1956 Indianapolis 500 Results

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

May 30, 1956

Round 3

Race Winner

Pat Flaherty

Watson

Circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis, USA

Fastest Race Lap

-

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Indianapolis 500

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1		Pat Flaherty	Watson	200	3:53:28.840	8
2		Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	200	+20.450	6
3		Don Freeland	Phillips	200	+1:30.230	4
4		Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	200	+3:25.690	3
5		Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	200	+4:21.810	2
6		Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	200	+5:35.050	0
7		Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft	200	+6:25.630	0
8		Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	200	+6:32.310	0
9		Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky	200	+6:38.310	0
10		Cliff Griffith	Stevens	199	+1 Lap	0
11		Gene Hartley	Kuzma	196	+4 Laps	0
12		Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	196	+4 Laps	0
13		Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	196	+4 Laps	0
14		Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	195	+5 Laps	0
15		Eddie Johnson	Kuzma	195	+5 Laps	0
16		Billy Garrett	Kuzma	194	+6 Laps	0
17		Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	191	+9 Laps	0
18		Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	187	+13 Laps	0
19		Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	185	+15 Laps	0
20		Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	175	Engine	0
21		Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft	173	Engine	0
22		Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	160	Accident	0
23		Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	160	Brakes	0
23		Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft	160	Brakes	0
24		Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	134	Accident	0
25		Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft	131	Engine	0
26		Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft	94	Transmission	0
27		Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	90	Oil leak	0
28		Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	74	Accident	0
29		Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	49	Accident	0
30		Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	35	Oil leak	0
31		Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	22	Spun off	0
32		Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	22	Spun off	0
33		Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	21	Accident	1

Race Statistics

Circuit:Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Location:Indianapolis, USA

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used