The 1956 Virginia 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.
Sunday, May 20th, 1956
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 502 | Buck Baker | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 500 | 125 | 0 | running |
2 | 2 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 500 | 259 | 0 | running |
3 | 5 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 497 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 8 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 496 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 9 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 491 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 7 | X | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 483 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 19 | 418 | Sherman Utsman | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 477 | 0 | 0 | running |
8 | 13 | 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 475 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 21 | 91 | Jack Smith | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 475 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 15 | 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | 0 | 0 | 467 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 33 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | Ford | 0 | 0 | 464 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 22 | 55 | Tiny Lund | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 463 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 6 | 7A | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 458 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 34 | 240 | Reitzel Darner | Ford | 0 | 0 | 441 | 0 | 0 | rf hub |
15 | 12 | 1 | Bobby Myers | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 436 | 0 | 0 | rf hub |
16 | 18 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | 0 | 0 | 435 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 30 | 16 | Ray Chaike | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 430 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 25 | 9 | Pee Wee Jones | Ford | 0 | 0 | 419 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 32 | 211 | George Cork | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 405 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 377 | 116 | 0 | engine |
21 | 29 | 209 | Pete Stewart | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 356 | 0 | 0 | rr axle |
22 | 28 | 18 | Arden Mounts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 338 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 10 | 285 | Don Carr | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 304 | 0 | 0 | lug bolt |
24 | 14 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 293 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 4 | 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 293 | 0 | 0 | bearing |
26 | 31 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | Buick | 0 | 0 | 252 | 0 | 0 | rf hub |
27 | 7 | 286 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | rf hub |
28 | 24 | 32 | Ted Cannady | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
29 | 23 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | Ford | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | piston |
30 | 16 | 11 | Tim Flock | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | crash |
31 | 26 | 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
32 | 35 | 35 | Joe Bill O'Dell | AMC | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | crash |
33 | 20 | 95 | Bob Duell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | crash |
34 | 27 | 195 | Jim Rhoades | Packard | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | tire |
35 | 17 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | piston |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.