Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1956-23
New York State Fairgrounds
May 30th, 1956
Race #23 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 150
- Drivers Entered: 24
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Chevrolet (6)
- Chrysler (3)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (2)
- Hudson (1)
- Mercury (3)
- Packard (1)
- Plymouth (1)
- Pontiac (1)
- Unknown (2)
- Last New York State Fairgrounds
race (1955-29)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Seibel | Unknown | -- | -- | ||
| 10 | Nolan Swift | Buick | Jim Cushman | Jim Cushman | ||
| 11 | Sonny Walters | Unknown | -- | -- | ||
| 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 147 | Hoss Kagle | Chevrolet | Hoss Kagle | Hoss Kagle | ||
| 179 | John Lindsay | Chevrolet | John Lindsay | John Lindsay | ||
| 195 | Jim Rhoades | Packard | -- | -- | ||
| 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 211 | George Cork | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 226 | Russ Truelove | Mercury | Bob White | Bob White | ||
| 230 | Benny DeRosier | Hudson | Adelmo Tiezzi | Adelmo Tiezzi | ||
| 285 | Don Carr | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 3 | Curley Hatfield | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 300 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 300C | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 340 | Ralph Liguori | Chrysler | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 41 | Billy Rafter | Dodge | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Buick | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 7 | Jim Reed | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | C U Later Alligator | Frank Hayworth | ||
| 77 | Walt Schubert | Ford | Bob Bunselmeyer | Bob Bunselmeyer | ||
| 81 | Frank Jamison | Chevrolet | -- | -- | ||
| 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink |