51st GP – Indianapolis 1956

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Bob Sweikert	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kuzma FE [56A]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
2	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
3	Marshall Teague	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
4	Sam Hanks	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C [373]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
5	Andy Linden	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500C [377]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
7	Pat O’Connor	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500D [381]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
8	Pat Flaherty	John Zink	Watson FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
9	Giuseppe Farina Earl Motter	Bardahl/NART	Kurtis Kraft 500D [387]	Ferrari 446S L6 4.5	Firestone
10	Ed Elisian	Hoyt Machine/Sommer	Kurtis Kraft 500C [376]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
12	Al Herman	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500B [361]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
14	Bob Veith	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500E [388]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
15	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft 500G [391]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
16	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips FE [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
19	Rodger Ward	Filter Queen/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C [370]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
22	Dempsey Wilson	Martin Brothers	Kurtis Kraft 500B [359]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
24	Jim Rathmann	Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft 500C [372]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
25	Tony Bonadies	Duke Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
26	Jimmy Reece	Massaglia Hotel	Lesovsky FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
27	Cliff Griffith	Jim Robbins	Stevens D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
29	Pat Flaherty Jimmy Davies Paul Russo	Novi Vespa	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56A (389)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone
31	Jimmy Davies Paul Russo	Novi Air Conditioner	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56B (390)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone
33	Eddie Russo	Belond Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 500B [366]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
34	Johnnie Tolan	Trio Brass Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 500D [384]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
35	Johnny Kay	Peter Wales Trucking	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [345]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
41	Billy Garrett	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
42	Fred Agabashian	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500D [383]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
46	Shorty Templeman	Lee Glessner	Hillegass D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
47	Marshall Teague	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500D [385]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500C [371]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
49	Ray Crawford	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B [364]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
51	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [346]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
53	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 500D [382]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
54	Jack Turner	Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B [362]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
55	Al Keller	Samuel W. Traylor III	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [368]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
57	Bob Christie	Helse/H.H.Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500C [369]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
58	Eddie Sachs Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
62	Len Sutton	Wolcott	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
64	Duke Dinsmore	Shannon Bros	Kurtis Kraft 500A [355]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
73	Dick Rathmann	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft 500C [374]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
74	Mike Magill	Chesty Foods	Templeton D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
75	Marvin Pifer	Commercial Motor Freight/K. Hall	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
77	Jim McWithey	Dayton Steel Foundry	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
78	Dick Rathmann	Hopkins	Lesovsky D	Studebaker V8	Firestone
79	Dempsey Wilson	Marquette Tool	Silnes D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
81	Eddie Johnson Buddy Cagle	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
82	Gene Hartley	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kurtis Kraft 500C [375]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
84	Bill Cheesbourg	H.B.T./Dean Racing	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
85	Gig Stephens	Slick Airway	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [326]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
87	Bill Cheesbourg Dickie Reese	Cecil McDonald	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [339]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
88	Johnny Thomson	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma FE [56B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
89	Keith Andrews	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500B [365]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
91	Giuseppe Farina Johnny Baldwin	Bardahl/NART	Ferrari 375S [0388]	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	Firestone
93	Leroy Warriner	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
98	Johnnie Parsons	J. C. Agajanian	Kuzma FE [56C]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
99	Tony Bettenhausen	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft 500D [386]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	8	Pat Flaherty	Watson FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:01.815
2	24	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C [372]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.018
3	7	Pat O’Connor	Kurtis Kraft 500D [381]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.077
4	73	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500C [374]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.296
5	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 500D [386]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.340
6	98	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma FE [56C]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.437
7	42	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 500D [383]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.470
8	29	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56A (389)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	01:02.698
9	5	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 500C [377]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.912
10	1	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma FE [56A]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.922
11	53	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft 500D [382]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.165
12	15	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500G [391]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.230
13	4	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 500C [373]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.358
14	10	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 500C [376]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.657
15	19	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 500C [370]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.752
16	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 500C [371]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.840
17	49	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B [364]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.882
18	88	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma FE [56B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:01.835
19	2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.613
20	89	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft 500B [365]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.948
21	26	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:02.988
22	82	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 500C [375]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.005
23	14	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 500E [388]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.142
24	54	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft 500B [362]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.205
25	57	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft 500C [369]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.275
26	16	Don Freeland	Phillips FE [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.515
27	12	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft 500B [361]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.555
28	55	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [368]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.742
29	41	Billy Garrett	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.030
30	27	Cliff Griffith	Stevens D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.617
31	34	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500D [384]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.258
32	81	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.705
33	64	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 500A [355]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.968

Official Name	The 40th 500
Circuit	Indianapolis
Date	May 30
Pole	Pat Flaherty 01:01.815
Fastest Lap	Paul Russo 01:02.320
Podium	1st Pat Flaherty (127) , 2nd Sam Hanks, 3rd Don Freeland (4)
GP Number	51
Round	3
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grand Prix de Monaco May 13
Next race	Grand Prix de Belgique June 3

