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1956 Indianapolis 500 · F1 Stats
1956
· Round 3 · 30 May 1956
Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
, Indianapolis, USA
← Monaco Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix →
Race result
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Engine
Grid
Laps
Time / status
Pts
1
8
Pat Flaherty
Watson
1
200
3:53:28.840
8
2
4
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
13
200
+20.450s
6
3
16
Don Freeland
Phillips
26
200
+90.230s
4
4
98
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
6
200
+205.690s
3
5
73
Dick Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
4
200
+261.810s
2
6
1
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
10
200
+335.050s
7
14
Bob Veith
Kurtis Kraft
23
200
+385.630s
8
19
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
15
200
+392.310s
9
26
Jimmy Reece
Lesovsky
21
200
+398.310s
10
27
Cliff Griffith
Stevens
30
199
+1 Lap
11
82
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
22
196
+4 Laps
12
42
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
7
196
+4 Laps
13
57
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft
25
196
+4 Laps
14
55
Al Keller
Kurtis Kraft
28
195
+5 Laps
15
81
Eddie Johnson
Kuzma
32
195
+5 Laps
16
41
Billy Garrett
Kuzma
29
194
+6 Laps
17
64
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft
33
191
+9 Laps
18
7
Pat O'Connor
Kurtis Kraft
3
187
+13 Laps
19
2
Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma
19
185
+15 Laps
R
24
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
2
175
Engine
R
34
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft
31
173
Engine
R
99
Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft
5
160
Accident
R
10
Ed Elisian
Kurtis Kraft
14
160
Brakes
R
10
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft
14
160
Brakes
R
48
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
16
134
Accident
R
54
Jack Turner
Kurtis Kraft
24
131
Engine
R
89
Keith Andrews
Kurtis Kraft
20
94
Transmission
R
5
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
9
90
Oil leak
R
12
Al Herman
Kurtis Kraft
27
74
Accident
R
49
Ray Crawford
Kurtis Kraft
17
49
Accident
R
15
Johnny Boyd
Kurtis Kraft
12
35
Oil leak
R
53
Troy Ruttman
Kurtis Kraft
11
22
Spun off
R
88
Johnny Thomson
Kuzma
18
22
Spun off
R
29
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
8
21
Accident
1
Grid → finish