Links for this race (some data may be unavailable):
Race Results	Qualifying Results	Loop Data Stats	Pit Stops
Comments (16)	Video Links (1)	Crew Chiefs

1956 Indianapolis 500

Previous race results
Next race results Previous at this track / Next at this track

Post

AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 12
Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:53:29
Average speed: 128.49 mph
Pole speed: 145.596 mph

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

Glossary 1956 AAA Champ Car Series results / 1956 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	8	Pat Flaherty	John Zink Special (John Zink)	Watson / Offy	200	93819	running	127	1000
2	13	4	Sam Hanks	Jones & Maley	Kurtis / Offy	200	32919	running	0	800
3	26	16	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offy	200	20419	running	4	700
4	6	98	Johnnie Parsons	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma / Offy	200	15769	running	16	600
5	4	73	Dick Rathmann	McNamara Chiropractic (Lee Elkins)	Kurtis / Offy	200	10744	running	0	500
6	10	1	Bob Sweikert	D-A Lubricants (Racing Associates)	Kuzma / Offy	200	7594	running	0	400
7	23	14	Bob Veith	Federal Engineering	Kurtis / Offy	200	7494	running	0	300
8	15	19	Rodger Ward	Filter Queen (Ed Walsh)	Kurtis / Offy	200	6294	running	0	250
9	21	26	Jimmy Reece	Massaglia Hotels (Hart Fullerton)	Lesovsky / Offy	200	6044	running	0	200
10	30	27	Cliff Griffith	Jim Robbins	Stevens / Offy	199	6194	running	0	150
11	22	82	Gene Hartley	Central Excavating (Pete Salemi)	Kurtis / Offy	196	3714	running	0	100
12	7	42	Freddie Agabashian	Federal Engineering	Kurtis / Offy	196	3644	running	0	50
13	25	57	Bob Christie	Helse (H.H. Johnson)	Kurtis / Offy	196	3374	running	0
14	28	55	Al Keller	Sam Traylor	Kurtis / Offy	195	3254	running	0
15	32	81	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating (Pete Salemi)	Kuzma / Offy	195	3434	running	0
16	29	41	Billy Garrett	Greenman-Casale (Lysle Greenman)	Kuzma / Offy	194	3014	running	0
17	33	64	Duke Dinsmore	Shannon's (Shannon Brothers)	Kurtis / Offy	191	3094	running	0
18	3	7	Pat O'Connor	Ansted Rotary (Ansted-Thompson Racing)	Kurtis / Offy	187	8924	magneto	39
19	19	2	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines (Al Dean)	Kuzma / Offy	185	3144	running	0
20	2	24	Jim Rathmann	Lindsey Hopkins	Kurtis / Offy	175	3564	oil	3
21	31	34	Johnnie Tolan	Trio Brass Foundry (Carl Anderson)	Kurtis / Offy	173	3084	running	0
22	5	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Belanger Motors (Murrell Belanger)	Kurtis / Offy	160	2754	crash	0
23	14	10	Ed Elisian	Hoyt Machine (Fred Sommer)	Kurtis / Offy	160	2624	brakes	0
24	16	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar (Chapman Root)	Kurtis / Offy	134	2564	crash	0
25	24	54	Jack Turner	Travelon Trailer (Ernest Ruiz)	Kurtis / Offy	131	2564	engine	0
26	20	89	Keith Andrews	Dunn Engineering (Harry Dunn)	Kurtis / Offy	94	2834	transmission	0
27	9	5	Andy Linden	Harry Allen Chapman	Kurtis / Offy	90	2504	oil leak	0
28	27	12	Al Herman	Bardahl (Pat Clancy)	Kurtis / Offy	74	2474	crash	0
29	17	49	Ray Crawford	Ray Crawford	Kurtis / Offy	49	2444	crash	0
30	12	15	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast (George Bignotti)	Kurtis / Offy	35	2414	oil leak	0
31	11	53	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	Kurtis / Offy	22	2384	spun out	0
32	18	88	Johnny Thomson	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma / Offy	22	2854	spun out	0
33	8	29	Paul Russo	Novi Vespa (Lewis Welch)	Kurtis / Novi	21	3974	crash	11

Relief Drivers:

Car #10: Eddie Russo (37 laps)

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Marshall Teague	3, 47	Dean Van Lines, Sumar
	Nino Farina	9	Bardahl / Ferrari
	Dempsey Wilson	22, 79	Martin Brothers, Marquette Tool
	Tony Bonadies	25	Donaldson
	Jimmy Davies	31	Novi Air Conditioning
	Eddie Russo	33	Belond Miracle Power
	Johnny Kay	35	Pete Wales
	Shorty Templeman	46	Glessner
	Len Duncan	51	Ray Brady
	Eddie Sachs	58	Ray Brady
	Len Sutton	62	Wolcott
	Mike Magill	74	Chesty Foods
	Marvin Pifer	75	Commercial Motor Freight
	Jim McWithey	77	Dayton Steel Foundry
	Dick Rathman	78	Hopkins
	Bill Cheesbourg	84, 87	H.B.T., McDonald
	Gig Stephens	85	Slick Airway
	Dick Reese	87	McDonald
	Johnny Baldwin	91	Bardahl / Ferrari
	Leroy Warriner	93	McKay Bulldog

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