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The 1956 Southern 500, the seventh running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on September 3, 1956 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. This race was considered to be the "Labor Day Classic" for 1956; complete with a pre-race beauty pageant with a judging panel led by Fonty Flock and a parade down the front stretch of the race track. 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== There were 364 laps done on a paved track spanning .〔〔 It only took five hours, fifteen minutes, and thirty-three seconds for the race to reach its conclusion.〔〔 Seven cautions were committed for seventy-eight laps and the margin of victory was more than two laps.〔〔 Attendance was established at seventy thousand people; about the size of a typical modern day sporting event.〔〔 The average speed of the race was while the pole speed was and was achieved by Speedy Thompson.〔〔 Seventy American drivers competed as the race entries; there were no foreigners in that race.〔〔 Other notable drivers in the race included future car owner Junior Johnson, Joe Weatherly, Fonty Flock, Gwyn Staley, Fireball Roberts, Tiny Lund and Herb Thomas.〔〔 Bobby Myers fell out then drove in relief for Jim Paschal finishing in sixth place. Paschal, however got credit for the finish according to NASCAR's archives of race finishes. Larry Flynn made contact with Bill Brown during this race. Brown, sporting a very rare onboard (on the front bumper), flew over the wall, destroying the guardrail there, and rolled down the bank, and Flynn's gas can flew out. It was hit by someone and a fire started, which spread to the car. Luckily, seatbelts helped to save the lives of both Flynn and Brown. Ten drivers failed to qualify for this race; two of them did not have an officially registered number with NASCAR authorities. Only one Pontiac and one Chrysler were too slow to compete in the 1956 Southern 500. The rest of the non-qualifying vehicles were Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge and Plymouth.〔 Total winnings for the race was $35,365 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Manufacturers involved in the event included Chevrolet (active), Ford (active), Dodge (active), Mercury (defunct after 2010), Plymouth (defunct), Chrysler (active), Pontiac (defunct), and Buick (active).〔〔 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 Southern 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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