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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1956-53

Cleveland County Fairgrounds

October 23rd, 1956

Race #53 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 26
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (8)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (10)
    • Mercury (2)
    • Plymouth (1)
  • Last Cleveland County Fairgrounds race (1956-34)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - December 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
12 Ralph Moody Ford Pete DePaolo Pete DePaolo
13 Jesse James Taylor Ford Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor
16 Tiny Lund Chevrolet Gus Holzmueller Gus Holzmueller
203 Pete Yow Ford Pete Yow Pete Yow
22 Fireball Roberts Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
25 Jim Donovan Chevrolet Sam McCuthen Sam McCuthen
264 Johnny Allen Plymouth Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
296 Jack Smith Ford Pete DePaolo Pete DePaolo
297 Billy Carden Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
300B Buck Baker Chrysler Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
4 Billy Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
41 Billy Rafter Dodge Billy Rafter Billy Rafter
418 George Green Chevrolet George Green George Green
42 Lee Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
500B Speedy Thompson Dodge Carl Kiekhaefer Carl Kiekhaefer
6 Ralph Liguori Dodge Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori
60 Brownie King Chevrolet Brownie King Brownie King
62 Jimmy Pardue Chevrolet Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue
75 Jim Paschal Mercury C U Later Alligator Frank Hayworth
82 Joe Eubanks Ford Satcher Motors James Satcher
83 Johnny Dodson Chevrolet Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson
86 Doug Cox Ford John Foster John Foster
92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet Herb Thomas Herb Thomas
96 Bobby Keck Chevrolet Bobby Keck Bobby Keck
97 Bill Amick Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
98 Marvin Panch Ford Tom Harbison Tom Harbison