| Teams 1956 Virginia 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Max Welborn | Rex White |  |
| 2 | Westmoreland Racing | Gwyn Staley | |
| 3 | Smokey Yunick | Paul Goldsmith | |
| 6 | Ralph Ligouri | Ralph Liguori |  |
| 7 | Shorty Johns | Bobby Johns | |
| 11 | Mauri Rose Engineering | Tim Flock | |
| 12 | DePaolo Engineering | Ralph Moody |  |
| 14 | Stroppe Motorsports | Billy Myers |  |
| 16 | Gus Holzmueller | Ray Chaike | |
| 18 | Arden Mounts | Arden Mounts |  |
| 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | |
| 22 | DePaolo Engineering | Fireball Roberts | |
| 32 | Ted Cannady | Ted Cannady | |
| 35 | Joe Gilliam | Joe Bill O'Dell | Rambler |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | |
| 55 | A.L. Bumgarner | Tiny Lund | |
| 59 | Brownie Pitt | Blackie Pitt |  |
| 75 | Frank Hayworth | Jim Paschal | |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Jack Smith | |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | |
| 95 | Julian Buesink | Bob Duell | |
| 127 | Jim Stephens | Cotton Owens | |
| 127 | Rat Garner | Rat Garner | |
| 127 | Fred Lorenzen | Fred Lorenzen | |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Buck Baker | |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Speedy Thompson | |
| 127 | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart |  |
| 127 | Jim Stephens | Don Carr | |
| 127 | Jim Rhoades | Jim Rhoades | Packard |
| 127 | Spook Crawford | Johnny Allen | |
