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1956 Indianapolis 500

1956 Indianapolis 500 is 1st USAC race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Pat Flaherty won the pole position and this race. Sam Hanks and Don Freeland also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Next race: 1956 Milwaukee Indycars
Race Start: 30th May 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the Watson team
1st victory for the Pat Flaherty
1st podium for the Pat Flaherty
1st podium for the Sam Hanks
1st podium for the Don Freeland

Pat Flaherty - Winner of the 1956 Indianapolis 500

1956 Indianapolis 500

Watson ?? 1956 #8 - 1956 Indianapolis 500 winner

1956 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Pat Flaherty	Watson ?? 1956, #8	8.00	3h 53m 28.84s ( 206.767 km/h )	200	John Zink
2	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #4	6.00	3h 53m 49.29s ( +20.45s )	200	Jones & Maley Cars
3	Don Freeland	Phillips ?? 1954, #16	4.00	3h 54m 59.07s ( +1m 30.23s )	200	Bob Estes
4	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma ?? 1956, #98	3.00	3h 56m 54.53s ( +3m 25.69s )	200	J.C. Agajanian
5	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #73	2.00	3h 57m 50.65s ( +4m 21.81s )	200	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
6	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ?? 1956, #1	0	3h 59m 03.89s ( +5m 35.05s )	200	D-A Lubricants Racing
7	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 500E, #14	0	3h 59m 54.47s ( +6m 25.63s )	200	Federal Engineering
8	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #19	0	4h 00m 01.15s ( +6m 32.31s )	200	Filter Queen/Ed Walsh
9	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky ?? 1956, #26	0	4h 00m 07.15s ( +6m 38.31s )	200	Massaglia Hotels
10	Cliff Griffith	Stevens D, #27	0		199	Jim Robbins
11	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82	0		196	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
12	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #42	0		196	Federal Engineering
13	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57	0		196	Helse / H.H. Johnson
14	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #55	0		195	Sam Traylor Offy
15	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma D, #81	0		195	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
16	Billy Garrett	Kuzma D, #41	0		194	Greenman-Casale
17	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #64	0		191	Shannon's
18	Pat O'connor	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #7	0		187	Ansted Rotary
19	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ?? 1955, #2	0		185	Dean Van Lines
20	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #24	0	Hydraulics	175	Lindsey Hopkins
21	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #34	0	Engine	173	Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson
22	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #99	0	Accident	160	Belanger Motors
23	Eddie Russo, Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #10	0		80	Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
24	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #48	0	Accident	134	Sumar/Chapman Root
25	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #54	0	Engine	131	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
26	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	0	Spin	94	Dunn Engineering
27	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #5	0	Oil leak	90	H.A. Chapman
28	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #12	0	Accident	74	Bardahl/Pat Clancy
29	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #49	0	Accident	49	Ray Crawford
30	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	0	Engine	35	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
31	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #53	0	Spin	22	John Zink
32	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma ?? 1956, #88	0	Spin	22	Peter Schmidt
33	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #29	1.00	Accident	21	Novi Racing
nq	Marvin Pifer	Ewing D, #75	0			Commercial Motor Freight
nq	Johnny Baldwin	Ferrari 375, #91	0			Bardahl-Ferrari
nq	Bill Cheesbourg, Dick Reese	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #87	0			Cecil McDonald
nq	Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 3000D, #93	0			Roy McKay
nq	Jay Abney	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #87	0			Cecil McDonald
nq	Gig Stephens	Kurtis Kraft 2000D, #85	0			Slick Racers
nq	Bill Cheesbourg	Lesovsky D, #84	0			Cecil McDonald
nq	Giuseppe Farina	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #9	0			Bardahl-Ferrari
nq	Marshall Teague	Kuzma D, #3	0			Dean Van Lines
nq	Dempsey Wilson	Silnes D, #79	0			Marquette Tool
nq	Dick Rathmann	Lesovsky D, #78	0			Lindsey Hopkins
nq	Jim Mcwithey	Schroeder D, #77	0			Dayton Steel Foundry
nq	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #35	0			Peter Wales Trucking
nq	Mike Magill	Templeton D, #74	0			Chesty Foods
nq	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #22	0			Martin Brothers
nq	Len Sutton	Lesovsky D, #62	0			Wolcott Fuel Injection
nq	Eddie Sachs	Schroeder D, #58	0			Ray Brady
nq	Tony Bonadies	Kurtis Kraft 3000D, #25	0			Donaldson
nq	Len Duncan	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #51	0			Ray Brady
nq	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #47	0			Sumar/Chapman Root
nq	Shorty Templeman	Hillegass D, #46	0			Lee Glessner
nq	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #31	0			Novi Racing
nq	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #33	0			Belond Miracle/Calif. Muffler

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Pat Flaherty	Watson ?? 1956, #8	4m 7.26s	John Zink
2	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #24	4m 8.07s	Lindsey Hopkins
3	Pat O'connor	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #7	4m 8.31s	Ansted Rotary
4	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #73	4m 9.18s	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #99	4m 8.96s	Belanger Motors
6	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma ?? 1956, #98	4m 9.75s	J.C. Agajanian
7	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #42	4m 9.88s	Federal Engineering
8	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #29	4m 10.79s	Novi Racing
9	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #5	4m 11.65s	H.A. Chapman
10	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ?? 1956, #1	4m 11.69s	D-A Lubricants Racing
11	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #53	4m 12.66s	John Zink
12	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	4m 12.92s	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #4	4m 13.43s	Jones & Maley Cars
14	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #10	4m 14.63s	Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
15	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #19	4m 15.01s	Filter Queen/Ed Walsh
16	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #48	4m 15.36s	Sumar/Chapman Root
17	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #49	4m 15.53s	Ray Crawford
18	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma ?? 1956, #88	4m 7.34s	Peter Schmidt
19	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ?? 1955, #2	4m 10.45s	Dean Van Lines
20	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	4m 11.79s	Dunn Engineering
21	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky ?? 1956, #26	4m 11.95s	Massaglia Hotels
22	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #82	4m 12.02s	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
23	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 500E, #14	4m 12.57s	Federal Engineering
24	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #54	4m 12.82s	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
25	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #57	4m 13.1s	Helse / H.H. Johnson
26	Don Freeland	Phillips ?? 1954, #16	4m 14.06s	Bob Estes
27	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #12	4m 14.22s	Bardahl/Pat Clancy
28	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #55	4m 14.97s	Sam Traylor Offy
29	Billy Garrett	Kuzma D, #41	4m 16.12s	Greenman-Casale
30	Cliff Griffith	Stevens D, #27	4m 14.47s	Jim Robbins
32	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma D, #81	4m 18.82s	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
33	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #64	4m 19.87s	Shannon's
0	Dick Reese, Bill Cheesbourg	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #87	0	Cecil McDonald
0	Johnny Baldwin	Ferrari 375, #91	0	Bardahl-Ferrari
0	Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 3000D, #93	0	Roy McKay
0	Giuseppe Farina	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #9	0	Bardahl-Ferrari
0	Jay Abney	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #87	0	Cecil McDonald
0	Gig Stephens	Kurtis Kraft 2000D, #85	0	Slick Racers
0	Marshall Teague	Kuzma D, #3	0	Dean Van Lines
0	Bill Cheesbourg	Lesovsky D, #84	0	Cecil McDonald
0	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500C, #10	0	Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer
0	Dempsey Wilson	Silnes D, #79	0	Marquette Tool
0	Dick Rathmann	Lesovsky D, #78	0	Lindsey Hopkins
0	Jim Mcwithey	Schroeder D, #77	0	Dayton Steel Foundry
0	Marvin Pifer	Ewing D, #75	0	Commercial Motor Freight
0	Mike Magill	Templeton D, #74	0	Chesty Foods
0	Len Sutton	Lesovsky D, #62	0	Wolcott Fuel Injection
0	Eddie Sachs	Schroeder D, #58	0	Ray Brady
0	Len Duncan	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #51	0	Ray Brady
0	Dempsey Wilson	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #22	0	Martin Brothers
0	Tony Bonadies	Kurtis Kraft 3000D, #25	0	Donaldson
0	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #47	0	Sumar/Chapman Root
0	Shorty Templeman	Hillegass D, #46	0	Lee Glessner
0	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #35	0	Peter Wales Trucking
0	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500D, #34	0	Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson
0	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #33	0	Belond Miracle/Calif. Muffler
0	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500F, #31	0	Novi Racing