| Teams 1956 Wilkes County 160 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Max Welborn | Rex White | Chevrolet |
| 0 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse | Ford |
| 1 | Whitey Norman | Whitey Norman | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Westmoreland Racing | Gwyn Staley | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Joe Blair | Bill Blair | Dodge |
| 6 | Ralph Ligouri | Ralph Liguori | Dodge |
| 12 | DePaolo Engineering | Ralph Moody | Ford |
| 14 | Stroppe Motorsports | Billy Myers | Mercury |
| 19 | Harvey Henderson | Harvey Henderson | Chevrolet |
| 22 | DePaolo Engineering | Fireball Roberts | Ford |
| 25 | Sam McCuthen | Jimmie Lewallen | Chevrolet |
| 27 | John McVitty | John McVitty | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Ike Kiser | Dick Beaty | Ford |
| 37 | Gus Holzmueller | Tiny Lund | Pontiac |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Dodge |
| 54 | Nace Mattingly | Lou Spears | Ford |
| 55 | A.L. Bumgarner | Junior Johnson | Pontiac |
| 75 | Frank Hayworth | Jim Paschal | Mercury |
| 82 | James Satcher | Joe Eubanks | Ford |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Chevrolet |
| 94 | Ed Cole | Ed Cole | Mercury |
| 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet |
| 98 | Tom Harbison | Allen Adkins | Ford |
| 100 | Dave Everett | Ken Milligan | Chevrolet |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Speedy Thompson | Dodge |
| 127 | Spook Crawford | Johnny Allen | Plymouth |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Tim Flock | Chrysler |