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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

May 20th, 1956

Race #18 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • 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:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
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