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