1956 season/ Round 3

Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA. Wed, 30 May 1956. 200 laps.

Winner: WAFLAWatson
Pole: WAFLAWatson
Fastest lap: KKRUS1:02.320

Weekend

Race

Sam HanksKKKurtis Kraft+20.4502
Pat FlahertyWAWatson3:53:28.8401
Don FreelandPHPhillips+1:30.2303

Overtakes

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No overtake data

Biggest mover

PHFRE

+23 places, P26 to P3

Beat our forecast

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No forecast for this race

Fastest Pit Stop

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No pit stop data

Fastest lap

KKRUS

1:02.320, lap 19

DNFs

RAT, TOL, BET, RUS, ELI, DAY, TUR, AND, LIN, HER, CRA, BOY, RUT, THO, RUS

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Fastest lap
1	WAFLAPat Flaherty	WAWatson	1	200	3:53:28.840	8
2	KKHANSam Hanks	KKKurtis Kraft	13+11	200	+20.450	6
3	PHFREDon Freeland	PHPhillips	26+23	200	+1:30.230	4
4	KKPARJohnnie Parsons	KKKurtis Kraft	6+2	200	+3:25.690	3
5	KKRATDick Rathmann	KKKurtis Kraft	4-1	200	+4:21.810	2
6	KUSWEBob Sweikert	KUKuzma	10+4	200	+5:35.050
7	KKVEIBob Veith	KKKurtis Kraft	23+16	200	+6:25.630
8	KKWARRodger Ward	KKKurtis Kraft	15+7	200	+6:32.310
9	LEREEJimmy Reece	LELesovsky	21+12	200	+6:38.310
10	STGRICliff Griffith	STStevens	30+20	199	+1 Lap
11	KUHARGene Hartley	KUKuzma	22+11	196	+4 Laps
12	KKAGAFred Agabashian	KKKurtis Kraft	7-5	196	+4 Laps
13	KKCHRBob Christie	KKKurtis Kraft	25+12	196	+4 Laps
14	KKKELAl Keller	KKKurtis Kraft	28+14	195	+5 Laps
15	KUJOHEddie Johnson	KUKuzma	32+17	195	+5 Laps
16	KUGARBilly Garrett	KUKuzma	29+13	194	+6 Laps
17	KKDINDuke Dinsmore	KKKurtis Kraft	33+16	191	+9 Laps
18	KKO'CPat O'Connor	KKKurtis Kraft	3-15	187	+13 Laps
19	KUBRYJimmy Bryan	KUKuzma	19	185	+15 Laps
DNF	KKRATJim Rathmann	KKKurtis Kraft	2	175	Engine
DNF	KKTOLJohnnie Tolan	KKKurtis Kraft	31	173	Engine
DNF	KKBETTony Bettenhausen	KKKurtis Kraft	5	160	Accident
DNF	KKRUSEddie Russo	KKKurtis Kraft	14	160	Brakes
DNF	KKELIEd Elisian	KKKurtis Kraft	14	160	Brakes
DNF	KKDAYJimmy Daywalt	KKKurtis Kraft	16	134	Accident
DNF	KKTURJack Turner	KKKurtis Kraft	24	131	Engine
DNF	KKANDKeith Andrews	KKKurtis Kraft	20	94	Transmission
DNF	KKLINAndy Linden	KKKurtis Kraft	9	90	Oil leak
DNF	KKHERAl Herman	KKKurtis Kraft	27	74	Accident
DNF	KKCRARay Crawford	KKKurtis Kraft	17	49	Accident
DNF	KKBOYJohnny Boyd	KKKurtis Kraft	12	35	Oil leak
DNF	KKRUTTroy Ruttman	KKKurtis Kraft	11	22	Spun off
DNF	KUTHOJohnny Thomson	KUKuzma	18	22	Spun off
DNF	KKRUSPaul Russo	KKKurtis Kraft	8	21	Accident	1	1:02.320L19

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	KKPaul Russo	19	1:02.320