USA

Indianapolis 500 1956

30 May 1956

Round 3 of 8

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA

Location
Indianapolis, USA
Laps
200
Fastest time

1:10.399
Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2007Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
  • 2006Michael SchumacherFerrari
  • 2005Michael SchumacherFerrari
  • 2004Michael SchumacherFerrari
  • 2003Michael SchumacherFerrari

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
Pat FlahertyWatson
Sam HanksKurtis Kraft
Don FreelandPhillips
Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft
Dick RathmannKurtis Kraft
Bob SweikertKuzma
Bob VeithKurtis Kraft
Rodger WardKurtis Kraft
Jimmy ReeceLesovsky
Cliff GriffithStevens
Gene HartleyKuzma
Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft
Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft
Al KellerKurtis Kraft
Eddie JohnsonKuzma
Billy GarrettKuzma
Duke DinsmoreKurtis Kraft
Pat O'ConnorKurtis Kraft
Jimmy BryanKuzma
Jim RathmannKurtis Kraft
Johnnie TolanKurtis Kraft
Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft
Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft
Eddie RussoKurtis Kraft
Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft
Jack TurnerKurtis Kraft
Keith AndrewsKurtis Kraft
Andy LindenKurtis Kraft
Al HermanKurtis Kraft
Ray CrawfordKurtis Kraft
Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft
Troy RuttmanKurtis Kraft
Johnny ThomsonKuzma
Paul RussoKurtis Kraft

1st

pole

Pat Flaherty

1st

pole

Watson

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Pat Flaherty

    Watson

    No time set

  2. 2

    Jim Rathmann

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  3. 3

    Pat O'Connor

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  4. 4

    Dick Rathmann

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  5. 5

    Tony Bettenhausen

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  6. 6

    Johnnie Parsons

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  7. 7

    Fred Agabashian

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  8. 8

    Paul Russo

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  9. 9

    Andy Linden

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  10. 10

    Bob Sweikert

    Kuzma

    No time set

  11. 11

    Troy Ruttman

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  12. 12

    Johnny Boyd

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  13. 13

    Sam Hanks

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  14. 14

    Ed Elisian

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  15. 14

    Eddie Russo

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  16. 15

    Rodger Ward

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  17. 16

    Jimmy Daywalt

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  18. 17

    Ray Crawford

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  19. 18

    Johnny Thomson

    Kuzma

    No time set

  20. 19

    Jimmy Bryan

    Kuzma

    No time set

  21. 20

    Keith Andrews

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  22. 21

    Jimmy Reece

    Lesovsky

    No time set

  23. 22

    Gene Hartley

    Kuzma

    No time set

  24. 23

    Bob Veith

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  25. 24

    Jack Turner

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  26. 25

    Bob Christie

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  27. 26

    Don Freeland

    Phillips

    No time set

  28. 27

    Al Herman

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  29. 28

    Al Keller

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  30. 29

    Billy Garrett

    Kuzma

    No time set

  31. 30

    Cliff Griffith

    Stevens

    No time set

  32. 31

    Johnnie Tolan

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

  33. 32

    Eddie Johnson

    Kuzma

    No time set

  34. 33

    Duke Dinsmore

    Kurtis Kraft

    No time set

As it happened

Laps Lead

    Results

    10 Pat Flaherty Watson200 laps3:53:28.848pts
    2+11 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft200 laps+0:20.456pts
    3+23 Don Freeland Phillips200 laps+1:30.234pts
    4+2 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft200 laps+3:25.693pts
    5-1 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft200 laps+4:21.812pts
    6+4 Bob Sweikert Kuzma200 laps+5:35.05
    7+16 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft200 laps+6:25.63
    8+7 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft200 laps+6:32.31
    9+12 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky200 laps+6:38.31
    10+20 Cliff Griffith Stevens199 laps
    11+11 Gene Hartley Kuzma196 laps
    12-5 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft196 laps
    13+12 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft196 laps
    14+14 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft195 laps
    15+17 Eddie Johnson Kuzma195 laps
    16+13 Billy Garrett Kuzma194 laps
    17+16 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft191 laps
    18-15 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft187 laps
    190 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma185 laps
    R- Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft175 laps
    R- Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft173 laps
    R- Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft160 laps
    R- Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft160 laps
    R- Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft160 laps
    R- Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft134 laps
    R- Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft131 laps
    R- Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft94 laps
    R- Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft90 laps
    R- Al Herman Kurtis Kraft74 laps
    R- Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft49 laps
    R- Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft35 laps
    R- Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft22 laps
    R- Johnny Thomson Kuzma22 laps
    R- Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft21 laps1pts

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