Indianapolis 500 1956 Results – won by Pat Flaherty

Race result

Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Pat Flaherty	Watson	1	200	3:53:28.840	8
2	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	13	200	+20.450	6
3	Don Freeland	Phillips	26	200	+1:30.230	4
4	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	6	200	+3:25.690	3
5	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	4	200	+4:21.810	2
6	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	10	200	+5:35.050	0
7	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft	23	200	+6:25.630	0
8	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	15	200	+6:32.310	0
9	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky	21	200	+6:38.310	0
10	Cliff Griffith	Stevens	30	199	+1 Lap	0
11	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	22	196	+4 Laps	0
12	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	7	196	+4 Laps	0
13	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	25	196	+4 Laps	0
14	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	28	195	+5 Laps	0
15	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma	32	195	+5 Laps	0
16	Billy Garrett	Kuzma	29	194	+6 Laps	0
17	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	33	191	+9 Laps	0
18	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	3	187	+13 Laps	0
19	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	19	185	+15 Laps	0
R	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	2	175	Engine	0
R	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft	31	173	Engine	0
R	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	5	160	Accident	0
R	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	14	160	Brakes	0
R	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft	14	160	Brakes	0
R	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	16	134	Accident	0
R	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft	24	131	Engine	0
R	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft	20	94	Transmission	0
R	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	9	90	Oil leak	0
R	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	27	74	Accident	0
R	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	17	49	Accident	0
R	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	12	35	Oil leak	0
R	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	11	22	Spun off	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	18	22	Spun off	0
R	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	8	21	Accident	1

About the Grand Prix

The 40th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1956. The event was part of the 1956 USAC National Championship Trail and was also race 3 of 8 in the 1956 World Championship of Drivers. The 1956 race was the first to be governed by the United States Automobile Club. The AAA withdrew from auto racing the previous August after a succession of incidents, including the Le Mans disaster and the fatal crash of Bill Vukovich during the 1955 race. Another change was made to the track that would have an immediate effect on the racing. The vast majority of the circuit was paved over in asphalt. A short stretch approximately 600 yards in length was left brick along the mainstretch. Speeds were expected to climb, and qualifying records were expected to be shattered during time trials.