Round 3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1956 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1956-05-30. Pat Flaherty won it for Watson. Podium: Pat Flaherty, Sam Hanks, Don Freeland.

Winner

Pat Flaherty

Watson

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Pat Flaherty Watson 1 200 Finished 8.0
2 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 13 200 Finished 6.0
3 Don Freeland Phillips 26 200 Finished 4.0
4 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 6 200 Finished 3.0
5 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4 200 Finished 2.0
6 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 10 200 Finished 0.0
7 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 23 200 Finished 0.0
8 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 15 200 Finished 0.0
9 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 21 200 Finished 0.0
10 Cliff Griffith Stevens 30 199 +1 Lap 0.0
11 Gene Hartley Kuzma 22 196 +4 Laps 0.0
12 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 7 196 +4 Laps 0.0
13 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 25 196 +4 Laps 0.0
14 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 28 195 +5 Laps 0.0
15 Eddie Johnson Kuzma 32 195 +5 Laps 0.0
16 Billy Garrett Kuzma 29 194 +6 Laps 0.0
17 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 33 191 +9 Laps 0.0
18 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 3 187 +13 Laps 0.0
19 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 19 185 +15 Laps 0.0
R Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 2 175 Engine 0.0
R Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 31 173 Engine 0.0
R Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 5 160 Accident 0.0
R Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 14 160 Brakes 0.0
R Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 14 160 Brakes 0.0
R Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 16 134 Accident 0.0
R Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 24 131 Engine 0.0
R Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 20 94 Transmission 0.0
R Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 9 90 Oil leak 0.0
R Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 27 74 Accident 0.0
R Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 17 49 Accident 0.0
R Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 12 35 Oil leak 0.0
R Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 11 22 Spun off 0.0
R Johnny Thomson Kuzma 18 22 Spun off 0.0
R Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 8 21 Accident 1.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 26 to P3 (+23)

Don Freeland

Phillips

Grid 30 to P10 (+20)

Cliff Griffith

Stevens

Grid 32 to P15 (+17)

Eddie Johnson

Kuzma

Grid 23 to P7 (+16)

Bob Veith

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 33 to P17 (+16)

Duke Dinsmore

Kurtis Kraft

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