Indianapolis Grand Prix 1956: results

Round 3 of the 1956 season, 30 May 1956, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Pat Flaherty won for Watson from pole position. Fastest lap: Paul Russo, 1:02.320 (lap 19).

Race result

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

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Pat Flaherty	Watson
2	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft
3	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft
4	Dick Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft
6	Johnnie Parsons	Kuzma
7	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft
8	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft
9	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft
10	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma
11	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft
12	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft
14	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft
15	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft
16	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft
17	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft
18	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma
19	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma
20	Keith Andrews	Kurtis Kraft
21	Jimmy Reece	Lesovsky
22	Gene Hartley	Kuzma
23	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft
24	Jack Turner	Kurtis Kraft
25	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft
26	Don Freeland	Phillips
27	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft
28	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft
29	Billy Garrett	Kuzma
30	Cliff Griffith	Stevens
31	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft
32	Eddie Johnson	Kuzma
33	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft