Entry List
The official 1956 1956-06 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona Beach Road Course, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
1956-06
Sunday, February 26th, 1956
Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 76 (36 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 39
- Laps Actual: 37 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 90.657
- Cautions: 2 for 2 laps
- Lead Changes: 2
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | Al Keller | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Al Keller | Al Keller |
| 2 | 230 | Benny DeRosier | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Hudson | Adelmo Tiezzi | Adelmo Tiezzi |
| 3 | 5 | Bill Blair | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Joe Blair | Joe Blair |
| 4 | 68 | Bill Widenhouse | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Fred Sheibert | Fred Sheibert |
| 5 | 14W | Billy Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 6 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt |
| 7 | 15W | Bob Korf | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 8 | 49 | Bob Welborn | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn |
| 9 | 1 | Bobby Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Ansel Rakestraw | Ansel Rakestraw |
| 10 | 301 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 11 | 166 | Bud Palmer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | W.E. Campbell | W.E. Campbell |
| 12 | 321 | Buddy Krebs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Harvey Walters | Harvey Walters |
| 13 | 123 | Charles Oldham | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Charles Oldham | Charles Oldham |
| 14 | 505 | Charlie Cregar | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Charlie Cregar | Charlie Cregar |
| 15 | 300 | Charlie Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 16 | 286 | Cotton Owens | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Pontiac | Stephens Pontiac | Jim Stephens |
| 17 | 99 | Curtis Turner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam |
| 18 | 97 | Danny Letner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Ed Hastings | Ed Hastings |
| 19 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl |
| 20 | 396 | Dave Lundman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 21 | 761 | David Ezell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | S.G. Russell | S.G. Russell |
| 22 | 34 | Dick Beaty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Ike Kiser | Ike Kiser |
| 23 | 271 | Dick Blackwell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | -- | -- |
| 24 | 157 | Dick Linder | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Woody Brougher | Woody Brougher |
| 25 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse |
| 26 | 330 | Don Bailey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Don Bailey | Don Bailey |
| 27 | 91 | Donald Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Donald Thomas | Donald Thomas |
| 28 | 285 | Ed Kretz | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Pontiac | Stephens Pontiac | Jim Stephens |
| 29 | 96 | Eddie Skinner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | Curtis Reid | Curtis Reid |
| 30 | 113 | Emanuel Zervakis | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis |
| 31 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo |
| 32 | 500B | Fonty Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 33 | 300B | Frank Mundy | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 34 | 40 | Gene Simpson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | Bud Harbaugh | Bud Harbaugh |
| 35 | 8 | Gene White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | -- | -- |
| 36 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland |
| 37 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson |
| 38 | 92 | Herb Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick |
| 39 | 290 | Jack Choquette | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Bob Osiecki | Bob Osiecki |
| 40 | 342 | Jack Radtke | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Hanlon Motors | Hanlon Motors |
| 41 | 999 | Jack Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Joe Jones | Joe Jones |
| 42 | 10 | Jim Cushman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | Jim Cushman | Jim Cushman |
| 43 | 75 | Jim Paschal | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Frank Hayworth | Frank Hayworth |
| 44 | 7 | Jim Reed | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed |
| 45 | 576 | Jim Wilson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Harvey Walters | Harvey Walters |
| 46 | 88 | Jimmie Lewallen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods |
| 47 | 206 | Jimmy Mairs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | -- | -- |
| 48 | 56 | Joe Eubanks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Satcher Motors | James Satcher |
| 49 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam |
| 50 | 78 | Joel Million | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods |
| 51 | 264 | Johnny Allen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford |
| 52 | 424 | Johnny Osteen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Oldsmobile | -- | -- |
| 53 | 719 | Joy Fair | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Russell Wainscott | Russell Wainscott |
| 54 | 55 | Junior Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Pontiac | Brushy Mountain Motors | A.L. Bumgarner |
| 55 | 640 | Ken Love | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Ken Love | Ken Love |
| 56 | 100 | Ken Milligan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Dave Everett | Dave Everett |
| 57 | 84 | Kenneth Wagner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Lawson & Netti | Lawson & Netti |
| 58 | 42 | Lee Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Volusia Motors | Petty Enterprises |
| 59 | 63 | Lyle Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Lyle Scott | Lyle Scott |
| 60 | 98 | Marvin Panch | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison |
| 61 | 155 | Mel Larson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Mel Larson | Mel Larson |
| 62 | 411 | Pat Zocano | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 63 | 203 | Pete Yow | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | Strickland Motor Co. | Pete Yow |
| 64 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori |
| 65 | 12 | Ralph Moody | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Southeastern Dealers | Pete DePaolo |
| 66 | 16 | Ray Chaike | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller |
| 67 | 390 | Ray Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Studebaker | Johnny McCoy | Johnny McCoy |
| 68 | C97 | Red Farmer | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | J.M. Fitzgibbons | J.M. Fitzgibbons |
| 69 | X | Rex White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn |
| 70 | 226 | Russ Truelove | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bob White | Bob White |
| 71 | 500B | Speedy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 72 | 300A | Tim Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 73 | 108 | Tommy Herbert | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Lem Svajian | Lem Svajian |
| 74 | M-1 | Tommy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Buick | Fish Carburetor | Bob Fish |
| 75 | 265 | WH Atkinson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | W.H. Atkinson | W.H. Atkinson |
| 76 | 77 | Walt Schubert | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Bob Bunselmeyer | Bob Bunselmeyer |