Sunday 11th November 1956

In one of the most peculiar doubleheader days in NASCAR history, Speedy Thompson won the 100-mile race at Hickory and Marvin Panch won the same-day event at Lancaster, California, US. Curiously, Thompson’s win counted as a 1956 race, while Panch’s triumph was ­considered the opener of the 1957 NASCAR Grand National season.