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Race Result


GP n. 51 - 30/05/1956 - Indianapolis 500 Grand Prix
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Winner: Pat Flaherty / Watson-Offenhauser - 3:53'28.84
Pole Position: Pat Flaherty / Watson-Offenhauser - 4:07.26
Fastest Lap: Paul Russo / Kurtis Kraft-Novi - 1:02.32
Pos Nº Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1  8  United States Pat Flaherty Watson-Offenhauser 200  3:53'28.84 1  8 
2  4  United States Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200  + 20.45 13  6 
3  16  United States Don Freeland Phillips-Offenhauser 200  + 1'30.23 26  4 
4  98  United States Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200  + 3'25.69 6  3 
5  73  United States Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200  + 4'21.81 4  2 
6  1  United States Bob Sweikert Kuzma-Offenhauser 200  + 5'35.05 10  0 
7  14  United States Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200  + 6'25.63 23  0 
8  19  United States Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200  + 6'32.31 15  0 
9  26  United States Jimmy Reece Lesovsky-Offenhauser 200  + 6'38.31 21  0 
10  27  United States Cliff Griffith Stevens-Offenhauser 199  + 1 lap 30  0 
11  82  United States Gene Hartley Kuzma-Offenhauser 196  + 4 laps 22  0 
12  42  United States Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 196  + 4 laps 7  0 
13  57  United States Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 196  + 4 laps 25  0 
14  55  United States Al Keller Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 195  + 5 laps 28  0 
15  81  United States Eddie Johnson Kuzma-Offenhauser 195  + 5 laps 32  0 
16  41  United States Billy Garrett Kuzma-Offenhauser 194  + 6 laps 29  0 
17  64  United States Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 191  + 9 laps 33  0 
18  7  United States Pat O´Connor Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 187  + 13 laps 3  0 
19  2  United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser 185  + 1 5 laps 19  0 
Ret  24  United States Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 175  engine 2  0 
Ret  34  United States Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 173  engine 31  0 
Ret  99  United States Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 160  accident 5  0 
Ret  48  United States Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 134  accident 16  0 
Ret  54  United States Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 131  engine 24  0 
Ret  10*  United States Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 123  brakes 14  0 
Ret  89  United States Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 94  transmission 20  0 
Ret  5  United States Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 90  oil leak 9  0 
Ret  12  United States Al Herman Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 74  accident 27  0 
Ret  49  United States Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 49  accident 17  0 
Ret  10*  United States Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 37  brakes 14  0 
Ret  15  United States Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 35  oil leak 12  0 
Ret  53  United States Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 22  spun off 11  0 
Ret  88  United States Johnny Thomson Kuzma-Offenhauser 22  spun off 18  0 
Ret  29  United States Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft-Novi 21  accident 8  1 
 
* Shared driver