Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1956-47
Langhorne Speedway
September 23rd, 1956
Race #47 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 300
- Drivers Entered: 44
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (11)
- Chrysler (4)
- Dodge (4)
- Ford (9)
- Hudson (1)
- Mercury (5)
- Nash (1)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Packard (2)
- Plymouth (5)
- Last Langhorne Speedway
race (1956-11)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mario Rossi | Chrysler | Mario Rossi | Mario Rossi | ||
| 03 | Vince Cougineri | Chrysler | -- | -- | ||
| 1 | Elton Hildreth | Mercury | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 10 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn | ||
| 11 | Francis Dionne | Packard | -- | -- | ||
| 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 16 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller | ||
| 17 | Dick Allwine | Chevrolet | Earl Wright | Earl Wright | ||
| 18 | Ronnie Herra | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 20 | Charles Blewitt | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 21 | George Cork | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 23 | Benny DeRosier | Hudson | Adelmo Tiezzi | Adelmo Tiezzi | ||
| 24 | Gene Bergin | Dodge | Malcolm Barlow | Malcolm Barlow | ||
| 26 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 27 | Peck Peckham | Chevrolet | Peck Peckham | Peck Peckham | ||
| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 31 | Bill Champion | Ford | John Whitford | John Whitford | ||
| 34 | Johnny Coy | Chrysler | -- | -- | ||
| 38 | Bill Parks | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 4 | Corey Benjamin | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 47 | Harvey Eakin | Nash | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin | ||
| 5 | Bill Blair | Mercury | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 53 | Jack Montgangelo | Chevrolet | Jack Montgangelo | Jack Montgangelo | ||
| 62 | Russ Truelove | Mercury | Bob White | Bob White | ||
| 63 | Bill Tanner | Chevrolet | Al Liberty | Al Liberty | ||
| 64 | Johnny Allen | Buick | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 66 | Harvey Henderson | Ford | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | ||
| 67 | Speedy Thompson | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 69 | Dave Terrell | Plymouth | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 77 | Cecil Lassiter | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 79 | John Lindsay | Chevrolet | John Lindsay | John Lindsay | ||
| 81 | Frank Jamison | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 83 | Chuck Hansen | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
| 84 | Jack Tykarski | Ford | Lawson & Netti | Lawson & Netti | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 9 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | ||
| 95 | Jim Rhoades | Packard | -- | -- | ||
| 97 | Bill Amick | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 98 | Danny Letner | Dodge | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison |