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1956 Milwaukee Indycars Race 2 in USAC at the Milwaukee circuit. Full information

1956 Milwaukee Indycars

1956 Milwaukee Indycars is 7th USAC race. Passed at the Milwaukee circuit. Johnny Boyd won the pole position, Jimmy Bryan won this race. Jimmy Reece and Rodger Ward also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (415 km).

Previous race: 1956 Springfield Indycars
Next race: 1956 Portland NASCAR
Race Start: 26th August 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Milwaukee Indycars

2nd victory for the Dean Van Lines Racing Division team
2nd victory for the Jimmy Bryan
2nd podium for the Jimmy Bryan
1st podium for the Jimmy Reece
1st podium for the Rodger Ward

1956 Milwaukee Indycars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #2	500	2h 41m 45.31s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	400	250 laps	Dunn Engineering
3	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky D, #62	350	250 laps	Roger G Wolcott
4	Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #51	300	250 laps	Ray T Brady
5	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	250	250 laps	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
6	George Amick	Kuzma D, #81	200	250 laps	Pete Salemi
7	Jack Turner	Shilala D, #54	150	249 laps	Ernest L Ruiz
8	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #14	125	249 laps	Federal Engineering
9	Earl Motter	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #26	100	249 laps	Hart Fullerton
10	Johnny Tolan	Ewing D, #12	75	248 laps	Pat Clancy
11	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma ?? 1956, #98	50	247 laps	JC Agajanian
12	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #55	25	247 laps	Samuel W Traylor III
13	Cliff Griffith	Stevens D, #27	0	246 laps	Jim Robbins
14	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma D, #45	0	246 laps	Racing Associates
15	Jim Rathmann	Lesovsky D, #78	0	246 laps	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
16	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #47	0	244 laps	Mel B Wiggers
17	Billy Garrett	Kuzma D, #41	0	244 laps	Lysle Greenman
18	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #64	0	233 laps	Shannon Brothers
19	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #25	0	210 laps Magneto	WJ Lutes
20	Elmer George, Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #21	0		Mari Hulman
21	Pat O'connor	Blough D, #7	0	176 laps Fuel line	Chapman S Root
22	Ed Elisian	Watson D, #18	0	152 laps Accident	John Zink
23	Andy Linden	Turner D, #73	0	151 laps Ignition	Lee Elkins
24	Don Freeland	Watson D, #16	0	98 laps Magneto	Bob Estes
25	Dick Rathmann	Watson ?? 1956, #8	0	88 laps Oil pressure	John Zink
26	Don Branson	Templeton D, #74	0	50 laps Oil leak	John R Wills

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Milwaukee Indycars on the Milwaukee circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	35.61s	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
2	Billy Garrett	Kuzma D, #41	35.68s	Lysle Greenman
3	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #14	35.82s	Federal Engineering
4	Andy Linden	Turner D, #73	35.88s	Lee Elkins
5	Earl Motter	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #26	36.04s	Hart Fullerton
6	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #47	36.1s	Mel B Wiggers
7	Don Freeland	Watson D, #16	36.16s	Bob Estes
8	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma ?? 1956, #98	36.18s	JC Agajanian
9	Cliff Griffith	Stevens D, #27	36.19s	Jim Robbins
10	Elmer George	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #21	36.21s	Mari Hulman
11	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma D, #45	36.22s	Racing Associates
12	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #2	36.29s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
13	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	36.29s	Dunn Engineering
14	Jim Rathmann	Lesovsky D, #78	36.3s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
15	Dick Rathmann	Watson ?? 1956, #8	36.32s	John Zink
16	Don Branson	Templeton D, #74	36.36s	John R Wills
17	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky D, #62	36.37s	Roger G Wolcott
18	Jack Turner	Shilala D, #54	36.38s	Ernest L Ruiz
19	George Amick	Kuzma D, #81	36.43s	Pete Salemi
20	Johnny Tolan	Ewing D, #12	36.51s	Pat Clancy
20	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #21	0	Mari Hulman
21	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #64	36.52s	Shannon Brothers
22	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #25	36.53s	WJ Lutes
23	Pat O'connor	Blough D, #7	36.71s	Chapman S Root
24	Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #51	36.75s	Ray T Brady
25	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #55	36.78s	Samuel W Traylor III
26	Ed Elisian	Watson D, #18	36.92s	John Zink