# NASCAR Grand National de 1956

A Temporada da NASCAR Grand National de 1956 foi a oitava edição da Nascar, com 56 etapas disputadas o campeão foi Buck Baker.

## Calendário

| Corrida | Data | Etapa | Circuito | Campeão | Segundo | Terceiro |
| 1 | 13 november | Race 1 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Tim Flock | Curtis Turner | Lee Petty |
| 2 | 20 november | Race 2 | Charlotte Speedway | Fonty Flock | Tim Flock | Lee Petty |
| 3 | 20 november | Race 3 | Willow Springs Speedway | Chuck Stevenson | Marvin Panch | Johnny Mantz |
| 4 | 11 december | Race 4 | Palm Beach Speedway | Herb Thomas | Al Keller | Billy Myers |
| 5 | 22 januari | Race 5 | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Buck Baker | Frank Mundy | Tim Flock |
| 6 | 26 februari | Race 6 | Daytona Beach & Road Course | Tim Flock | Billy Myers | Ralph Moody |
| 7 | 4 maart | Race 7 | Palm Beach Speedway | Billy Myers | Buck Baker | Herb Thomas |
| 8 | 18 maart | Race 8 | Wilson Speedway | Herb Thomas | Buck Baker | Tim Flock |
| 9 | 25 maart | Race 9 | Lakewood Speedway | Buck Baker | Speedy Thompson | Herb Thomas |
| 10 | 8 april | Wilkes County 160 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Tim Flock | Billy Myers | Jim Paschal |
| 11 | 22 april | Race 11 | Langhorne Speedway | Buck Baker | Herb Thomas | Tim Flock |
| 12 | 29 april | Richmond 200 | Richmond International Raceway | Buck Baker | Herb Thomas | Speedy Thompson |
| 13 | 5 mei | Arclite 100 | Columbia Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Buck Baker | Joe Weatherly |
| 14 | 6 mei | Race 14 | Concord Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Buck Baker | Herb Thomas |
| 15 | 10 mei | Race 15 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway | Buck Baker | Curtis Turner | Joe Eubanks |
| 16 | 12 mei | Race 16 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Billy Myers | Buck Baker |
| 17 | 13 mei | Race 17 | Occoneechee Speedway | Buck Baker | Speedy Thompson | Lee Petty |
| 18 | 20 mei | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Buck Baker | Speedy Thompson | Lee Petty |
| 19 | 25 mei | Race 19 | Lincoln Speedway | Buck Baker | Jim Paschal | Lee Petty |
| 20 | 27 mei | Race 20 | Charlotte Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Junior Johnson | Buck Baker |
| 21 | 27 mei | Race 21 | Portland Speedway | Herb Thomas | John Kieper | Clyde Palmer |
| 22 | 30 mei | Race 22 | Eureka Speedway | Herb Thomas | Gordon Haines | Lloyd Dane |
| 23 | 30 mei | Race 23 | New York State Fairgrounds | Buck Baker | Jim Paschal | Jim Reed |
| 24 | 3 juni | Race 24 | Merced Fairgrounds | Herb Thomas | Harold Hardesty | Jim Graham |
| 25 | 10 juni | Race 25 | Memphis-Arkansas Speedway | Ralph Moody | Jim Paschal | Pat Kirkwood |
| 26 | 15 juni | Race 26 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Speedy Thompson | Curtis Turner | Lee Petty |
| 27 | 22 juni | Race 27 | Monroe County Fairgrounds | Speedy Thompson | Jim Paschal | Herb Thomas |
| 28 | 24 juni | Race 28 | Portland Speedway | John Kieper | Clyde Palmer | Lou Sherman |
| 29 | 1 juli | Race 29 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Lee Petty | Jim Paschal | Joe Eubanks |
| 30 | 4 juli | Raleigh 250 | Raleigh Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Speedy Thompson | Frank Mundy |
| 31 | 7 juli | Race 31 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Lee Petty | Fireball Roberts | Marvin Panch |
| 32 | 8 juli | Race 32 | California State Fairgrounds | Lloyd Dane | Chuck Meekins | John Kieper |
| 33 | 21 juli | Race 33 | Soldier Field | Fireball Roberts | Jim Paschal | Ralph Moody |
| 34 | 27 juli | Race 34 | Cleveland County Fairgrounds | Speedy Thompson | Ralph Moody | Billy Myers |
| 35 | 29 juli | Race 35 | Montgomery Speedway | Marvin Panch | Buck Baker | Bill Amick |
| 36 | 3 augustus | Race 36 | Oklahoma State Fairgrounds | Jim Paschal | Ralph Moody | Fireball Roberts |
| 37 | 12 augustus | Race 37 | Road America | Tim Flock | Billy Myers | Fireball Roberts |
| 38 | 17 augustus | Race 38 | Old Bridge Stadium | Ralph Moody | Jim Reed | Billy Myers |
| 39 | 19 augustus | Race 39 | Bay Meadows Speedway | Eddie Pagan | Parnelli Jones | Chuck Meekins |
| 40 | 22 augustus | Race 40 | Norfolk Speedway | Billy Myers | Jim Paschal | Rex White |
| 41 | 23 augustus | Race 41 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Ralph Moody | Jim Paschal | Rex White |
| 42 | 25 augustus | Race 42 | Coastal Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Billy Myers | Jim Paschal |
| 43 | 26 augustus | Race 43 | Portland Speedway | Royce Haggerty | Clyde Palmer | Curley Barker |
| 44 | 3 september | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Curtis Turner | Speedy Thompson | Marvin Panch |
| 45 | 9 september | Race 45 | Chisholm Speedway | Buck Baker | Ralph Moody | Marvin Panch |
| 46 | 12 september | Race 46 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Ralph Moody | Billy Myers | Joe Eubanks |
| 47 | 23 september | Race 47 | Langhorne Speedway | Paul Goldsmith | Lee Petty | Speedy Thompson |
| 48 | 23 september | Race 48 | Portland Speedway | Lloyd Dane | Eddie Pagan | Curley Barker |
| 49 | 29 september | Race 49 | Columbia Speedway | Buck Baker | Ralph Moody | Speedy Thompson |
| 50 | 30 september | Race 50 | Occoneechee Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Buck Baker | Speedy Thompson |
| 51 | 7 oktober | Race 51 | Newport Speedway | Fireball Roberts | Buck Baker | Bill Amick |
| 52 | 17 oktober | Race 52 | Charlotte Speedway | Buck Baker | Ralph Moody | Marvin Panch |
| 53 | 23 oktober | Race 53 | Cleveland County Fairgrounds | Buck Baker | Bill Amick | Marvin Panch |
| 54 | 28 oktober | Old Dominion 400 | Martinsville Speedway | Jack Smith | Marvin Panch | Bill Amick |
| 55 | 11 november | Buddy Shuman 250 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Ralph Earnhardt | Buck Baker |
| 56 | 18 november | Race 56 | Wilson Speedway | Buck Baker | Joe Weatherly | Speedy Thompson |

## Classificação final

| 1 | Buck Baker | 9272 |
| 2 | Herb Thomas | 8568 |
| 3 | Speedy Thompson | 8328 |
| 4 | Lee Petty | 8324 |
| 5 | Jim Paschal | 7878 |
| 6 | Billy Myers | 6920 |
| 7 | Fireball Roberts | 5794 |
| 8 | Ralph Moody | 5548 |
| 9 | Tim Flock | 5062 |
| 10 | Marvin Panch | 4680 |