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1956 Indianapolis 500

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Formula One race number 3 of 8
Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.6 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:53:28.84
Average Speed: 206.798 kph
Pole Time: 247.26 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 20.45 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1956 Formula One results / 1956 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Status	Led
1	1	8	Pat Flaherty	John Zink	Watson / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	3:53:28.84	127
2	13	4	Sam Hanks	Jones & Maley	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+20.45	0
3	26	16	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+90.23	4
4	6	98	Johnnie Parsons	Agajanian	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+205.69	16
5	4	73	Dick Rathman	McNamara	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+261.81	0
6	10	1	Bob Sweikert	D-A Lubicrant	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+335.05	0
7	23	14	Bob Veith	Federal Engineering	KK500E / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+385.63	0
8	15	19	Rodger Ward	Filter Queen	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+392.31	0
9	21	26	Jimmy Reece	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+398.31	0
10	30	27	Cliff Griffith	Jim Robbins	Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	199	+1 lap	0
11	22	82	Gene Hartley	Central Excavating	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	196	+4 laps	0
12	7	42	Fred Agabashian	Federal Engineering	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	196	+4 laps	0
13	25	57	Bob Christie	Helse	KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	196	+4 laps	0
14	28	55	Al Keller	Sam Traylor	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	195	+5 laps	0
15	32	81	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	195	+5 laps	0
16	29	41	Billy Garrett	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	194	+6 laps	0
17	33	64	Duke Dinsmore	Shannon's	KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	191	+9 laps	0
18	3	7	Pat O'Connor	Ansted Rotary	KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	187	+13 laps	39
19	19	2	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	185	+15 laps	0
20	2	24	Jim Rathmann	Hopkins	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	175	engine	3
21	31	34	Johnnie Tolan	Trio Brass Foundry	KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	173	engine	0
22	5	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Belanger Motors	KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	160	crash	0
23	14	10	Ed Elisian	Hoyt Machine	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	160	brakes	0
24	16	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	134	crash	0
25	24	54	Jack Turner	Travelon Trailer	KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	131	engine	0
26	20	89	Keith Andrews	Dunn Engineering	KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	94	transmission	0
27	9	5	Andy Linden	Chapman	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	90	oil leak	0
28	27	12	Al Herman	Bardahl	KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	74	crash	0
29	17	49	Ray Crawford	Crawford	KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	49	crash	0
30	12	15	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast	KK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	35	oil leak	0
31	11	53	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	22	spun off	0
32	18	88	Johnny Thomson	Schmidt	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	22	spun off	0
33	8	29	Paul Russo	Novi Vespa	Kurtis / Novi 3.0 L8C	21	crash	11

Relief Drivers:
Car #10: Eddie Russo (37 laps)

Fastest Lap: 232.394 kph by Paul Russo

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jim Rathmann	1	3	3
Pat O'Connor	4	10	7
Paul Russo	11	21	11
Pat O'Connor	22	40	19
Pat Flaherty	41	41	1
Pat O'Connor	42	44	3
Pat Flaherty	45	45	1
Pat O'Connor	46	55	10
Johnnie Parsons	56	71	16
Don Freeland	72	75	4
Pat Flaherty	76	200	125

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