1956 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1956 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 56 races across 40 tracks, with 19 different drivers reaching victory lane. Buck Baker captured the championship driving a Chrysler.

Total Races

Different Winners

Buck Baker

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chrysler: 22, Ford: 14, Dodge: 11, Mercury: 5, Chevrolet: 3, Oldsmobile: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	31
2	101 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Fonty Flock	Chrysler	27
3	200 Miles at Willow Springs Speedway	Lancaster Speedway	Chuck Stevenson	Ford	37
4	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet	23
5	150 Miles at Arizona State Fairgrounds	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Chrysler	30
6	152 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Tim Flock	Chrysler	75
7	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Billy Myers	Mercury	30
8	53 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Herb Thomas	Chevrolet	32
9	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Buck Baker	Chrysler	28
10	Wilkes County 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Tim Flock	Chrysler	29
11	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Buck Baker	Chrysler	41
12	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway	Buck Baker	Dodge	24
13	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Dodge	26
14	100 Miles at Concord Speedway	Concord Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	30
15	100 Miles at Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Buck Baker	Dodge	23
16	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	24
17	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Buck Baker	Chrysler	31
18	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Buck Baker	Dodge	35
19	100 Miles at Lincoln Speedway	Lincoln Speedway	Buck Baker	Dodge	17
20	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	25
21	293 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	Herb Thomas	Chrysler	21
22	78 Miles at Redwood Speedway	Redwood Speedway	Herb Thomas	Chrysler	25
23	150 Miles at New York State Fairgrounds	New York State Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Chrysler	24
24	100 Miles at Merced Fairgrounds	Merced Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Chrysler	28
25	251 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Ralph Moody	Ford	29
26	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	19
27	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	21
28	390 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	John Kieper	Oldsmobile	20
29	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Lee Petty	Dodge	29
30	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Ford	36
31	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Dodge	18
32	100 Miles at California State Fairgrounds	California State Fairgrounds	Lloyd Dane	Mercury	21
33	100 Miles at Soldier Field	Soldier Field	Fireball Roberts	Ford	25
34	101 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Speedy Thompson	Dodge	17
35	100 Miles at Montgomery Motor Speedway	Montgomery Motor Speedway	Marvin Panch	Ford	14
36	100 Miles at Oklahoma State Fairgrounds	Oklahoma State Fairgrounds	Jim Paschal	Mercury	12
37	258 Miles at Road America	Road America	Tim Flock	Mercury	26
38	100 Miles at Old Bridge Stadium	Old Bridge Stadium	Ralph Moody	Ford	25
39	241 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track	Bay Meadows Race Track	Eddie Pagan	Ford	37
40	100 Miles at Norfolk Speedway	Norfolk Speedway	Billy Myers	Mercury	14
41	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Ralph Moody	Ford	18
42	100 Miles at Coastal Speedway	Coastal Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Ford	20
43	480 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	Royce Haggerty	Dodge	19
44	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Curtis Turner	Ford	70
45	100 Miles at Chisholm Speedway	Chisholm Speedway	Buck Baker	Chrysler	22
46	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Ralph Moody	Ford	26
47	300 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Paul Goldsmith	Chevrolet	44
48	488 Miles at Portland Speedway	Portland Speedway	Lloyd Dane	Ford	19
49	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Buck Baker	Dodge	18
50	99 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Ford	23
51	100 Miles at Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Tennessee-Carolina Speedway	Fireball Roberts	Ford	22
52	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Buck Baker	Chrysler	27
53	100 Miles at Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Cleveland County Fairgrounds	Buck Baker	Chrysler	26
54	Old Dominion 400	Martinsville Speedway	Jack Smith	Dodge	40
55	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Chrysler	22
56	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Buck Baker	Chrysler	24

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Buck Baker ★	14	31	39	48	6.8
2	Speedy Thompson	8	24	29	42	9.7
3	Herb Thomas	5	22	36	48	8.4
4	Fireball Roberts	5	17	22	33	11.6
5	Ralph Moody	4	13	21	35	12.3
6	Tim Flock	4	11	14	22	9.3
7	Lee Petty	2	17	28	47	10.2
8	Billy Myers	2	13	22	42	11.9
9	Lloyd Dane	2	5	9	10	6.2
10	Jim Paschal	1	17	27	42	10.5
11	Marvin Panch	1	10	13	20	12.6
12	John Kieper	1	4	7	8	5.8
13	Eddie Pagan	1	4	4	8	9.1
14	Paul Goldsmith	1	4	6	9	9.2
15	Curtis Turner	1	4	5	13	16.5
16	Chuck Stevenson	1	1	1	1	1.0
17	Royce Haggerty	1	1	2	6	12.7
18	Jack Smith	1	1	6	15	18.0
19	Fonty Flock	1	1	4	7	20.3
20	Bill Amick	0	7	10	13	9.6
21	Joe Eubanks	0	7	13	26	15.2
22	Joe Weatherly	0	6	12	17	11.4
23	Gwyn Staley	0	5	13	22	13.0
24	Jim Reed	0	5	5	11	13.9
25	Clyde Palmer	0	4	6	11	15.3
26	Curley Barker	0	3	4	4	5.0
27	Chuck Meekins	0	3	6	7	6.3
28	Jimmy Massey	0	3	4	7	9.1
29	Rex White	0	3	14	24	12.0
30	Frank Mundy	0	3	5	9	15.1