Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1956 Buddy Shuman 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on November 11, 1956 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina, USA.Ralph Earnhardt 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 (0.644 km) per lap; for a grand total of 100.0 miles (160.9 km). The race took one hour and thirty minutes to successfully conclude with Speedy Thompson defeating Earnhardt by four seconds in front of 3500 live spectators. The average speed of the race would be 66.420 miles per hour (106.893 km/h) while the pole position winner would dial in at a speed of 68.278 miles per hour (109.883 km/h). All 22 racers on the starting grid were American-born males.Other notable racers of the era like Tiny Lund, Lee Petty, and Buck Baker would make an appearance during this race. Billy Carden would be credited for making the race's last-place finish with a clutch problem on lap 9. DePaolo Engineering would sponsor four of the drivers in the race (Earnhardt, Ralph Moody, Bill Amick, and Carden). The combined prize purse for this race was $4,285; with the winner (Speedy Thompson) taking home $850 ($7,373.26 in today's money) while Pete Yow would be the 20th place finisher bringing home a meager $50 ($433.72 in today's money). Blackie Pitt and Billy Carden both failed to make a paycheck during this race; causing them to lose money for their hard efforts.. }
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- 1956_Buddy_Shuman_250 abstract "The 1956 Buddy Shuman 250 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on November 11, 1956 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina, USA.Ralph Earnhardt 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 (0.644 km) per lap; for a grand total of 100.0 miles (160.9 km). The race took one hour and thirty minutes to successfully conclude with Speedy Thompson defeating Earnhardt by four seconds in front of 3500 live spectators. The average speed of the race would be 66.420 miles per hour (106.893 km/h) while the pole position winner would dial in at a speed of 68.278 miles per hour (109.883 km/h). All 22 racers on the starting grid were American-born males.Other notable racers of the era like Tiny Lund, Lee Petty, and Buck Baker would make an appearance during this race. Billy Carden would be credited for making the race's last-place finish with a clutch problem on lap 9. DePaolo Engineering would sponsor four of the drivers in the race (Earnhardt, Ralph Moody, Bill Amick, and Carden). The combined prize purse for this race was $4,285; with the winner (Speedy Thompson) taking home $850 ($7,373.26 in today's money) while Pete Yow would be the 20th place finisher bringing home a meager $50 ($433.72 in today's money). Blackie Pitt and Billy Carden both failed to make a paycheck during this race; causing them to lose money for their hard efforts.".