Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1956-56
Wilson Speedway
November 18th, 1956
Race #56 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 24
- Makes
- Chevrolet (3)
- Chrysler (2)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (12)
- Mercury (3)
- Plymouth (2)
- Last Wilson Speedway
race (1956-08)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis | ||
| 112 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 16 | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller | ||
| 19 | James Jones | Ford | James Jones | James Jones | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 297 | Billy Carden | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 3 | Bill Champion | Ford | John Whitford | John Whitford | ||
| 300 | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 300B | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 322 | Gwyn Staley | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 35 | Bunk Moore | Ford | Fred Frazier | Fred Frazier | ||
| 4 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 49 | Mel Larson | Ford | Mel Larson | Mel Larson | ||
| 500 | Jack Smith | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Plymouth | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 6 | Earl Moss | Mercury | -- | -- | ||
| 64 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | C U Later Alligator | Frank Hayworth | ||
| 83 | Johnny Dodson | Chevrolet | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson | ||
| 86 | Doug Cox | Ford | John Foster | John Foster | ||
| 97 | Bill Amick | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 98 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison |