1956 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
30 May - Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 802.000km (4.023 km x 200)
Pole position: Pat Flaherty, Watson-Offenhauser, 145.596 mph
Results:
1 Pat Flaherty Watson-Offenhauser 3:53:28.84 = 128.490 mph
John Zink Spl
2 Sam Hanks Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 200 laps
Jones & Maley/Cars Inc. Spl
3 Don Freeland Phillips-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bob Estes Spl
4 Johnnie Parsons Kuzma-Offenhauser 200 laps
J. C. Agajanian
5 Dick Rathmann Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 200 laps
McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports Spl
6 Bob Sweikert Kuzma-Offenhauser 200 laps
D-A Lubricants Spl
7 Bob Veith Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 200 laps
Federal Enginering Spl
8 Rodger Ward Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 200 laps
Filter Queen/Ed Walsh Spl
9 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky-Offenhauser 200 laps
Massaglia Hotels Spl
10 Cliff Griffith Stevens-Offenhauser 199 laps
Jim Robbins Spl
11 Gene Hartley Kuzma-Offenhauser 196 laps
Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Spl
12 Fred Agabashian Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 196 laps
Federal Engineering Spl
13 Bob Christie Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser 196 laps
Helse/H.H. Johnson Spl
14 Al Keller Kurtis KK4000-Offenhauser 195 laps
Sam Taylor Spl
15 Eddie Johnson Kuzma-Offenhauser 195 laps
Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Spl
16 Billy Garrett Kuzma-Offenhauser 194 laps
Greenman-Casale Spl
17 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis KK500A-Offenhauser 191 laps
Shanon's Spl
18 Pat O'Connor Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser 187 laps
Anstead Rotary Spl
19 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser 185 laps
Dean Van Lines Spl
Fastest Lap: Paul Russo, Kurtis-Novi, 1:02.32 (144.416 mph) on lap 19
Did Not Finish:
Jim Rathmann Kurtis KK500C-Offenhasuer - 25 laps Rings
Lindsey Hopkins Spl
Johnnie Tolan Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser - 27 laps Mechanical
Trio Brass Foundry/Anderson Spl
Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser - 40 laps Crash in Turn 1
Belanger Motors Spl
Ed Elisian Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser - 40 laps Stalled
Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer Spl
Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser - 66 laps Crash in Turn 2
Sumar/Chapman Root Spl
Jack Turner Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser - 69 laps Engine
Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz Spl
Keith Andrews Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser -106 laps Spun in Turn 4
Dunn Engineering Spl
Andy Linden Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser -110 laps Oil Leak
H. A. Chapman Spl
Al Herman Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser -126 laps Crash Front Straight
Bardahl/Pat Clancy Spl
Ray Crawford Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser -151 laps Crash in Turn 4
Ray Crawford Spl
Johnny Boyd Kurtis KK500E-Offenhauser -165 laps Engine
Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti Spl
Troy Ruttman Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser -178 laps Spin Front Straight
John Zink Spl
Johnny Thomson Kuzma-Offenhauser -178 laps Spin Front Straight
Peter Schmidt Spl
Paul Russo Kurtis-Novi -179 laps Crash in Turn 1
Novi Vespa/Novi Spl
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Starting Grid
Pat Flaherty Jim Rathmann Pat O'Connor
Watson-Offenhauser #1 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #24 Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser #7
145.596 mph 145.120 mph 144.980 mph
Dick Rathmann Tony Bettenhausen Johnny Parsons
Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #73 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #99 Kuzma-Offenhauser #98
144.741 mph 144.602 mph 144.144 mph
Freddie Agabashian Paul Russo Andy Linden
Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #42 Kurtis-Novi #29 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #5
144.069 mph 143.546 mph 143.056 mph
Bob Sweikert Troy Ruttman Johnny Boyd
Kuzma-Offenhauser #1 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #53 Kurtis KK500E-Offenhauser #15
143.033 mph 142.484 mph 142.337 mph
Sam Hanks Ed Elisian Roger Ward
Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #4 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #10 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #19
142.051 mph 141.382 mph 141.171 mph
Jimmy Daywalt Ray Crawford Johnny Thomson
Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser #48 Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser #49 Kuzma-Offenhauser #88
140.977 mph 140.884 mph 145.549 mph
Jimmy Bryan Keith Andrews Jimmy Reece
Kuzma-Offenhauser #2 Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser #89 Lesovsky-Offenhauser #26
143.741 mph 142.976 mph 142.885 mph
Gene Hartley Bob Veith Jack Turner
Kuzma-Offenhauser #82 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #14 Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser #54
142.846 mph 142.535 mph 142.394 mph
Bob Christie Don Freeland Al Herman
Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser #57 Phillips-Offenhauser #16 Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser #12
142.236 mph 141.699 mph 141.610 mph
Al Keller Billy Garrett Cliff Griffith
Kurtis KK4000-Offenhauser #55 Kuzma-Offenhauser #41 Stevens-Offenhauser #27
141.193 mph 140.559 mph 141.471 mph
Johnnnie Tolan Eddie Johnson Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #34 Kuzma-Offenhauser #81 Kurtis KK500A-Offenhauser #64
140.061 mph 139.093 mph 138.430 mph