← 1956 Season
Round 3 · GP · 1956
Indianapolis 500
30 May 1956Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUSAfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 1 | 200 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P2 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 200 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 26 | 200 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 200 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 200 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 10 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P7 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P9 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 21 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P10 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 30 | 199 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 22 | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 195 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 32 | 195 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 29 | 194 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 191 | +9 Laps | 0 | — |
| P18 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 187 | +13 Laps | 0 | — |
| P19 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 19 | 185 | +15 Laps | 0 | — |
| P20 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 175 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P21 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 173 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P22 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 160 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P23 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 160 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P23 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 160 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P24 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 134 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P25 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 131 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P26 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 94 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P27 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 90 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P28 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 74 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P29 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | 49 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P30 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 35 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P31 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P32 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 18 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P33 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 21 | Accident | 1 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | — | — | — |
| P2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P3 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P4 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P7 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P8 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P9 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P11 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P12 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P13 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P14 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P15 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P16 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P17 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P20 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | — | — | — |
| P23 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P24 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P25 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P26 | Don Freeland | Phillips | — | — | — |
| P27 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P28 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P30 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | — | — | — |
| P31 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P33 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |