Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1956-17
Occoneechee Speedway
May 13th, 1956
Race #17 of the 1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 100
- Drivers Entered: 31
- Makes
- Buick (1)
- Chevrolet (7)
- Chrysler (3)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (9)
- Mercury (4)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Plymouth (2)
- Pontiac (2)
- Last Occoneechee Speedway
race (1955-45)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | Chevrolet | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis | ||
| 12 | Ralph Moody | Ford | Southeastern Dealers | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 14 | Billy Myers | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 19 | Harvey Henderson | Ford | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | ||
| 2 | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | ||
| 204 | Darvin Randahl | Ford | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | ||
| 264 | Johnny Allen | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | ||
| 271 | Billy Carden | Mercury | -- | -- | ||
| 285 | Don Carr | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 286 | Cotton Owens | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 300 | Buck Baker | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 300B | Herb Thomas | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 300C | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | ||
| 302 | Pete Yow | Buick | Pete Yow | Pete Yow | ||
| 34 | Dick Beaty | Ford | Ike Kiser | Ike Kiser | ||
| 34A | Charlie Jackson | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 48 | Al Watkins | Ford | Don Holcomb | Don Holcomb | ||
| 49 | Jimmy Massey | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | ||
| 5 | Bill Blair | Dodge | Joe Blair | Joe Blair | ||
| 59 | Blackie Pitt | Plymouth | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | ||
| 75 | Jim Paschal | Mercury | C U Later Alligator | Frank Hayworth | ||
| 760 | Brownie King | Chevrolet | Brownie King | Brownie King | ||
| 7A | Bobby Johns | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Ford | Satcher Motors | James Satcher | ||
| 9 | Joe Weatherly | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| 94 | Ed Cole | Mercury | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia | ||
| 96 | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | ||
| 99 | Curtis Turner | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam | ||
| X | Rex White | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn |