hickory, winning there seven times.
1437:
1406:
330:
The track has been re-configured three times in its history. The track became a 0.4-mile (644 meters) dirt track in 1955, which was paved for the first time during the 1967 season.
1353:
346:
defeating
Earnhardt by four seconds in front of 3500 live spectators. The average speed of the race would be 66.420 miles per hour or 106.893 kilometres per hour while the
1442:
978:
1427:
1432:
1346:
389:, and Carden). This would be the last NASCAR race for Junior Johnson before he went to jail for 11 months for his illegal moonshine activities.
1339:
1237:
1381:
1362:
33:
350:
winner would dial in at a speed of 68.278 miles per hour or 109.883 kilometres per hour. All 22 racers on the starting grid were
924:
954:
948:
942:
984:
286:'s most storied venues, and is often referred to as the "World's Most Famous Short Track" and the "Birthplace of the
930:
918:
275:
900:
279:
260:
74:
1401:
1279:
271:
1386:
1307:
819:
779:
252:
110:
Chilly with temperatures of 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds of 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
1151:
Lap 232: The right rear axle of Lee Petty's vehicle became problematic, causing him to leave the race.
719:
539:
1121:
Lap 9: Billy Carden's faulty vehicle clutch would render him the last-place finisher for this event.
1060:
378:
1172:
799:
759:
699:
679:
659:
579:
499:
479:
439:
222:
307:
won the first race at the speedway and later became the first track champion. Drivers such as
1396:
1391:
990:
283:
256:
70:
1323:
1076:
1044:
396:
343:
338:
316:
179:
172:
145:
1258:
1142:
Lap 126: Jack Smith's vehicle developed the same problem as Bobby Myers back on lap 105.
1145:
Lap 179: Bobby Keck had to leave the race due to a problem with his vehicle's bearings.
960:
308:
78:
1421:
1148:
Lap 210: Junior
Johnson's vapor lock developed issues, forcing him to exit the event.
393:
make a paycheck during this race; causing them to lose money for their hard efforts.
351:
347:
131:
82:
1331:
1002:
996:
966:
370:
155:
1216:
894:
382:
319:
also became track champions in the 1950s, with
Earnhardt winning five of them.
312:
304:
322:
In 1953, NASCAR's Grand
National Series visited the track for the first time.
972:
906:
888:
386:
366:
936:
912:
859:
839:
739:
639:
519:
362:
358:
323:
1133:
Lap 89: Pete Yow suddenly had a faulty transmission in his racing vehicle.
1139:
Lap 105: Bobby Myers' radiator went haywire, forcing him out of the race.
599:
459:
1154:
Finish: Speedy
Thompson was officially declared the winner of the event.
374:
287:
249:
1118:
Start of race: Buck Baker starts off the race in the pole position.
619:
559:
1136:
Lap 97: Speedy
Thompson takes over the lead from Ralph Earnhardt.
373:
would be credited for making the race's last-place finish with a
1130:
Lap 82: Ralph
Earnhardt takes over the lead from Junior Johnson.
1127:
Lap 63: Blackie Pett developed engine problems with his vehicle.
1335:
399:
was the only notable crew chief on attendance for this race.
1124:
Lap 39: Junior Johnson takes over the lead from Buck Baker.
381:
would sponsor four of the drivers in the race (Earnhardt,
1369:
1011:† signifies that the driver is known to be deceased
231:
221:
216:
199:
194:
186:
167:
162:
137:
130:
122:
114:
106:
98:
88:
66:
58:
40:
26:
1438:November 1956 sports events in the United States
1259:"1956 Buddy Shuman 250 crew chief information"
1347:
255:event that was held on November 11, 1956, at
8:
1211:
1209:
19:
1207:
1205:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1173:"1956 Buddy Shuman 250 weather information"
369:would make an appearance during this race.
1354:
1340:
1332:
1301:
18:
16:Auto race held at Hickory Speedway in 1956
118:66.420 miles per hour (106.893 km/h)
1023:
406:
1164:
1443:NASCAR races at Hickory Motor Speedway
342:minutes to successfully conclude with
357:Other notable racers of the era like
7:
1314:NASCAR Grand National Series Season
293:The track first opened in 1951 as a
1238:"1956 Buddy Shuman 250 information"
1217:"1956 Buddy Shuman 250 information"
413:
303:-mile (0.80 km) dirt track.
