Round 3 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1957 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1957-05-30. Sam Hanks won it for Epperly. Podium: Sam Hanks, Jim Rathmann, Jimmy Bryan.

Winner

Sam Hanks

Epperly

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Sam Hanks Epperly 13 200 Finished 8.0
2 Jim Rathmann Epperly 32 200 Finished 7.0
3 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 15 200 Finished 4.0
4 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 10 200 Finished 3.0
5 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 12 200 Finished 2.0
6 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 5 200 Finished 0.0
7 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 28 200 Finished 0.0
8 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 1 200 Finished 0.0
9 Bob Veith Phillips 16 200 Finished 0.0
10 Gene Hartley Lesovsky 14 200 Finished 0.0
11 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 19 200 Finished 0.0
12 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 11 199 +1 Lap 0.0
13 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 33 197 +3 Laps 0.0
14 Chuck Weyant Kuzma 25 196 +4 Laps 0.0
15 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 22 195 +5 Laps 0.0
16 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 17 195 +5 Laps 0.0
17 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 21 192 +8 Laps 0.0
R Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 6 182 Throttle 0.0
R Don Edmunds Kurtis Kraft 27 170 Spun off 0.0
R Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 31 138 Clutch 0.0
R Al Herman Dunn 30 111 Accident 0.0
R Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4 107 Fuel leak 0.0
R Eddie Sachs Kuzma 2 105 Fuel leak 0.0
R Mike Magill Kurtis Kraft 18 101 Accident 0.0
R Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 20 93 Wheel bearing 0.0
R Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft 23 81 Fuel leak 0.0
R Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 8 75 Accident 0.0
R Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 29 53 Accident 0.0
R Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 7 51 Retired 0.0
R Rodger Ward Lesovsky 24 27 Turbo 0.0
R Troy Ruttman Watson 3 13 Engine 0.0
R Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft 26 0 Accident 0.0
R Elmer George Kurtis Kraft 9 0 Accident 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 32 to P2 (+30)

Jim Rathmann

Epperly

Grid 28 to P7 (+21)

Marshall Teague

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 33 to P13 (+20)

Bob Christie

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 13 to P1 (+12)

Sam Hanks

Epperly

Grid 15 to P3 (+12)

Jimmy Bryan

Kuzma

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