Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Virginia 500
Martinsville Speedway
May 20th, 1956
Race #18 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (12)
- Dodge (4)
- Ford (7)
- Mercury (2)
- Nash (1)
- Packard (1)
- Plymouth (3)
- Pontiac (4)
- Last Martinsville Speedway
race (1955-42)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Myers | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 11 | Tim Flock | Chevrolet | Mauri Rose Engineering | Mauri Rose | ||
| 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | Southeastern Dealers | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Chevrolet | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen | ||
| 16 | Ray Chaike | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller | ||
| 18 | Arden Mounts | Pontiac | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts | ||
| 19 | Harvey Henderson | Ford | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | ||
| 195 | Jim Rhoades | Packard | -- | -- | ||
| 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 204 | Darvin Randahl | Ford | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl | ||
| 209 | Pete Stewart | Plymouth | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart | ||
| 211 | George Cork | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 240 | Reitzel Darner | Ford | Rat Garner | Rat Garner | ||
| 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 285 | Don Carr | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 286 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 32 | Ted Cannady | Chevrolet | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady | ||
| 35 | Joe Bill O'Dell | Nash | Joe Gilliam | Joe Gilliam | ||
| 418 | Sherman Utsman | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 500 | Speedy Thompson | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 502 | Buck Baker | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 55 | Tiny Lund | Pontiac | A.L. Bumgarner | A.L. Bumgarner | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Buick | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | C U Later Alligator | Frank Hayworth | ||
| 7A | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 9 | Pee Wee Jones | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 91 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | Ted Chester | Ted Chester | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | ||
| 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | ||
| X | Rex White | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn |