Season
1956
Race
3. Indianapolis 500

1956 · Race 3 of 8

1956 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Indianapolis, USA · 30/05/1956

Coordinates
39.795, -86.2347
Altitude
223 m
Race number
51
Indianapolis Motor Speedway circuit layout

R

30/05/1956 00:00 · America/Indianapolis · 200 laps

Position Driver Team Grid Race positions Laps Time Points Status Fastest lap rank Details
1 Pat Flaherty Watson 1 = 200 3:53:28.840 8 Finished —
2 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 13 +11 200 3:53:49.290 6 Finished —
3 Don Freeland Phillips 26 +23 200 3:54:59.070 4 Finished —
4 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 6 +2 200 3:56:54.530 3 Finished —
5 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4 -1 200 3:57:50.650 2 Finished —
6 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 10 +4 200 3:59:03.890 0 Finished —
7 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 23 +16 200 3:59:54.470 0 Finished —
8 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 15 +7 200 4:00:01.150 0 Finished —
9 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 21 +12 200 4:00:07.150 0 Finished —
10 Cliff Griffith Stevens 30 +20 199 — 0 +1 Lap —
11 Gene Hartley Kuzma 22 +11 196 — 0 +4 Laps —
12 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 7 -5 196 — 0 +4 Laps —
13 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 25 +12 196 — 0 +4 Laps —
14 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 28 +14 195 — 0 +5 Laps —
15 Eddie Johnson Kuzma 32 +17 195 — 0 +5 Laps —
16 Billy Garrett Kuzma 29 +13 194 — 0 +6 Laps —
17 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 33 +16 191 — 0 +9 Laps —
18 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 3 -15 187 — 0 +13 Laps —
19 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 19 = 185 — 0 +15 Laps —
20 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 2 -18 175 — 0 Engine —
21 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 31 +10 173 — 0 Engine —
22 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 5 -17 160 — 0 Accident —
23 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 14 -9 160 — 0 Brakes —
23 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 14 -9 160 — 0 Brakes —
24 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 16 -8 134 — 0 Accident —
25 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 24 -1 131 — 0 Engine —
26 Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 20 -6 94 — 0 Transmission —
27 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 9 -18 90 — 0 Oil leak —
28 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 27 -1 74 — 0 Accident —
29 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 17 -12 49 — 0 Accident —
30 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 12 -18 35 — 0 Oil leak —
31 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 11 -20 22 — 0 Spun off —
32 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 18 -14 22 — 0 Spun off —
33 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 8 -25 21 — 1 Accident —