14:
1428:1956 NASCAR Grand National Series
1382:International Stock Car Road Race
1363:1956 NASCAR Grand National Series
34:1956 NASCAR Grand National Series
1433:1956 in sports in North Carolina
217:Television in the United States
1407:Untitled race at Soldier Field
1015:* Driver failed to finish race
1:
1240:. Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
1286:. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
1459:
1175:. The Old Farmers' Almanac
882:Speedy Thompson† (No. 300)
1319:
1312:
1304:
1284:www.racing-reference.info
885:Ralph Earnhardt† (No. 22)
234:
226:
189:
125:
117:
109:
102:250 laps, 100 mi (150 km)
101:
92:Permanent racing facility
91:
69:
61:
43:
31:
1280:"1956 Buddy Shuman 250"
280:Hickory, North Carolina
261:Hickory, North Carolina
1322:1956 untitled race at
272:Hickory Motor Speedway
46:; 67 years ago
44:November 11, 1956
21:1956 Buddy Shuman 250
1308:1956 Old Dominion 400
1025:Lap leader breakdown
253:Grand National Series
246:1956 Buddy Shuman 250
32:Race 55 of 56 in the
1020:Lap leader breakdown
1026:
379:DePaolo Engineering
94:0.400 mi (0.644 km)
23:
1261:. Racing Reference
1219:. Racing Reference
1113:Section reference:
1024:
876:Section reference:
624:Petty Enterprises
377:problem on lap 9.
1415:
1414:
1402:Wilkes County 160
1330:
1329:
1320:Succeeded by
1114:
1105:
1104:
877:
868:
867:
239:
238:
1450:
1387:Old Dominion 400
1377:Buddy Shuman 250
1356:
1349:
1342:
1333:
1305:Preceded by
1302:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1291:
1276:
1270:
1269:
1267:
1266:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1234:
1228:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1213:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1169:
1112:
1027:
875:
644:Gus Holzmueller
604:Carl Kiekhaefer
564:Carl Kiekhaefer
464:Carl Kiekhaefer
415:
407:
302:
301:
297:
284:stock car racing
282:. It is one of
257:Hickory Speedway
212:
207:
202:
182:
175:
158:
148:
71:Hickory Speedway
62:Buddy Shuman 250
54:
52:
47:
24:
22:
1458:
1457:
1453:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1447:
1418:
1417:
1416:
1411:
1365:
1360:
1326:
1324:Wilson Speedway
1316:
1310:
1300:
1299:
1289:
1287:
1278:
1277:
1273:
1264:
1262:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1243:
1241:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1222:
1220:
1215:
1214:
1187:
1178:
1176:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1161:
1110:
1092:Speedy Thompson
1077:Ralph Earnhardt
1045:Speedy Thompson
1022:
1013:
1008:
873:
871:Finishing order
724:Frank Hayworth
704:Spook Crawford
595:Speedy Thompson
435:Ralph Earnhardt
405:
397:Carl Kiekhaefer
344:Speedy Thompson
339:Ralph Earnhardt
336:
317:Ralph Earnhardt
299:
295:
294:
269:
242:
211:Carl Kiekhaefer
210:
206:Speedy Thompson
205:
200:
180:Carl Kiekhaefer
178:
173:Speedy Thompson
171:
154:
151:
146:Ralph Earnhardt
144:
93:
73:
50:
48:
45:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1456:
1454:
1446:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1420:
1419:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1351:
1344:
1336:
1328:
1327:
1321:
1318:
1311:
1306:
1298:
1297:
1271:
1250:
1229:
1185:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1047:
