The Races 1956
NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker
The United States Auto Club (USAC) was founded to take over race sanctioning from the American Automobile Association (AAA).
USAC Racing:
Pat Flaherty won the Indianapolis 500
Jimmy Bryan won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina
24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Ron Flockhart / Ninian Sanderson won, driving a Jaguar D-Type
Rally racing: the team of Ronnie Adams / Frank Biggar won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Jaguar Mk VII
Drag racing: Art Arfons' Allison-powered "Green Monster #6" become the first member of Hot Rod Magazine's new 150-mph Club.
Melvin Heath won the NHRA "Top Fuel" Championship at the Nationals
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