Entry List
The official 1956 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Southern 500
Monday, September 3rd, 1956
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 70 (30 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 95.167
- Cautions: 7 for 68 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Allen Adkins | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Don Holcomb | Don Holcomb |
| 2 | 18 | Arden Mounts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Pontiac | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts |
| 3 | 97 | Bill Amick | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo |
| 4 | 75 | Bill Blair | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Temple Motors | Frank Hayworth |
| 5 | 54 | Bill Brown | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | Leland Colvin | Leland Colvin |
| 6 | 31 | Bill Champion | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Whitford Brothers | John Whitford |
| 7 | 52 | Bill Widenhouse | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Beatty Motors | Bob Widenhouse |
| 8 | 19 | Billy Carden | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam |
| 9 | 14 | Billy Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 10 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt |
| 11 | 95 | Bob Duell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Police Special | Julian Buesink |
| 12 | 47 | Bobby Johns | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | J.M. Fitzgibbons | J.M. Fitzgibbons |
| 13 | 76 | Bobby Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 14 | 60 | Brownie King | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Brownie King | Brownie King |
| 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 16 | 30 | Clyde Palmer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | Jack Chatenay | Jack Chatenay |
| 17 | 99 | Curtis Turner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam |
| 18 | 98 | Danny Letner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison |
| 19 | 34 | Dick Beaty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Ike Kiser | Ike Kiser |
| 20 | 29 | Dink Widenhouse | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse |
| 21 | 40 | Don Oldenberg | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | Don Oldenberg | Don Oldenberg |
| 22 | 25 | Doug Yates | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Leland Colvin | Leland Colvin |
| 23 | 81 | Elmo Langley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley |
| 24 | 11 | Emanuel Zervakis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 25 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo |
| 26 | 15 | Fonty Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 27 | 27 | Frank Mundy | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 28 | 21 | Gene Bergin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Malcolm Barlow | Malcolm Barlow |
| 29 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland |
| 30 | 80 | Harold Hardesty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | Beryl Jackson | Beryl Jackson |
| 31 | 66 | Harvey Henderson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson |
| 32 | 92 | Herb Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas |
| 33 | 91 | Jack Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Elridge Motors | Ted Chester |
| 34 | 13 | Jesse James Taylor | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Jesse James Taylor | Jesse James Taylor |
| 35 | 26 | Jim Paschal | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 36 | 7 | Jim Reed | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed |
| 37 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Satcher Motors | James Satcher |
| 38 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam |
| 39 | 64 | Johnny Allen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford |
| 40 | 83 | Johnny Dodson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson |
| 41 | 38 | Johnny Patterson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | H.B. Ranier | H.B. Ranier |
| 42 | 84 | Judge Rider | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Lawson & Netti | Lawson & Netti |
| 43 | 32 | Junior Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 44 | 24 | Ken Love | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Richard Gallup | Richard Gallup |
| 45 | 73 | Larry Flynn | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | Williamson Motors | B.B. Morris |
| 46 | 35 | Lee Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Fred Frazier | Fred Frazier |
| 47 | 65 | Lou Spears | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | -- | -- |
| 48 | 8 | Marvin Panch | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo |
| 49 | 51 | Nace Mattingly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Nace Mattingly | Nace Mattingly |
| 50 | 1 | Parnelli Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Torrance Motors | Vel Miletich |
| 51 | 6 | Pat Grogan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Pat Grogan | Pat Grogan |
| 52 | 93 | Pat Kirkwood | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Pontiac | Howard Moore | Howard Moore |
| 53 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Smokey Yunick |
| 54 | 72 | Peck Peckham | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Peck Peckham | Peck Peckham |
| 55 | 5 | Pee Wee Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | -- | -- |
| 56 | 69 | Possum Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Warren Lee | Warren Lee |
| 57 | 88 | Ralph Liguori | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods |
| 58 | 12 | Ralph Moody | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo |
| 59 | 44 | Ray Hendrick | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 60 | 10 | Rex White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn |
| 61 | 50 | Roy Bentley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Marion Cox | Marion Cox |
| 62 | 61 | Roz Howard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Roz Howard | Roz Howard |
| 63 | 17 | Russ Graham | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Earl Wright | Earl Wright |
| 64 | 63 | Sherman Utsman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Robert McReynolds | Robert McReynolds |
| 65 | 43 | Shorty York | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | -- | -- |
| 66 | 57 | Speedy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Mercury Outboards | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 67 | 86 | Tim Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | John Foster Motors | John Foster |
| 68 | 16 | Tiny Lund | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller |
| 69 | 89 | Tom Lupo | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Granger Motors | Granger Motors |
| 70 | 23 | Wade Fields | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | -- | -- |