1041:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1021:
1018:
1007:
1006:
1000:
994:
988:
982:
976:
970:
964:
961:Junior Johnson
958:
952:
946:
940:
934:
928:
922:
916:
910:
904:
898:
892:
886:
883:
879:
872:
869:
866:
865:
862:
856:
853:
850:
846:
845:
842:
836:
833:
830:
826:
825:
822:
816:
813:
810:
806:
805:
802:
796:
793:
790:
786:
785:
782:
776:
773:
770:
766:
765:
764:John Whitford
762:
756:
753:
750:
746:
745:
742:
736:
733:
730:
726:
725:
722:
716:
713:
710:
706:
705:
702:
696:
693:
690:
686:
685:
682:
676:
673:
670:
666:
665:
662:
656:
653:
650:
646:
645:
642:
636:
633:
630:
626:
625:
622:
616:
613:
610:
606:
605:
602:
596:
593:
590:
586:
585:
582:
576:
573:
570:
566:
565:
562:
556:
553:
550:
546:
545:
542:
536:
533:
530:
526:
525:
524:Johnny Dodson
522:
516:
513:
510:
506:
505:
502:
496:
495:Junior Johnson
493:
490:
486:
485:
482:
476:
473:
470:
466:
465:
462:
456:
453:
450:
446:
445:
442:
436:
433:
430:
426:
425:
422:
419:
416:
411:
404:
401:
335:
332:
309:Junior Johnson
268:
265:
241:Motor car race
240:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
219:
218:
214:
213:
208:
203:
197:
196:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
176:
169:
165:
164:
160:
159:
152:
150:
149:
141:
139:
135:
134:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
79:North Carolina
68:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
42:
38:
37:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1455:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1423:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1364:
1357:
1352:
1350:
1345:
1343:
1338:
1337:
1334:
1325:
1315:
1309:
1303:
1285:
1281:
1275:
1272:
1260:
1254:
1251:
1239:
1233:
1230:
1218:
1212:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1174:
1168:
1165:
1158:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1115:
1107:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1061:Junor Johnson
1059:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
925:Bill Champion
923:
920:
919:Johnny Dodson
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
880:
878:
870:
864:George Green
863:
861:
857:
854:
851:
848:
847:
843:
841:
837:
834:
831:
828:
827:
824:Brownie Pitt
823:
821:
817:
814:
811:
808:
807:
803:
801:
797:
794:
791:
788:
787:
784:Pete Stewart
783:
781:
777:
774:
771:
768:
767:
763:
761:
757:
755:Bill Champion
754:
751:
748:
747:
744:Brownie King
743:
741:
737:
734:
731:
728:
727:
723:
721:
717:
714:
711:
708:
707:
703:
701:
697:
694:
691:
688:
687:
684:Pete DePaolo
683:
681:
677:
674:
671:
668:
667:
664:Pete DePaolo
663:
661:
657:
654:
651:
648:
647:
643:
641:
637:
634:
631:
628:
627:
623:
621:
617:
614:
611:
608:
607:
603:
601:
597:
594:
591:
588:
587:
584:Pete DePaolo
583:
581:
577:
574:
571:
568:
567:
563:
561:
557:
554:
551:
548:
547:
544:Bill Stroppe
543:
541:
537:
534:
531:
528:
527:
523:
521:
517:
515:Johnny Dodson
514:
511:
508:
507:
504:Pete DePaolo
503:
501:
497:
494:
491:
488:
487:
483:
481:
477:
474:
471:
468:
467:
463:
461:
457:
454:
451:
448:
447:
444:Pete DePaolo
443:
441:
437:
434:
431:
428:
427:
423:
421:Manufacturer
420:
417:
412:
409:
408:
402:
400:
398:
394:
390:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
355:
354:-born males.
353:
349:
348:pole position
345:
340:
333:
331:
328:
325:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
291:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
266:
264:
262:
258:
254:
251:
247:
230:
224:
220:
215:
209:
204:
198:
193:
185:
181:
177:
174:
170:
166:
163:Most laps led
161:
157:
153:
147:
143:
142:
140:
136:
133:
132:Pole position
129:
121:
115:Average speed
113:
105:
97:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
65:
59:Official name
57:
39:
35:
30:
25:
1397:Virginia 500
1392:Southern 500
1376:
1370:Points races
1313:
1288:. Retrieved
1283:
1274:
1263:. Retrieved
1253:
1242:. Retrieved
1232:
1221:. Retrieved
1177:. Retrieved
1167:
1111:
1014:
1010:
1009:
1005:*† (No. 297)
1003:Billy Carden
997:Blackie Pitt
981:*† (No. 500)
967:Brownie King
955:Johnny Allen
949:George Green
943:Pete Stewart
891:† (No. 300B)
874:
855:George Green
815:Blackie Pitt
775:Pete Stewart
735:Brownie King
695:Johnny Allen
675:Billy Carden
484:John Foster
395:
391:
371:Billy Carden
356:
337:
329:
321:
292:
270:
245:
243:
156:Pete DePaolo
27:Race details
1290:25 November
999:*† (No. 59)
993:* (No. 203)
985:Bobby Myers
975:*† (No. 96)
895:Ralph Moody
844:Bobby Keck
655:Ralph Moody
575:Billy Amick
535:Bobby Myers
383:Ralph Moody
334:Race report
313:Ned Jarrett
305:Gwyn Staley
278:located in
276:short track
227:untelevised
1422:Categories
1265:2018-07-30
1244:2012-09-03
1223:2011-02-21
1179:2012-08-03
1159:References
1039:# of laps
987:*† (No. 4)
979:Jack Smith
973:Bobby Keck
939:*† (No.42)
933:† (No. 75)
931:Bill Blair
927:† (No. 31)
909:† (No. 97)
907:Bill Amick
897:† (No. 12)
889:Buck Baker
835:Bobby Keck
715:Bill Blair
555:Jack Smith
455:Buck Baker
403:Qualifying
387:Bill Amick
367:Buck Baker
267:Background
232:Announcers
123:Attendance
51:1956-11-11
963:* (No. 2)
951:(No. 418)
945:(No. 209)
937:Lee Petty
915:† (No.16)
913:Tiny Lund
860:Chevrolet
840:Chevrolet
804:Pete Yow
740:Chevrolet
640:Chevrolet
635:Tiny Lund
615:Lee Petty
520:Chevrolet
363:Lee Petty
359:Tiny Lund
324:Tim Flock
1108:Timeline
1033:From lap
991:Pete Yow
969:(No. 60)
957:(No. 64)
921:(No. 83)
903:(No. 86)
901:Doug Cox
820:Plymouth
795:Pete Yow
780:Plymouth
600:Chrysler
475:Doug Cox
460:Chrysler
352:American
290:Stars".
99:Distance
67:Location
720:Mercury
540:Mercury
418:Driver
298:⁄
223:Network
201:No. 300
107:Weather
75:Hickory
49: (
1036:To lap
1030:Driver
424:Owner
375:clutch
365:, and
315:, and
288:NASCAR
250:NASCAR
248:was a
195:Winner
168:Driver
138:Driver
89:Course
36:season
1317:1956
620:Dodge
560:Dodge
410:Grid
274:is a
126:3,500
1292:2023
1101:154
858:'56
838:'56
818:'56
800:Ford
798:'56
778:'56
760:Ford
758:'56
738:'56
718:'56
700:Ford
698:'56
680:Ford
678:'56
660:Ford
658:'55
638:'56
618:'56
598:'56
580:Ford
578:'56
558:'56
538:'56
518:'56
500:Ford
498:'56
480:Ford
478:'56
458:'56
452:300B
440:Ford
438:'56
244:The
235:none
187:Laps
83:U.S.
41:Date
1098:250
1087:15
1071:43
1055:38
852:418
849:22
829:21
809:20
792:203
789:19
772:209
769:18
749:17
729:16
709:15
689:14
672:297
669:13
649:12
629:11
609:10
592:300
552:500
414:No.
259:in
190:154
1424::
1282:.
1188:^
1095:97
1084:96
1081:82
1068:81
1065:39
1052:38
832:96
812:59
752:31
732:60
712:75
692:64
652:12
632:16
612:42
589:9
572:97
569:8
549:7
529:6
512:83
509:5
489:4
472:86
469:3
449:2
432:22
429:1
385:,
361:,
311:,
263:.
81:,
77:,
1355:e
1348:t
1341:v
1294:.
1268:.
1247:.
1226:.
1182:.
1049:1
532:4
492:2
300:2
296:1
53:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.