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1956 Indianapolis 500

Round 3 · 1956 Date 1956-05-30 Circuit Indianapolis · Indianapolis, United States of America Distance 200 laps · 804.672 km (4.023 km/lap)
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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time / Gap Pts Grid
1 8 Pat Flaherty Watson 200 3:53:28.840 8 1 Pole
2 4 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 200 3:53:49.290 6 13
3 16 Don Freeland Phillips 200 3:54:59.070 4 26
4 98 Johnnie Parsons Kuzma 200 3:56:54.530 3 6
5 73 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 200 3:57:50.650 2 4
6 1 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 200 3:59:03.890 — 10
7 14 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 200 3:59:54.470 — 23
8 19 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 200 4:00:1.150 — 15
9 26 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 200 4:00:7.150 — 21
10 27 Cliff Griffith Stevens 199 +1 lap — 30
11 82 Gene Hartley Kuzma 196 +4 laps — 22
12 42 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 196 +4 laps — 7
13 57 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 196 +4 laps — 25
14 55 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 195 +5 laps — 28
15 81 Eddie Johnson Kuzma 195 +5 laps — 32
16 41 Billy Garrett Kuzma 194 +6 laps — 29
17 64 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 191 +9 laps — 33
18 7 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 187 +13 laps — 3
19 2 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 185 +15 laps — 19
20 24 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 175 Engine — 2
21 34 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 173 Engine — 31
22 99 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 160 Accident — 5
23 10 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 160 Brakes — 14
23 10 Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft — — — —
24 48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 134 Accident — 16
25 54 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 131 Engine — 24
26 89 Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 94 Transmission — 20
27 5 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 90 Oil leak — 9
28 12 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 74 Accident — 27
29 49 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 49 Accident — 17
30 15 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 35 Oil leak — 12
31 53 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 22 Spun off — 11
32 88 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 22 Spun off — 18
33 29 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 21 Accident 1 8 FL
Pos Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Time
1 Pat Flaherty Watson — — — 4:07.260
2 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:08.070
3 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:08.310
4 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:09.180
5 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:08.960
6 Johnnie Parsons Kuzma — — — 4:09.750
7 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:09.880
8 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:10.790
9 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:11.650
10 Bob Sweikert Kuzma — — — 4:11.690
11 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:12.660
12 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:12.920
13 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:13.430
14 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:14.630
15 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:15.010
16 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:15.360
17 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:15.530
18 Johnny Thomson Kuzma — — — 4:07.340
19 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma — — — 4:10.450
20 Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:11.790
21 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky — — — 4:11.950
22 Gene Hartley Kuzma — — — 4:12.020
23 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:12.570
24 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:12.820
25 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:13.100
26 Don Freeland Phillips — — — 4:14.060
27 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:14.220
28 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:14.970
29 Billy Garrett Kuzma — — — 4:16.120
30 Cliff Griffith Stevens — — — 4:14.470
31 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:17.030
32 Eddie Johnson Kuzma — — — 4:18.820
33 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:19.870
GridDriverConstructorQualiPenalty
1 Pat Flaherty Watson 1 —
2 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 2 —
3 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 3 —
4 Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4 —
5 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 5 —
6 Johnnie Parsons Kuzma 6 —
7 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 7 —
8 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 8 —
9 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 9 —
10 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 10 —
11 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 11 —
12 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 12 —
13 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 13 —
14 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 14 —
15 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 15 —
16 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 16 —
17 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 17 —
18 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 18 —
19 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 19 —
20 Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft 20 —
21 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky 21 —
22 Gene Hartley Kuzma 22 —
23 Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft 23 —
24 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 24 —
25 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 25 —
26 Don Freeland Phillips 26 —
27 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 27 —
28 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 28 —
29 Billy Garrett Kuzma 29 —
30 Cliff Griffith Stevens 30 —
31 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 31 —
32 Eddie Johnson Kuzma 32 —
33 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 33 —
#DriverConstructorLapTimeGap
1 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 19 1:02.320 —

Constructors after race

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