1956 Indianapolis 500
🇺🇸 USA Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA Round 3 of 8
Podium
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 8 | 1 | 200 | 3:53:28.84 | Finished | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 13 | 200 | +20.450s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 16 | 26 | 200 | +1:30.230 | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 98 | 6 | 200 | +3:25.690 | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 73 | 4 | 200 | +4:21.810 | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 1 | 10 | 200 | +5:35.050 | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 23 | 200 | +6:25.630 | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 15 | 200 | +6:32.310 | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 26 | 21 | 200 | +6:38.310 | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 27 | 30 | 199 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 82 | 22 | 196 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 42 | 7 | 196 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 57 | 25 | 196 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 55 | 28 | 195 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 81 | 32 | 195 | +5 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 41 | 29 | 194 | +6 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 64 | 33 | 191 | +9 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 3 | 187 | +13 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 2 | 19 | 185 | +15 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 2 | 175 | +25 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 34 | 31 | 173 | +27 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 99 | 5 | 160 | +40 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 14 | 160 | +40 Laps | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 14 | 160 | +40 Laps | Brakes | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 48 | 16 | 134 | +66 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 54 | 24 | 131 | +69 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 89 | 20 | 94 | +106 Laps | Transmission | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 9 | 90 | +110 Laps | Oil leak | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 27 | 74 | +126 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 49 | 17 | 49 | +151 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 12 | 35 | +165 Laps | Oil leak | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 53 | 11 | 22 | +178 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 88 | 18 | 22 | +178 Laps | Spun off | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | 8 | 21 | +179 Laps | Accident | 0 | 1 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.