| Teams for 1956 Grand National Race No. 1 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse |  |
| 2 | Westmoreland Racing | Gwyn Staley |  |
| 04 | Westmoreland Racing | Jimmy Massey | |
| 5 | Brownie Pitt | Blackie Pitt |  |
| 6 | Al Wheatley | Ralph Liguori |  |
| 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | |
| 9 | Schwam Racing | Joe Weatherly | |
| 16 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb |  |
| 24 | Jimmy Pardue | Bobby Waddell | |
| 25 | Mauri Rose | Speedy Thompson | |
| 28 | Frank Dodge | Eddie Skinner |  |
| 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | |
| 44 | Julian Petty | Jim Paschal | |
| 46 | Hugh Babb | Billy Myers | |
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | |
| 70 | Lancaster Brothers Racing | Cotton Owens | |
| 72 | John Dodd Sr. | John Dodd, Jr. | |
| 87 | James Satcher | Buck Baker | |
| 88 | Ernest Woods | Jimmie Lewallen | |
| 89 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | |
| 91 | Tom Pistone | Tom Pistone | |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | |
| 97 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | |
| 98 | Tom Harbison | Marvin Panch | |
| 99 | Schwam Racing | Curtis Turner | |
| 141 | Hoss Kagle | Reds Kagle | |
| 296 | Mauri Rose | Bob Flock | |
| 297 | DePaolo Engineering | Fonty Flock | |
| 301 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Tim Flock | Chrysler |
| 900 | Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts | |
