Entry List
The official 1956 1956-37 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Road America, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
1956-37
Sunday, August 12th, 1956
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
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- Drivers Entered: 26
- Laps Scheduled: N/A
- Laps Actual: 63 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 73.858
- Cautions: N/A
- Lead Changes: 4
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 5 | Ansel Rakestraw | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Jaguar | -- | -- |
| 2 | 97 | Bill Amick | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo |
| 3 | 14 | Billy Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |
| 4 | 4 | Bobby Myers | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Wilson | Bill Stroppe |
| 5 | 502 | Buck Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 6 | 26 | Curtis Turner | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo |
| 7 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo |
| 8 | 300 | Frank Mundy | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chrysler | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 9 | 21 | Fred Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | -- | -- |
| 10 | 2 | Gwyn Staley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Hubert Westmoreland | Hubert Westmoreland |
| 11 | 92 | Herb Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas |
| 12 | 36 | Jack Goodwin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | -- | -- |
| 13 | 75 | Jim Paschal | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | C U Later Alligator | Frank Hayworth |
| 14 | 7 | Jim Reed | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Jim Reed | Jim Reed |
| 15 | 56 | Joe Eubanks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Satcher Motors | James Satcher |
| 16 | 9 | Joe Weatherly | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Schwam Motors | Charlie Schwam |
| 17 | 264 | Johnny Allen | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Plymouth | Spook Crawford | Spook Crawford |
| 18 | 131 | Johnny Dodson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson |
| 19 | 296 | Junior Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo |
| 20 | 42 | Lee Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises |
| 21 | 98 | Marvin Panch | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Tom Harbison | Tom Harbison |
| 22 | 3 | Paul Goldsmith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick |
| 23 | 12 | Ralph Moody | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Ford | Pete DePaolo | Pete DePaolo |
| 24 | X | Rex White | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Chevrolet | Max Welborn | Max Welborn |
| 25 | 500 | Speedy Thompson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Dodge | Carl Kiekhaefer | Carl Kiekhaefer |
| 26 | 15 | Tim Flock | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1956 | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe |