1956-RACES & FINAL POINTS STANDINGS
| Race | Date | Track | Location | Winning Driver |
| 1 | 11/13/55 | Hickory Speedway | Hickory, NC | Tim Flock |
| 2 | 11/20/55 | Charlotte Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Fonty Flock |
| 3 | 11/20/55 | Willow Springs Speedway | Lancaster, CA | Chuck Stevenson |
| 4 | 12/11/55 | Palm Beach Speedway | W. Palm Beach, FL | Herb Thomas |
| 5 | 01/22/56 | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, AZ | Buck Baker |
| 6 | 02/26 | Daytona Beach Course | Daytona Beach, FL | Tim Flock |
| 7 | 03/04 | Palm Beach Speedway | W. Palm Beach, FL | Billy Myers |
| 8 | 03/18 | Wilson Speedway | Wilson, NC | Herb Thomas |
| 9 | 03/25 | Lakewood Speedway | Atlanta, GA | Buck Baker |
| 10 | 04/08 | N. Wilkesboro Speedway N. | Wilkesboro, NC | Tim Flock |
| 11 | 04/22 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, PA | Buck Baker |
| 12 | 04/29 | Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds | Richmond, VA | Buck Baker |
| 13 | 05/05 | Columbia Speedway | Columbia, SC | Speedy Thompson |
| 14 | 05/06 | Harris Speedway | Concord, NC | Speedy Thompson |
| 15 | 05/10 | Greenville-Pickens Spdwy | Greenville, SC | Buck Baker |
| 16 | 05/12 | Hickory Speedway | Hickory, NC | Speedy Thompson |
| 17 | 05/13 | Orange Speedway | Hillsboro, NC | Buck Baker |
| 18 | 05/20 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Buck Baker |
| 19 | 05/25 | Lincoln Speedway | New Oxford, PA | Buck Baker |
| 20 | 05/27 | Charlotte Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Speedy Thompson |
| 21 | 05/27 | Portland Speedway | Portland, OR | Herb Thomas |
| 22 | 05/30 | Redwood Speedway | Eureka, CA | Herb Thomas |
| 23 | 05/30 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, NY | Buck Baker |
| 24 | 06/03 | Merced Fairgrounds | Merced, CA | Herb Thomas |
| 25 | 06/10 | Memphis-Arkansas Spdwy | LeHi, AR | Ralph Moody |
| 26 | 06/15 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Charlotte, NC | Speedy Thompson |
| 27 | 06/22 | Monroe County Fairgrounds | Rochester, NY | Speedy Thompson |
| 28 | 06/24 | Portland Speedway | Portland, OR | John Kieper |
| 29 | 07/01 | Asheville-Weaverville Spdwy | Weaverville, NC | Lee Petty |
| 30 | 07/04 | Raleigh Speedway | Raleigh, NC | Fireball Roberts |
| 31 | 07/07 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgds | Spartanburg, SC | Lee Petty |
| 32 | 07/08 | Sacramento Fairgrounds | Sacramento, CA | Lloyd Dane |
| 33 | 07/21 | Soldier Field | Chicago, IL | Fireball Roberts |
| 34 | 07/27 | Cleveland County Fairgds | Shelby, NC | Speedy Thompson |
| 35 | 07/29 | Montgomery Speedway | Montgomery, AL | Marvin Panch |
| 36 | 08/03 | Oklahoma State Fairgrounds | Oklahoma City, OK | Jim Paschal |
| 37 | 08/12 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI | Tim Flock |
| 38 | 08/17 | Old Bridge Stadium | Old Bridge, NJ | Ralph Moody |
| 39 | 08/19 | Bay Meadows Race Course | San Mateo, CA | Eddie Pagan |
| 40 | 08/22 | Norfolk Speedway | Norfolk, VA | Billy Myers |
