| Teams for 1956 Southern 500 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Westmoreland Racing | Gwyn Staley |  |
| 8 | DePaolo Engineering | Marvin Panch |  |
| 9 | Schwam Racing | Joe Weatherly | |
| 11 | Zervakis Racing | Emanuel Zervakis | |
| 12 | DePaolo Engineering | Ralph Moody | |
| 14 | Stroppe Motorsports | Billy Myers |  |
| 15 | Stroppe Motorsports | Fonty Flock | |
| 19 | Schwam Racing | Billy Carden | |
| 22 | DePaolo Engineering | Fireball Roberts | |
| 26 | Stroppe Motorsports | Jim Paschal | |
| 27 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Frank Mundy |  |
| 40 | Don Oldenberg | Don Oldenberg |  |
| 50 | Cox Racing | Roy Bentley | |
| 57 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler |
| 76 | Stroppe Motorsports | Bobby Myers | |
| 81 | Langley Racing | Elmo Langley | |
| 86 | John Fostor Motorsports | Tim Flock | |
| 87 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | |
| 97 | DePaolo Engineering | Bill Amick | |
| 99 | Schwam Racing | Curtis Turner | |
