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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 3rd, 1956

Race #44 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Drivers Entered: 70
  • Makes
    • Buick (2)
    • Chevrolet (21)
    • Chrysler (2)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (26)
    • Mercury (6)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
    • Plymouth (5)
    • Pontiac (2)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (Southern 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Parnelli Jones Ford Torrance Motors Vel Miletich
10 Rex White Chevrolet Max Welborn Max Welborn
11 Emanuel Zervakis Chevrolet Emanuel Zervakis Emanuel Zervakis
12 Ralph Moody Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
13 Jesse James Taylor Ford Jesse James Taylor Jesse James Taylor
14 Billy Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
15 Fonty Flock Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
16 Tiny Lund Chevrolet Gus Holzmueller Gus Holzmueller
17 Russ Graham Chevrolet Earl Wright Earl Wright
18 Arden Mounts Pontiac Arden Mounts Arden Mounts
19 Billy Carden Ford Schwam Motors Charlie Schwam
2 Gwyn Staley Chevrolet Hubert Westmoreland Hubert Westmoreland
21 Gene Bergin Dodge Malcolm Barlow Malcolm Barlow
22 Fireball Roberts Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
23 Wade Fields Ford -- --
24 Ken Love Ford Richard Gallup Richard Gallup
25 Doug Yates Chevrolet Leland Colvin Leland Colvin
26 Jim Paschal Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
27 Frank Mundy Dodge Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
29 Dink Widenhouse Ford Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse
3 Paul Goldsmith Chevrolet Smokey's Best Damn Garage Smokey Yunick
30 Clyde Palmer Plymouth Jack Chatenay Jack Chatenay
31 Bill Champion Ford Whitford Brothers John Whitford
32 Junior Johnson Chevrolet -- --
34 Dick Beaty Ford Ike Kiser Ike Kiser
35 Lee Petty Ford Fred Frazier Fred Frazier
38 Johnny Patterson Chevrolet H.B. Ranier H.B. Ranier
40 Don Oldenberg Plymouth Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg
43 Shorty York Ford -- --
44 Ray Hendrick Chevrolet -- --
47 Bobby Johns Chevrolet J.M. Fitzgibbons J.M. Fitzgibbons
48 Allen Adkins Ford Don Holcomb Don Holcomb
5 Pee Wee Jones Dodge -- --
50 Roy Bentley Ford Marion Cox Marion Cox
51 Nace Mattingly Ford Nace Mattingly Nace Mattingly
52 Bill Widenhouse Ford Beatty Motors Bob Widenhouse
54 Bill Brown Buick Leland Colvin Leland Colvin
57 Speedy Thompson Chrysler Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
59 Blackie Pitt Plymouth Brownie Pitt Brownie Pitt
6 Pat Grogan Mercury Pat Grogan Pat Grogan
60 Brownie King Chevrolet Brownie King Brownie King
61 Roz Howard Chevrolet Roz Howard Roz Howard
63 Sherman Utsman Chevrolet Robert McReynolds Robert McReynolds
64 Johnny Allen Plymouth Spook Crawford Spook Crawford
65 Lou Spears Plymouth -- --
66 Harvey Henderson Ford Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson
69 Possum Jones Chevrolet Warren Lee Warren Lee
7 Jim Reed Chevrolet Jim Reed Jim Reed
72 Peck Peckham Chevrolet Peck Peckham Peck Peckham
73 Larry Flynn Buick Williamson Motors B.B. Morris
75 Bill Blair Mercury Temple Motors Frank Hayworth
76 Bobby Myers Mercury Bill Stroppe Bill Stroppe
8 Marvin Panch Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
80 Harold Hardesty Oldsmobile Beryl Jackson Beryl Jackson
81 Elmo Langley Chevrolet Elmo Langley Elmo Langley
82 Joe Eubanks Ford Satcher Motors James Satcher
83 Johnny Dodson Chevrolet Johnny Dodson Johnny Dodson
84 Judge Rider Ford Lawson & Netti Lawson & Netti
86 Tim Flock Ford John Foster Motors John Foster
87 Buck Baker Chrysler Mercury Outboards Carl Kiekhaefer
88 Ralph Liguori Oldsmobile Ernest Woods Ernest Woods
89 Tom Lupo Ford Granger Motors Granger Motors
9 Joe Weatherly Ford Schwam Motors Charlie Schwam
91 Jack Smith Chevrolet Elridge Motors Ted Chester
92 Herb Thomas Chevrolet Herb Thomas Herb Thomas
93 Pat Kirkwood Pontiac Howard Moore Howard Moore
95 Bob Duell Ford Police Special Julian Buesink
97 Bill Amick Ford DePaolo Engineering Pete DePaolo
98 Danny Letner Dodge Tom Harbison Tom Harbison
99 Curtis Turner Ford Schwam Motors Charlie Schwam