1956 Mercury MontClair -#14 Billy Myers

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Billy Myers began competing in the NASCAR Grand National Division in 1951.

In 1956, Myers started 42 of the 56 NASCAR Grand National Division events. He finished 3rd at West Palm Beach, 2nd on the Daytona Beach course.When the series returned to West Palm Beach, Myers qualified 3rd and won his first NASCAR Grand National Division race. He finished 2nd at North Wilkesboro, 4th at Richmond Fairgrounds, and 2nd at Hickory. He qualified on the pole at Soldier’s Field in Chicago but finished 17th after losing his brakes.He bounced back recording a 3rd place finish at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds at Shelby, North Carolina, 2nd at Road America at Elkhart Lakes, Wisconsin,3rd at Old Bridge Stadium at Old Bridge, New Jersey, and then won again at Norfolk Speedway at Norfolk, Virginia.He recorded a 2nd place finish at Coastal Speedway at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 2nd at Southern States Fairgrounds at Charlotte,North Carolina, and a 5th place finish at Columbia Speedway at Columbia, South Carolina.

For the year, he had 1 pole, 2 wins, 13 top-5s, and 22 top-10s to finish 6th in the championship title chase.