Round 3 · 30 May – 30 May 1956

1956 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

Weekend schedule

UK time.

Session	UK time
Race	Wed 30 May, 01:00

Results

1956 Indianapolis 500 race result
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Pts
1	Pat Flaherty	Watson	1	3:53:28.840	8
2	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	13	+20.450	6
3	Don Freeland	Phillips	26	+1:30.230	4
4	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	6	+3:25.690	3
5	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	4	+4:21.810	2
6	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	10	+5:35.050	0
7	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft	23	+6:25.630	0
8	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	15	+6:32.310	0
9	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky	21	+6:38.310	0
10	Cliff Griffith	Stevens	30	+1 Lap	0
11	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	22	+4 Laps	0
12	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	7	+4 Laps	0
13	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	25	+4 Laps	0
14	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	28	+5 Laps	0
15	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma	32	+5 Laps	0
16	Billy Garrett	Kuzma	29	+6 Laps	0
17	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	33	+9 Laps	0
18	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	3	+13 Laps	0
19	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	19	+15 Laps	0
20	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	2	Engine	0
21	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft	31	Engine	0
22	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	5	Accident	0
23	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	14	Brakes	0
23	Eddie Russo	Kurtis Kraft	14	Brakes	0
24	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	16	Accident	0
25	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft	24	Engine	0
26	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft	20	Transmission	0
27	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	9	Oil leak	0
28	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	27	Accident	0
29	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	17	Accident	0
30	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	12	Oil leak	0
31	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	11	Spun off	0
32	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	18	Spun off	0
33	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	8	Accident	1

How to watch

In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.

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