| 41 | 08/23 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgds | Spartanburg, SC | Ralph Moody |
| 42 | 08/25 | Coastal Speedway | Myrtle Beach, SC | Fireball Roberts |
| 43 | 08/26 | Portland Speedway | Portland, OR | Royce Hagerty |
| 44 | 09/03 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, SC | Curtis Turner |
| 45 | 09/09 | Chisholm Speedway | Montgomery, AL | Buck Baker |
| 46 | 09/12 | Southern States Fairgrounds | Charlotte, NC | Ralph Moody |
| 47 | 09/23 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, PA | Paulk Goldsmith |
| 48 | 09/23 | Portland Speedway | Portland, OR | Lloyd Dane |
| 49 | 09/29 | Columbia Speedway | Columbia, SC | Buck Baker |
| 50 | 09/30 | Orange Speedway | Hillsboro, NC | Fireball Roberts |
| 51 | 10/07 | Tennessee-Carolina Spdwy | Newport, TN | Fireball Roberts |
| 52 | 10/17 | Charlotte Speedway | Charlotte, NC | Buck Baker |
| 53 | 10/23 | Cleveland County Fairgds | Shelby, NC | Buck Baker |
| 54 | 10/28 | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, VA | Jack Smith |
| 55 | 11/11 | Hickory Speedway | Hickory, NC | Speedy Thompson |
| 56 | 11/18 | Wilson Speedway | Wilson, NC | Buck Baker |
| NUMBER | DRIVER | STARTS | WINS | POINTS |
| 01 | Buck Baker | 48 | 14 | 9252 |
| 02 | Speedy Thompson | 42 | 8 | 8788 |
| 03 | Herb Thomas | 48 | 5 | 8710 |
| 04 | Lee Petty | 47 | 2 | 8324 |
| 05 | Jim Paschal | 42 | 1 | 7878 |
| 06 | Billy Myers | 42 | 2 | 6976 |
| 07 | Fireball Roberts | 33 | 5 | 5794 |
| 08 | Ralph Moody | 35 | 4 | 5528 |
| 09 | Tim Flock | 4 | 1 | 5062 |
| 10 | Marvin Panch | 20 | 1 | 4680 |
| 11 | Rex White | 24 | 0 | 4642 |
| 12 | Johnny Allen | 32 | 0 | 4024 |
| 13 | Paul Goldsmith | 9 | 1 | 3788 |
| 14 | Gwyn Staley | 22 | 0 | 3550 |
| 15 | Joe Eubanks | 26 | 0 | 3284 |
| 16 | Joe Weatherly | 17 | 0 | 3084 |
| 17 | Bill Amick | 13 | 0 | 3048 |
| 18 | Jim Reed | 11 | 0 | 2890 |
| 19 | Tiny Lund | 0 | 0 | 2754 |
| 20 | Curtis Turner | 13 | 1 | 2580 |
| 21 | Jack Smith | 15 | 1 | 2320 |
| 22 | Billy Carden | 23 | 0 | 2108 |
| 23 | Lloyd Dane | 10 | 2 | 2106 |
| 24 | Frank Mundy | 9 | 0 | 1836 |
| 25 | Bobby Johns | 9 | 0 | 1832 |
| 26 | Blackie Pitt | 27 | 0 | 1760 |
| 27 | Harold Hardesty | 9 | 0 | 1724 |
| 28 | Al Watkins | 14 | 0 | 1710 |
| 29 | Chuck Meekins | 7 | 0 | 1656 |
| 30 | Harvey Henderson | 18 | 0 | 1634 |
| 31 | Bill Champion | 14 | 0 | 1632 |
| 32 | Eddie Pagan | 8 | 1 | 1598 |
| 33 | Pat Kirkwood | 3 | 0 | 1540 |
| 34 | Clyde Palmer | 11 | 0 | 1516 |
| 35 | John Kieper | 8 | 1 | 1506 |
| 36 | Johnny Dodson | 11 | 0 | 1488 |
| 37 | Bill Blair | 9 | 0 | 1284 |
| 38 | Junior Johnson | 13 | 0 | 1272 |
| 39 | Ed Cole | 12 | 0 | 1200 |
| 40 | Brownie King | 15 | 0 | 1140 |
| 41 | Scotty Cain | 4 | 0 | 1124 |
| 42 | Allen Adkins | 6 | 0 | 1104 |
| 43 | Bobby Keck | 15 | 0 | 1076 |
| 44 | Gordon Haines | 7 | 0 | 1066 |
| 45 | Bob Keefe | 7 | 0 | 1066 |
| 46 | Dick Beaty | 15 | 0 | 1036 |
| 47 | Jim Blomgren | 6 | 0 | 992 |
| 48 | Ed Negre | 5 | 0 | 952 |
| 49 | Jimmy Massey | 7 | 0 | 950 |
| 50 | Fonty Flock | 7 | 1 | 946 |