1956 Atlanta Indycars is 5th USAC race. Passed at the Lakewood Park circuit. Bob Veith won the pole position, Eddie Sachs won this race. Al Keller and Johnny Thomson also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).
Previous race:
1956 Darlington Indycars
Next race:
1956 Springfield Indycars
Race Start:
14th July 1956
1st victory for the Lee S Glessner team
1st victory for the Eddie Sachs
1st podium for the Eddie Sachs
2nd podium for the Al Keller
2nd podium for the Johnny Thomson
Hillegass D #46 - 1956 Atlanta Indycars winner
Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
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1 | Bob Veith | Watson D, #16 | 36.73s | Bob Estes |
2 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky D, #62 | Gearbox | Roger G Wolcott |
3 | Elmer George | Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #21 | Spun | Mari Hulman |
4 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #25 | Magneto | WJ Lutes |
5 | Gene Hartley | Pankratz D, #3 | Gilbert E Morcroft | |
7 | Pat O'connor | Blough D, #7 | Accident | Chapman S Root |
8 | Earl Motter | Silnes-Sharman D, #76 | George H Leitenberger | |
9 | Eddie Sachs | Hillegass D, #46 | Lee S Glessner | |
10 | George Amick | Kuzma D, #81 | Pete Salemi | |
11 | Bob Carpenter | Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #35 | M Peter Wales | |
12 | Jim Mcwithey | Ewing D, #12 | Pat Clancy | |
13 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma D, #44 | Peter J Schmidt | |
14 | Andy Linden | Turner D, #73 | Lee Elkins | |
15 | Jim Rathmann | Lesovsky D, #78 | Lindsey Hopkins Racing | |
16 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #26 | Hart Fullerton | |
17 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #55 | Samuel W Traylor III | |
18 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma D, #41 | Lysle Greenman | |
19 | Pat Flaherty | Watson D, #8 | John Zink | |
20 | Eddie Russo | Silnes D, #79 | Parks Motor Co |
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