| Teams 1956 Old Diminion 400 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Max Welborn | Rex White | Ford |
| 0 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Buck Baker | Chrysler |
| 3 | Smokey Yunick | Paul Goldsmith | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Stroppe Motorsports | Billy Myers | Mercury |
| 7 | Larry Odo | Larry Odo | Chevrolet |
| 12 | DePaolo Engineering | Ralph Moody | Ford |
| 14 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Pistone Racing | Tom Pistone | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Gus Holzmueller | Tiny Lund | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Glen Wood | Ford |
| 22 | DePaolo Engineering | Fireball Roberts | Ford |
| 23 | Norman Schihi | Norman Schihl | Ford |
| 26 | DePaolo Engineering | Curtis Turner | Ford |
| 29 | DePaolo Engineering | Billy Carden | Ford |
| 31 | John Whitford | Bill Champion | Ford |
| 35 | Fred Frazier | Bunk Moore | Ford |
| 41 | Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter | Dodge |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Dodge |
| 44 | Art Binkley | Art Binkley | Plymouth |
| 48 | Bob Welborn | Jimmie Lewallen | Ford |
| 49 | Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn | Chevrolet |
| 50 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Frank Mundy | Dodge |
| 55 | Mel Larson | Mel Larson | Ford |
| 64 | Spook Crawford | Johnny Allen | Plymouth |
| 71 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor | Chevrolet |
| 72 | DePaolo Engineering | Joe Weatherly | Ford |
| 75 | Frank Hayworth | Jim Paschal | Mercury |
| 76 | Lonnie Fish | Larry Frank | Chevrolet |
| 82 | James Satcher | Joe Eubanks | Ford |
| 83 | Johnny Dodson | Johnny Dodson | Chevrolet |
| 95 | Julian Buesink | Bob Duell | Ford |
| 97 | DePaolo Engineering | Bill Amick | Ford |
| 98 | Tom Harbison | Marvin Panch | Ford |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Speedy Thompson | Chrysler |
| 127 | Kiekhaefer Racing | Jack Smith | Dodge |