Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1956-06
Daytona Beach Road Course
February 26th, 1956
Race #6 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 39
- Drivers Entered: 76
- Makes
- Buick (6)
- Chevrolet (18)
- Chrysler (6)
- Dodge (10)
- Ford (20)
- Hudson (1)
- Mercury (5)
- Oldsmobile (5)
- Plymouth (1)
- Pontiac (3)
- Studebaker (1)
- Last Daytona Beach Road Course
race (1955-04)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Myers | Chevrolet | Ansel Rakestraw | Ansel Rakestraw | ||
| 10 | Jim Cushman | Buick | Jim Cushman | Jim Cushman | ||
| 100 | Ken Milligan | Chrysler | Dave Everett | Dave Everett | ||
| 108 | Tommy Herbert | Chevrolet | Lem Svajian | Lem Svajian | ||
| 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis | ||
| 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | Southeastern Dealers | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 123 | Charles Oldham | Chevrolet | Charles Oldham | Charles Oldham | ||
| 14W | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 155 | Mel Larson | Ford | Mel Larson | Mel Larson | ||
| 157 | Dick Linder | Ford | Woody Brougher | Woody Brougher | ||
| 15W | Bob Korf | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 16 | Ray Chaike | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller | ||
| 166 | Bud Palmer | Chevrolet | W.E. Campbell | W.E. Campbell | ||
| 19 | Harvey Henderson | Chevrolet | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | ||
| 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 203 | Pete Yow | Buick | Strickland Motor Co. | Pete Yow | ||
| 204 | Darvin Randahl | Ford | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl | ||
| 206 | Jimmy Mairs | Buick | -- | -- | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 226 | Russ Truelove | Mercury | Bob White | Bob White | ||
| 230 | Benny DeRosier | Hudson | Adelmo Tiezzi | Adelmo Tiezzi | ||
| 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 265 | WH Atkinson | Ford | W.H. Atkinson | W.H. Atkinson | ||
| 271 | Dick Blackwell | Mercury | -- | -- | ||
| 285 | Ed Kretz | Pontiac | Stephens Pontiac | Jim Stephens | ||
| 286 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Stephens Pontiac | Jim Stephens | ||
| 290 | Jack Choquette | Dodge | Bob Osiecki | Bob Osiecki | ||
| 300 | Charlie Scott | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 300A | Tim Flock | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 300B | Frank Mundy | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 301 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 321 | Buddy Krebs | Dodge | Harvey Walters | Harvey Walters | ||
| 330 | Don Bailey | Ford | Don Bailey | Don Bailey | ||
| 34 | Dick Beaty | Ford | Ike Kiser | Ike Kiser | ||
| 342 | Jack Radtke | Ford | Hanlon Motors | Hanlon Motors | ||
| 390 | Ray Thompson | Studebaker | Johnny McCoy | Johnny McCoy | ||
| 396 | Dave Lundman | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 40 | Gene Simpson | Buick | Bud Harbaugh | Bud Harbaugh | ||
| 411 | Pat Zocano | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Volusia Motors | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 424 | Johnny Osteen | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 5 | Bill Blair | Dodge | Joe Blair | Joe Blair | ||
| 500B | Fonty Flock | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 500B | Speedy Thompson | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 505 | Charlie Cregar | Chevrolet | Charlie Cregar | Charlie Cregar | ||
| 55 | Junior Johnson | Pontiac | Brushy Mountain Motors | A.L. Bumgarner | ||
| 56 | Joe Eubanks | Ford | Satcher Motors | James Satcher | ||
| 576 | Jim Wilson | Dodge | Harvey Walters | Harvey Walters | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Oldsmobile | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 63 | Lyle Scott | Chrysler | Lyle Scott | Lyle Scott | ||
| 64 | Al Keller | Chevrolet | Al Keller | Al Keller | ||
| 640 | Ken Love | Ford | Ken Love | Ken Love | ||
| 68 | Bill Widenhouse | Ford | Fred Sheibert | Fred Sheibert | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 719 | Joy Fair | Dodge | Russell Wainscott | Russell Wainscott | ||
| 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | Frank Hayworth | Frank Hayworth | ||
| 761 | David Ezell | Chevrolet | S.G. Russell | S.G. Russell | ||
| 77 | Walt Schubert | Ford | Bob Bunselmeyer | Bob Bunselmeyer | ||
| 78 | Joel Million | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 8 | Gene White | Buick | -- | -- | ||
| 84 | Kenneth Wagner | Ford | Lawson & Netti | Lawson & Netti | ||
| 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| 91 | Donald Thomas | Ford | Donald Thomas | Donald Thomas | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 96 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Curtis Reid | Curtis Reid | ||
| 97 | Danny Letner | Ford | Ed Hastings | Ed Hastings | ||
| 98 | Marvin Panch | Dodge | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison | ||
| 99 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| 999 | Jack Smith | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones | ||
| B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Ford | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse | ||
| C97 | Red Farmer | Chevrolet | J.M. Fitzgibbons | J.M. Fitzgibbons | ||
| M-1 | Tommy Thompson | Buick | Fish Carburetor | Bob Fish | ||
| X | Rex White | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn |