Entry List
Virginia 500
Sunday, May 20th, 1956
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 35
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 60.824
- Cautions: 7 for 20 laps
- Lead Changes: 5
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 18 | Arden Mounts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts | |
| 2 | 14 | Billy Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | |
| 3 | 59 | Blackie Pitt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Brownie Pitt | Brownie Pitt | |
| 4 | 95 | Bob Duell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Julian Buesink | Julian Buesink | |
| 5 | 7A | Bobby Johns | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | |
| 6 | 1 | Bobby Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | -- | -- | |
| 7 | 502 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 8 | 286 | Cotton Owens | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | |
| 9 | 204 | Darvin Randahl | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Darvin Randahl | Darvin Randahl | |
| 10 | 285 | Don Carr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | |
| 11 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | DePaolo Engineering | Pete DePaolo | |
| 12 | 150 | Fred Lorenzen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 13 | 211 | George Cork | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | -- | -- | |
| 14 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland | |
| 15 | 19 | Harvey Henderson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | |
| 16 | 92 | Herb Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | |
| 17 | 91 | Jack Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ted Chester | Ted Chester | |
| 18 | 75 | Jim Paschal | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Mercury | C U Later Alligator | Frank Hayworth | |
| 19 | 195 | Jim Rhoades | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Packard | -- | -- | |
| 20 | 35 | Joe Bill O'Dell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Nash | Joe Gilliam | Joe Gilliam | |
| 21 | 264 | Johnny Allen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford | |
| 22 | 42 | Lee Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | |
| 23 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | |
| 24 | 9 | Pee Wee Jones | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | -- | -- | |
| 25 | 209 | Pete Stewart | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Plymouth | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart | |
| 26 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | |
| 27 | 12 | Ralph Moody | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Southeastern Dealers | Pete DePaolo | |
| 28 | 16 | Ray Chaike | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Gus Holzmueller | Gus Holzmueller | |
| 29 | 240 | Reitzel Darner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Rat Garner | Rat Garner | |
| 30 | X | Rex White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn | |
| 31 | 418 | Sherman Utsman | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | -- | -- | |
| 32 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer | |
| 33 | 32 | Ted Cannady | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady | |
| 34 | 11 | Tim Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Mauri Rose Engineering | Mauri Rose | |
| 35 | 55 | Tiny Lund | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | A.L. Bumgarner | A.L. Bumgarner |