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The 1956 Old Dominion 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on October 28, 1956 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. As a NASCAR-sanctioned "Sweepstakes" race, sedan vehicles from the Grand National Series and stock convertibles from the NASCAR Convertible division raced side-by-side with other for the same amount of money and championship points.〔(Additional information about the 1956 Old Dominion 400 ) at Ultimate Racing History〕 By the 1990s, NASCAR's top-level series became a media circus that only races at facilities that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. ==Summary== Four hundred laps were done on a paved oval track spanning for a grand total of .〔 The race took three hours, sixteen minutes, and seventeen seconds to complete thanks to four caution flags.〔 During the late 1950s, the admirable traits concerning NASCAR stock car drivers who were successful included broadly-defined shoulders and arms that were relatively large. These drivers generally were tougher competitors in 1956 than they are today due to the lack of technology that was inside the vehicles.〔(General characteristics of the race winner and other 1950s NASCAR drivers ) at Legends of NASCAR〕 Forty vehicles would qualify to start this race; an incredible amount for the NASCAR Cup Series in its formative years.〔(Fantasy NASCAR Racing ) at Yolasite〕 Nine thousand and five hundred stock car racing fans attended the live race to see Jack Smith win the race in his 1956 Dodge vehicle (beating thirty-nine other drivers in the process).〔 A Canadian named Norman Schihl participated in the race and finished in 23rd place.〔 Notable speeds were: for the average speed and for the pole position speed.〔 While some multi-car teams were present in the race, the majority of drivers had an owner that wasn't incorporated into a team.〔(NASCAR stats for the 1956 Old Dominion 400 ) at Driver Averages〕 Jack Smith officially became the fiftieth different driver to win what is now known as a Sprint Cup Series race. Total winnings for this race were $11,739 ($ when considering inflation). The winner of the race (Jack Smith) would receive the majority of the winnings with $2,264 ($ when considering inflation) being awarded to him while last place finisher Jimmie Lewallen would walk away with only $100 ($ when considering inflation).〔 Larry Frank, Bill Lutz, Larry Odo, and Bill Poor would make their NASCAR debut in this racing event.〔(NASCAR Cup Series debuts at the 1956 Old Dominion 400 ) at Race-Database〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1956 Old Dominion 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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