1956 Sacramento Indycars in USAC at the Sacramento circuit. Full information

1956 Sacramento Indycars

1956 Sacramento Indycars is 11th USAC race. Passed at the Sacramento circuit. Jud Larson won the pole position and this race. Don Freeland and Jimmy Bryan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1956 Indiana State Fair Indycars
Next race: 1956 Phoenix Indycars
Race Start: 21st October 1956

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1956 Sacramento Indycars

2nd victory for the John Zink team
1st victory for the Jud Larson
1st podium for the Jud Larson
3rd podium for the Don Freeland
6th podium for the Jimmy Bryan

1956 Sacramento Indycars results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Jud Larson Watson D, #8 200 1h 9m 7.6s 0 John Zink
2 Don Freeland Watson D, #16 160 100 laps 0 Bob Estes
3 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma D, #2 140 100 laps 0 Dean Van Lines Racing Division
4 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #14 120 100 laps 0 Federal Engineering
5 Elmer George Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #21 100 99 laps 0 Mari Hulman
6 Jimmy Reece Bromme D, #6 80 99 laps 0 Bruce Bromme
7 Ed Elisian Kuzma D, #44 60 99 laps 0 Peter J Schmidt
8 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15 50 98 laps 0 Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
9 Dick Rathmann Kuzma D, #81 40 96 laps 0 Pete Salemi
10 Johnny Tolan Ewing D, #12 30 96 laps 0 Pat Clancy
11 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #26 20 96 laps 0 Hart Fullerton
12 Bill Cheesbourg Schroeder D, #23 10 94 laps 0 John L McDaniel
13 George Amick Lesovsky D, #78 0 81 laps Piston 0 Lindsey Hopkins Racing
14 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #96 0 61 laps Spun 0 Dayton-Walther
15 Pat O'connor Kuzma D, #7 0 58 laps Handling 0 Chapman S Root
16 Rodger Ward Lesovsky D, #62 0 21 laps Fuel pump 0 Roger G Wolcott
17 Art Bisch Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #87 0 16 laps Accident 0 RD Whittington
18 Len Sutton Vollstedt D, #71 0 16 laps Accident 0 Miller/Collins

List of all cars for the 1956 Sacramento Indycars on the Sacramento circuit

Ewing D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Schroeder D

Offenhauser

Kuzma D

Offenhauser

Watson D

Offenhauser

Lesovsky D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson D

Offenhauser

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 4000D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 4000D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma D

Offenhauser

Bromme D

Offenhauser

Vollstedt D

Offenhauser