AAA Champ Car Series standings for 1956Click on the Driver to see 1956 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jimmy Bryan | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1380 | 272 | 34,938 | 11.2 | 4.4 | 11 | 1,712.25 | 9 | 1860 | |
| 2 | Pat Flaherty | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 633 | 170 | 101,188 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 4 | 987.75 | 4 | 1500 | -360 |
| 3 | Don Freeland | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1195 | 5 | 29,669 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8 | 1,549.75 | 5 | 1280 | -580 |
| 4 | George Amick | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1067 | 130 | 12,895 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 7 | 1,121.75 | 5 | 1050 | -810 |
| 5 | Jimmy Reece | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1186 | 0 | 15,721 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 9 | 1,539.63 | 4 | 1040 | -820 |
| 6 | Johnny Boyd | 10 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1126 | 252 | 14,030 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9 | 1,233.25 | 5 | 980 | -880 |
| 7 | Bob Veith | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1289 | 52 | 14,044 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9 | 1,589.00 | 5 | 903 | -957 |
| 8 | Rodger Ward | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 968 | 62 | 13,941 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 5 | 1,319.00 | 4 | 862 | -998 |
| 9 | Sam Hanks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 32,919 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | 800 | -1,060 |
| 10 | Johnny Thomson | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 941 | 60 | 13,267 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 7 | 1,028.75 | 5 | 710 | -1,150 |
| 11 | Pat O'Connor | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1015 | 185 | 19,624 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 5 | 1,350.25 | 3 | 680 | -1,180 |
| 12 | Eddie Sachs | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 676 | 1 | 6,472 | 12.8 | 8.2 | 4 | 724.00 | 3 | 650 | -1,210 |
| 13 | Johnnie Parsons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 542 | 16 | 16,966 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 3 | 842.00 | 1 | 650 | -1,210 |
| 14 | Al Keller | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1038 | 1 | 10,718 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 8 | 1,330.50 | 5 | 585 | -1,275 |
| 15 | Bob Sweikert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 9,789 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 2 | 600.00 | 2 | 540 | -1,320 |
| 16 | Dick Rathmann | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 573 | 0 | 11,986 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 925.13 | 1 | 540 | -1,320 |
| 17 | Jack Turner | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 833 | 0 | 7,845 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 5 | 1,084.25 | 1 | 500 | -1,360 |
| 18 | Ed Elisian | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 953 | 0 | 6,692 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 5 | 1,247.75 | 2 | 420 | -1,440 |
| 19 | Gene Hartley | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 950 | 0 | 9,835 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 6 | 1,287.50 | 3 | 410 | -1,450 |
| 20 | Elmer George | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1009 | 0 | 4,228 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 6 | 1,063.75 | 3 | 410 | -1,450 |
| 21 | Andy Linden | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1144 | 0 | 7,501 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 8 | 1,332.25 | 1 | 400 | -1,460 |
| 22 | Jud Larson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 200 | 159 | 5,157 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 200.00 | 2 | 320 | -1,540 |
| 23 | Jim Rathmann | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 853 | 3 | 7,146 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 4 | 1,169.50 | 2 | 300 | -1,560 |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 525 | 82 | 7,932 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 3 | 765.00 | 2 | 290 | -1,570 |
| 25 | Johnnie Tolan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 617 | 0 | 5,214 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 4 | 876.50 | 1 | 205 | -1,655 |
| 26 | Earl Motter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 775 | 0 | 3,055 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5 | 826.75 | 0 | 200 | -1,660 |
| 27 | Cliff Griffith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 445 | 0 | 6,995 | 19.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 743.50 | 0 | 150 | -1,710 |
| 28 | Mike Magill | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 1,935 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 199.00 | 1 | 130 | -1,730 |
| 29 | Billy Garrett | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 934 | 0 | 5,474 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 6 | 1,238.50 | 0 | 90 | -1,770 |
| 30 | Jim McWithey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 1,307 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 3 | 329.00 | 1 | 60 | -1,800 |
| 31 | Don Branson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 0 | 1,392 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 3 | 344.00 | 0 | 50 | -1,810 |
| 32 | Freddie Agabashian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 3,644 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 490.00 | 0 | 50 | -1,810 |
| 33 | Art Bisch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 480 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 1 | 116.00 | 1 | 30 | -1,830 |
| 34 | Bill Cheesbourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 0 | 1,058 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 2 | 421.88 | 0 | 10 | -1,850 |
| 35 | Keith Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 3,383 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 1 | 333.00 | 0 | 10 | -1,850 |
| 36 | Bob Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 187 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 93.00 | 0 | 10 | -1,850 |
| 36 | Dempsey Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 279 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 95.00 | 0 | 10 | -1,850 |
| Eddie Russo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 485 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 2 | 311.75 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Daywalt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 0 | 3,120 | 13.0 | 17.7 | 2 | 531.00 | 0 | |||
| Rex Easton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 0 | 691 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 2 | 194.00 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Hinnershitz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 365 | 3.5 | 17.0 | 0 | 61.00 | 0 | |||
| Shorty Templeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 0 | 521 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 1 | 307.00 | 0 | |||
| Duke Dinsmore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 0 | 3,417 | 27.0 | 17.5 | 2 | 710.50 | 0 | |||
| Troy Ruttman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 35 | 2,548 | 7.0 | 25.5 | 0 | 113.00 | 0 | |||
| Bob Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 3,374 | 25.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 490.00 | 0 | |||
| Roy Graham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 322 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 97.00 | 0 | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 3,434 | 32.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 487.50 | 0 | |||
| Mel McGaughy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 195 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 73.00 | 0 | |||
| Ken Gottschalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 187 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 191.13 | 0 | |||
| Charles Musselman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 219 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 96.00 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 146 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 19.00 | 0 | |||
| Van Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 111 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 28.00 | 0 | |||
| Len Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 117 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 16.00 | 0 | |||
| Gene Force | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 112 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 182.88 | 0 | |||
| Danny Kladis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Al Herman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 2,474 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 185.00 | 0 | |||
| Ray Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 2,444 | 17.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 122.50 | 0 | |||
| Paul Russo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 3,974 | 8.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 52.50 | 0 |