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Indianapolis 500 1956

Round 3 of 8  · 30 May 1956  · Indianapolis  · 200 laps

Fastest Lap Paul Russo 1:02.320 (lap 19)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 FLA Pat Flaherty Watson 1 3:53:28.840 8
2 HAN Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 13 +20.450 6
3 FRE Don Freeland Phillips 26 +1:30.230 4
4 PAR Johnnie Parsons Kuzma 6 +3:25.690 3
5 RAT Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4 +4:21.810 2
6 SWE Bob Sweikert Kuzma 10 +5:35.050 —
7 VEI Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 23 +6:25.630 —
8 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 15 +6:32.310 —
9 REE Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 21 +6:38.310 —
10 GRI Cliff Griffith Stevens 30 +1 lap —
11 HAR Gene Hartley Kuzma 22 +4 laps —
12 AGA Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 7 +4 laps —
13 CHR Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 25 +4 laps —
14 KEL Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 28 +5 laps —
15 JOH Eddie Johnson Kuzma 32 +5 laps —
16 GAR Billy Garrett Kuzma 29 +6 laps —
17 DIN Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 33 +9 laps —
18 O'C Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 3 +13 laps —
19 BRY Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 19 +15 laps —
20 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 2 Engine —
21 TOL Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 31 Engine —
22 BET Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 5 Accident —
23 ELI Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 14 Brakes —
23 RUS Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft — — —
24 DAY Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 16 Accident —
25 TUR Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 24 Engine —
26 AND Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 20 Transmission —
27 LIN Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 9 Oil leak —
28 HER Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 27 Accident —
29 CRA Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 17 Accident —
30 BOY Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 12 Oil leak —
31 RUT Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 11 Spun off —
32 THO Johnny Thomson Kuzma 18 Spun off —
33 RUS Paul Russo FL Kurtis Kraft 8 Accident 1

Qualifying — Four-lap

Pos Driver Team Time
1 FLA Pat Flaherty Watson 4:07.260
2 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4:08.070
3 O'C Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 4:08.310
4 RAT Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4:09.180
5 BET Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 4:08.960
6 PAR Johnnie Parsons Kuzma 4:09.750
7 AGA Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4:09.880
8 RUS Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 4:10.790
9 LIN Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 4:11.650
10 SWE Bob Sweikert Kuzma 4:11.690
11 RUT Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 4:12.660
12 BOY Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 4:12.920
13 HAN Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 4:13.430
14 ELI Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 4:14.630
15 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 4:15.010
16 DAY Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 4:15.360
17 CRA Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 4:15.530
18 THO Johnny Thomson Kuzma 4:07.340
19 BRY Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 4:10.450
20 AND Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 4:11.790
21 REE Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 4:11.950
22 HAR Gene Hartley Kuzma 4:12.020
23 VEI Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 4:12.570
24 TUR Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 4:12.820
25 CHR Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 4:13.100
26 FRE Don Freeland Phillips 4:14.060
27 HER Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 4:14.220
28 KEL Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 4:14.970
29 GAR Billy Garrett Kuzma 4:16.120
30 GRI Cliff Griffith Stevens 4:14.470
31 TOL Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 4:17.030
32 JOH Eddie Johnson Kuzma 4:18.820
33 DIN Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 4:19.870