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

Qualifying Results for the 1956 Sacramento Indycars on the Sacramento circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jud Larson	Watson D, #8	37.82s	John Zink
2	Pat O'connor	Kuzma D, #7	38.14s	Chapman S Root
3	Rodger Ward	Lesovsky D, #62	38.25s	Roger G Wolcott
4	Don Freeland	Watson D, #16	38.37s	Bob Estes
5	Jimmy Reece	Bromme D, #6	38.39s	Bruce Bromme
6	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #14	38.47s	Federal Engineering
7	George Amick	Lesovsky D, #78	38.49s	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
8	Art Bisch	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #87	38.77s	RD Whittington
9	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15	38.83s	Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
10	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #26	38.87s	Hart Fullerton
11	Ed Elisian	Kuzma D, #44	38.91s	Peter J Schmidt
12	Dick Rathmann	Kuzma D, #81	38.92s	Pete Salemi
13	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #2	38.98s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
14	Johnny Tolan	Ewing D, #12	38.98s	Pat Clancy
15	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #96	39.23s	Dayton-Walther
16	Elmer George	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #21	39.34s	Mari Hulman
17	Bill Cheesbourg	Schroeder D, #23	39.36s	John L McDaniel
18	Len Sutton	Vollstedt D, #71	39.44s	Miller/Collins