1956 Indianapolis 500
Date | Wednesday, 30 May 1956 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
Round | 3 of 8 |
Race numbers | 51st World Championship race |
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 53m 28.840s | 8 | |
2 | +11 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | +20.450s | 6 |
3 | +23 | ![]() | Phillips-Offenhauser | 200 | 4 | |
4 | +2 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | 3 | |
5 | -1 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
6 | +4 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
7 | +16 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
8 | +7 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
9 | +12 | ![]() | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
10 | +20 | ![]() | Stevens-Offenhauser | 199 | +1 lap | |
11 | +11 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
12 | -5 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
13 | +12 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
14 | +14 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 195 | +5 laps | |
15 | +17 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 195 | +5 laps | |
16 | +13 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 194 | +6 laps | |
17 | +16 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 191 | +9 laps | |
18 | -15 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 187 | +13 laps | |
19 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 185 | +15 laps | ||
20 | -18 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 175 | DNF | |
21 | +10 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 173 | DNF | |
22 | -17 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 160 | DNF | |
23 | -9 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 160 | DNF | ||
24 | -8 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 134 | DNF | |
25 | -1 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 131 | DNF | |
26 | -6 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 94 | DNF | |
27 | -18 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 90 | DNF | |
28 | -1 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 74 | DNF | |
29 | -12 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 49 | DNF | |
30 | -18 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 35 | DNF | |
31 | -20 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 22 | DNF | |
32 | -32 | ![]() | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 22 | DNF | |
33 | -25 | ![]() | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 21 | DNF | 1 FL |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1956 Indianapolis 500.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 8 |
= | ![]() | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
= | ![]() | 1.5 |
17 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Bob Christie, Billy Garrett, Johnnie Tolan, Jack Turner, Bob Veith
- Last start
- Keith Andrews, Duke Dinsmore, Cliff Griffith, Bob Sweikert
- Stevens
- Wins
- 1st and only for Pat Flaherty (16th different winner, 6th American driver)
- 1st for Watson (7th different winner; last until 1959)
- Podiums
- 3rd for Sam Hanks (last for Kurtis Kraft), 1st and only for Pat Flaherty (46th different podium finisher, 19th American driver), 1st and only for Don Freeland (47th different podium finisher, 20th American driver)
- 15th for Kurtis Kraft, 1st for Watson (12th different podium finisher, last until 1959)
- 1st and only for Phillips (13th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 1st and only for Pat Flaherty (13th different polesitter, 7th American driver)
- 1st for Watson (8th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Paul Russo (18th different fastest lap setter, 5th American driver)
- 7th and last for Kurtis Kraft
- Front row starts
- 1st and only for Pat Flaherty (32nd different front row starter, 14th American driver), 1st for Jim Rathmann (only front row start for Kurtis Kraft) & Pat O’Connor (33rd & 34th different front row starters, 15th & 16th American drivers)
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Johnnie Parsons, 1st and only for Pat Flaherty, Don Freeland & Dick Rathmann (77th-79th different point scorers, 27th-29th American drivers)
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Pat Flaherty (7th different driver to win from pole, 2nd American driver)