1956 Indianpolis 500
30 May Indianpolis - : 804.500 km (4.023 km x 200 Laps) : 500 Miles (2.5 Miles x 200 Laps)



Results:

1  Pat Flaherty               Watson-Offenhauser                 3:53:28.84 = 128.490 mph
2  Sam Hanks                  Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          200 laps 
3  Don Freeland               Phillips-Offenhauser               200 laps
4  Johnnie Parsons            Kuzma-Offenhauser                  200 laps
5  Dick Rathmann              Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          200 laps
6  Bob Sweikert               Kuzma-Offenhauser                  200 laps
7  Bob Veith                  Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          200 laps
8  Rodger Ward                Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          200 laps
9  Jimmy Reece                Lesovsky-Offenhauser               200 laps
10 Cliff Griffith             Stevens-Offenhauser                199 laps
11 Gene Hartley               Kuzma-Offenhauser                  196 laps
12 Fred Agabashian            Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          196 laps
13 Bob Christie               Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser          196 laps
14 Al Keller                  Kurtis KK4000-Offenhauser          195 laps
15 Eddie Johnson              Kuzma-Offenhauser                  195 laps
16 Billy Garrett              Kuzma-Offenhauser                  194 laps
17 Duke Dinsmore              Kurtis KK500A-Offenhauser          191 laps
18 Pat O'Connor               Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser          187 laps
19 Jimmy Bryan                Kuzma-Offenhauser                  185 laps

Did Not Finish:

   Paul Russo                 Kurtis-Novi                        179 Accident
   Johnny Thomson             Kuzma-Offenhauser                  178 Spin
   Troy Ruttman               Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          178 Spin
   Johnny Boyd                Kurtis KK500E-Offenhauser          165 Engine
   Ray Crawford               Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser          151 Accident
   Al Herman                  Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser          126 Accident
   Andy Linden                Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser          110 Oil Leak
   Keith Andrews              Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser          106 Spun
   Jack Turner                Kurtis KK500B-Offenhauser           69 Engine 
   Jimmy Daywalt              Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser           66 Accident
   Ed Elisian                 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser           40 Stalled
   Tony Bettenhausen          Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser           40 Accident
   Johnnie Tolan              Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser           27 Mechanical
   Jim Rathmann               Kurtis KK500C-Offenhasuer           25 Rings

Qualifying times:
Pos Car # Driver Make/Model Speed
1 8 Pat Flaherty Watson/Offy 145.596
2 24 Jim Rathmann KK500C/Offy 145.120
3 7 Pat OConnor KK500D/Offy 144.980
4 73 Dick Rathmann KK500C/Offy 144.471
5 99 Tony Bettenhausen Sr. KK500C/Offy 144.602
6 98 Johnnie Parsons Kuzma/Offy 144.144
7 42 Fred Agabashian KK500C/Offy 144.069
8 29 Paul Russo Kurtis/Novi 143.546
9 5 Andy Linden KK500C/Offy 143.056
10 1 Bob Sweikert Kuzma/Offy 143.033
11 53 Troy Ruttman KK500C/Offy 142.484
12 15 Johnny Boyd KK500E/Offy 142.337
13 4 Sam Hanks KK500C/Offy 142.051
14 10 Ed Elisian KK500C/Offy 141.382
15 19 Rodger Ward KK500C/Offy 141.171
16 48 Jimmy Daywalt KK500D/Offy 140.977
17 49 Ray Crawford KK500B/Offy 140.884
18 88 Johnny Thomson Kuzma/Offy 145.549
19 2 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma/Offy 143.741
20 89 Keith Andrews KK500B/Offy 142.976
21 26 Jimmy Reece Lesovsky/Offy 142.885
22 82 Gene Hartley Kuzma/Offy 142.846
23 14 Bob Veith KK500C/Offy 142.535
24 54 Jack Turner KK500B/Offy 142.394
25 57 Bob Christie KK500D/Offy 142.236
26 16 Don Freeland Phillips/Offy 141.699
27 12 Al Herman KK500B/Offy 141.610
28 55 Al Keller KK4000/Offy 141.193
29 41 Billy Garrett Kuzma/Offy 140.559
30 27 Cliff Griffith Stevens/Offy 141.471
31 34 Johnnie Tolan KK500C/Offy 140.061
32 81 Eddie Johnson Kuzma/Offy 139.093
33 64 Duke Dinsmore KK500A/Offy 138.530


Note: 
1: Offy - Offenhauser