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	8	Pat Flaherty	John Zink	Watson FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:53:28.840	200		127	1	8
2	4	Sam Hanks	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C [373]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:53:49.290	200		0	13	6
3	16	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips FE [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:54:59.070	200		4	26	4
4	98	Johnnie Parsons	J. C. Agajanian	Kuzma FE [56C]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:56:54.530	200		16	6	3
5	73	Dick Rathmann	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft 500C [374]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:57:50.650	200		3	4	2
6	1	Bob Sweikert	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kuzma FE [56A]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:59:03.890	200		0	10	0
7	14	Bob Veith	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500E [388]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:59:54.470	200		0	23	0
8	19	Rodger Ward	Filter Queen/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C [370]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:00:01.150	200		0	15	0
9	26	Jimmy Reece	Massaglia Hotel	Lesovsky FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:00:07.150	200		0	21	0
10	27	Cliff Griffith	Jim Robbins	Stevens D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+1 lap	199		0	30	0
11	82	Gene Hartley	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kurtis Kraft 500C [375]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+4 laps	196		0	22	0
12	42	Fred Agabashian	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500D [383]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+4 laps	196		0	7	0
13	57	Bob Christie	Helse/H.H.Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500C [369]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+4 laps	196		0	25	0
14	55	Al Keller	Samuel W. Traylor III	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [368]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+5 laps	195		0	28	0
15	81	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+5 laps	195		0	32	0
16	41	Billy Garrett	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+6 laps	194		0	29	0
17	64	Duke Dinsmore	Shannon Bros	Kurtis Kraft 500A [355]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+9 laps	191		0	33	0
18	7	Pat O’Connor	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500D [381]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+13 laps	187		39	3	0
19	2	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma FE [56]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+15 laps	185		0	19	0
20	24	Jim Rathmann	Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft 500C [372]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	175		0	2	0
21	34	Johnnie Tolan	Trio Brass Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 500D [384]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	173		0	31	0
22	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft 500D [386]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	160		0	5	0
23	10	Ed Elisian Eddie Russo	Hoyt Machine/Sommer	Kurtis Kraft 500C [376]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Brakes	123 37		11 0	14	0 0
24	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500C [371]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	134		0	16	0
25	54	Jack Turner	Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B [362]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	131		0	24	0
26	89	Keith Andrews	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500B [365]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Transmission	94		0	20	0
27	5	Andy Linden	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500C [377]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Oil leak	90		0	9	0
28	12	Al Herman	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500B [361]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	74		0	27	0
29	49	Ray Crawford	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B [364]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	49		0	17	0
30	15	Johnny Boyd	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft 500G [391]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Oil leak	35		0	12	0
31	53	Troy Ruttman	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 500D [382]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Spun off	22		0	11	0
32	88	Johnny Thomson	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma FE [56B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Spun off	22		0	18	0
33	29	Paul Russo	Novi Vespa	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56A (389)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	Accident	21	01:02.320	0	8	1
DNQ	34	Johnnie Tolan	Trio Brass Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	87	Dickie Reese	Cecil McDonald	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [339]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	87	Bill Cheesbourg	Cecil McDonald	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [339]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	47	Marshall Teague	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500D [385]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	79	Dempsey Wilson	Marquette Tool	Silnes D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	77	Jim McWithey	Dayton Steel Foundry	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	3	Marshall Teague	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	84	Bill Cheesbourg	H.B.T./Dean Racing	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	74	Mike Magill	Chesty Foods	Templeton D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	25	Tony Bonadies	Duke Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	75	Marvin Pifer	Commercial Motor Freight/K. Hall	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	46	Shorty Templeman	Lee Glessner	Hillegass D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	78	Dick Rathmann	Hopkins	Lesovsky D	Studebaker V8	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	9	Giuseppe Farina	Bardahl/NART	Kurtis Kraft 500D [387]	Ferrari 446S L6 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	9	Earl Motter	Bardahl/NART	Kurtis Kraft 500D [387]	Ferrari 446S L6 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	91	Giuseppe Farina	Bardahl/NART	Ferrari 375S [0388]	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	91	Johnny Baldwin	Bardahl/NART	Ferrari 375S [0388]	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	29	Jimmy Davies	Novi Vespa	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56A (389)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	29	Pat Flaherty	Novi Vespa	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56A (389)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	31	Jimmy Davies	Novi Air Conditioner	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56B (390)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	31	Paul Russo	Novi Air Conditioner	Kurtis Kraft 500F [56B (390)]	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	81	Buddy Cagle	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	35	Johnny Kay	Peter Wales Trucking	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [345]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	51	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [346]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	58	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	58	Eddie Sachs	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	62	Len Sutton	Wolcott	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	93	Leroy Warriner	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	33	Eddie Russo	Belond Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 500B [366]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	85	Gig Stephens	Slick Airway	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [326]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	22	Dempsey Wilson	Martin Brothers	Kurtis Kraft 500B [359]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0

Formula 1 1956 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Jean Behra	Maserati	10
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	9
3	Stirling Moss	Maserati	8
4	Pat Flaherty	Watson	8
5	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	6
6	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	4
7	Mike Hawthorn	Maserati	4
8	Don Freeland	Phillips	4
9	Peter Collins	Ferrari	3
10	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma	3
11	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	2
12	Hermano da Silva Ramos	Gordini	2
13	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	2
14	Gerino Gerini	Maserati	1.5
15	Chico Landi	Maserati	1.5
16	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	1.5
17	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1