
Indianapolis 500 1956
30 May 1956
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
Starting Grid
- 1
Pat Flaherty
Watson
No time set
- 2
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 3
Pat O'Connor
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 4
Dick Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 5
Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 6
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 7
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 8
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 9
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 10
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
No time set
- 11
Troy Ruttman
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 12
Johnny Boyd
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 13
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 14
Ed Elisian
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 14
Eddie Russo
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 15
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 16
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 17
Ray Crawford
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 18
Johnny Thomson
Kuzma
No time set
- 19
Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma
No time set
- 20
Keith Andrews
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 21
Jimmy Reece
Lesovsky
No time set
- 22
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
No time set
- 23
Bob Veith
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 24
Jack Turner
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 25
Bob Christie
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 26
Don Freeland
Phillips
No time set
- 27
Al Herman
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 28
Al Keller
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 29
Billy Garrett
Kuzma
No time set
- 30
Cliff Griffith
Stevens
No time set
- 31
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
- 32
Eddie Johnson
Kuzma
No time set
- 33
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Pat Flaherty Watson | 200 laps | 3:53:28.84 | 8pts |
| 2 | +11 | Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +0:20.45 | 6pts |
| 3 | +23 | Don Freeland Phillips | 200 laps | +1:30.23 | 4pts |
| 4 | +2 | Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +3:25.69 | 3pts |
| 5 | -1 | Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +4:21.81 | 2pts |
| 6 | +4 | Bob Sweikert Kuzma | 200 laps | +5:35.05 | |
| 7 | +16 | Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +6:25.63 | |
| 8 | +7 | Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft | 200 laps | +6:32.31 | |
| 9 | +12 | Jimmy Reece Lesovsky | 200 laps | +6:38.31 | |
| 10 | +20 | Cliff Griffith Stevens | 199 laps | ||
| 11 | +11 | Gene Hartley Kuzma | 196 laps | ||
| 12 | -5 | Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft | 196 laps | ||
| 13 | +12 | Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft | 196 laps | ||
| 14 | +14 | Al Keller Kurtis Kraft | 195 laps | ||
| 15 | +17 | Eddie Johnson Kuzma | 195 laps | ||
| 16 | +13 | Billy Garrett Kuzma | 194 laps | ||
| 17 | +16 | Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft | 191 laps | ||
| 18 | -15 | Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft | 187 laps | ||
| 19 | 0 | Jimmy Bryan Kuzma | 185 laps | ||
| R | - | Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft | 175 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft | 173 laps | ||
| R | - | Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft | 160 laps | ||
| R | - | Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft | 160 laps | ||
| R | - | Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft | 160 laps | ||
| R | - | Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft | 134 laps | ||
| R | - | Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft | 131 laps | ||
| R | - | Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft | 94 laps | ||
| R | - | Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft | 90 laps | ||
| R | - | Al Herman Kurtis Kraft | 74 laps | ||
| R | - | Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft | 35 laps | ||
| R | - | Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnny Thomson Kuzma | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft | 21 laps | 1pts |