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1957 Indianapolis 500


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Formula One race number 3 of 8
Thursday, May 30, 1957 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.600 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:41:14.25
Average speed: 218.234 kph
Pole time: 250.09 seconds
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 21.46 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary    1957 Formula One results   /   1957 standings

PosSt#DriverTeamChass./Eng.LapsStatusLedPts
1139   Sam Hanks Belond ExhaustSalih / Offenhauser 4.5 L42003:41:14.251368
23226   Jim Rathmann ChiropracticEpperly / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+21.46247
3151   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van LinesKuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+133.9704
41054   Paul Russo Novi Auto Air ConditionerKurtis / Novi 3.0 L8C200+176.86243
51273   Andy Linden McNamara / VeedolKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+194.2702
6 56   Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal FastKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+275.2700
72848   Marshall Teague SumarKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+285.5800
8 112   Pat O'Connor SumarKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+333.1570
9167   Bob Veith Bob EstesPhillips / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+377.1100
101422   Gene Hartley Massaglia HotelsLesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+430.1200
111919   Jack Turner BardahlKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4200+476.0700
121110   Johnny Thomson D-A LubricantKuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4199+1 lap50
133395   Bob Christie Jones & MaleyKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4197+3 laps00
142582   Chuck Weyant Central ExcavatingKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4196+4 laps00
152227   Tony Bettenhausen Novi Auto Air ConditionerKurtis / Novi 3.0 L8C195+5 laps00
161718   Johnnie Parsons SumarKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4195+5 laps00
17213   Don Freeland Ansted RotaryKK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4192+8 laps00
18 65   Jimmy Reece Hoyt MachineKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4182throttle00
192792   Don Edmunds McKayKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4170spun off00
203128   Johnnie Tolan Greenman-CasaleKuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4138clutch00
213089   Al Herman Dunn EngineeringDunn / Offenhauser 4.5 L4111crash00
22 414   Freddie Agabashian Bowes Seal FastKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4107fuel leak00
23 288   Eddie Sachs SchmidtKuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4105fuel pump00
241877   Mike Magill Dayton Steel FoundryKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L4101crash00
252043   Eddie Johnson ChapmanKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L493wheel bearing00
262331   Bill Cheesbourg Schildmeier Seal LineKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L481fuel leak00
27 816   Al Keller BardahlKK500G / Offenhauser 4.5 L475crash00
282957   Jimmy Daywalt HelseKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L453crash00
29 783   Ed Elisian McNamaraKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L451timing gear00
30248   Rodger Ward Wolcott Fuel InjectionLesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L427supercharger00
31 352   Troy Ruttman John ZinkWatson / Offenhauser 4.5 L413piston40
322655   Eddie Russo Sclavi & AmosKK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L40crash00
33 923   Elmer George Travelon TrailerKK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L40crash00

Fastest Lap: 230.802 kph by Jim Rathmann

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Pat O'Connor144
  Troy Ruttman562
  Pat O'Connor793
  Troy Ruttman10112
  Paul Russo123524
  Sam Hanks364813
  Johnny Thomson49535
  Sam Hanks5411057
  Jim Rathmann11113424
  Sam Hanks13520066