1956 NASCAR Cup Series

Champion: Buck Baker

Driver standings

#	Driver	Behind	Wins
1	Buck Baker		14
2	Speedy Thompson	−0	8
3	Fireball Roberts	−0	5
4	Herb Thomas	−0	5
5	Ralph Moody	−0	4
6	Tim Flock	−0	4
7	Billy Myers	−0	2
8	Lee Petty	−0	2
9	Lloyd Dane	−0	2
10	Chuck Stevenson	−0	1
11	Curtis Turner	−0	1
12	Eddie Pagan	−0	1
13	Fonty Flock	−0	1
14	Jack Smith	−0	1
15	Jim Paschal	−0	1
16	John Kieper	−0	1
17	Marvin Panch	−0	1
18	Paul Goldsmith	−0	1
19	Royce Haggerty	−0	1
20	Al Keller	−0
21	Al Pombo	−0
22	Al Watkins	−0
23	Al White	−0
24	Allen Adkins	−0
25	Andy Wilson	−0
26	Ansel Rakestraw	−0
27	Arden Mounts	−0
28	Arley Scranton	−0
29	Arnold Denley	−0
30	Art Binkley	−0

Race winners

Rd	Track	Race	Winner	Team
1	Hickory Speedway	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Tim Flock	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
2	Charlotte Speedway	101 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Fonty Flock	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
3	Lancaster Speedway	200 Miles at Willow Springs Speedway	Chuck Stevenson	Carl Dane (Owner)
4	Palm Beach Speedway	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas Racing
5	Arizona State Fairgrounds	150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
6	Daytona Beach & Road Course	152 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Tim Flock	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
7	Palm Beach Speedway	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Billy Myers	Stroppe Motorsports
8	Wilson Speedway	53 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Herb Thomas	Smokey Yunick Racing
9	Lakewood Speedway	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
10	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Wilkes County 160	Tim Flock	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
11	Langhorne Speedway	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
12	Richmond Raceway	Richmond 200	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
13	Columbia Speedway	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
14	Concord Speedway	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
15	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
16	Hickory Speedway	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
17	Occoneechee Speedway	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
18	Martinsville Speedway	Virginia 500	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
19	Lincoln Speedway	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
20	Charlotte Speedway	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
21	Portland Speedway	293 Miles at Portland Speedway	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
22	Redwood Speedway	78 Miles at Redwood Speedway	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
23	New York State Fairgrounds	150 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
24	Merced Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Merced Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
25	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	251 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering
26	Southern States Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
27	Monroe County Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
28	Portland Speedway	390 Miles at Portland Speedway	John Kieper	John Kieper (Owner)
29	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises
30	Raleigh Speedway	Raleigh 250	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering
31	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises
32	California State Fairgrounds	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Owner)
33	Soldier Field	100 Miles at Soldier Field	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering
34	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	101 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
35	Montgomery Motor Speedway	100 Miles at Montgomery Motor Speedway	Marvin Panch	Tom Harbison (Owner)
36	Oklahoma State Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Oklahoma State Fairgrounds	Jim Paschal	Frank Hayworth (Owner)
37	Road America	258 Miles at Road America	Tim Flock	Stroppe Motorsports
38	Old Bridge Stadium	100 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering
39	Bay Meadows Race Track	241 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track	Eddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan (Owner)
40	Norfolk Speedway	100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway	Billy Myers	Smokey Yunick Racing
41	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering
42	Coastal Speedway	100 Miles at Coastal Speedway	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering
43	Portland Speedway	480 Miles at Portland Speedway	Royce Haggerty	Curly Weida (Owner)
44	Darlington Raceway	Southern 500	Curtis Turner	Charlie Schwam (Owner)
45	Chisholm Speedway	100 Miles at Chisholm Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
46	Southern States Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Ralph Moody	DePaolo Engineering
47	Langhorne Speedway	300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	Smokey Yunick Racing
48	Portland Speedway	488 Miles at Portland Speedway	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Owner)
49	Columbia Speedway	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
50	Occoneechee Speedway	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering
51	Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	100 Miles at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Fireball Roberts	DePaolo Engineering
52	Charlotte Speedway	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
53	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
54	Martinsville Speedway	Old Dominion 400	Jack Smith	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
55	Hickory Speedway	Buddy Shuman 250	Speedy Thompson	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)
56	Wilson Speedway	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Buck Baker	Carl Kiekhaefer (Owner)

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