1956 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

Race 1 of 1

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:28.84
Average speed of winner: 128.490 mph
Margin of victory: 20.46 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Fastest lap: Paul Russo 141.416
Lap leaders: Flaherty pole, J. Rathmann 1-3, O'Connor 4-10, P. Russo 11-21, O'Connor 22-40, Flaherty 41, O'Connor 42-44, Flaherty 45, O'Connor 46-55, Parsons 56-71, Freeland 72-75, Flaherty 76-200

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Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Owner	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Pat Flaherty	8	John Zink	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone	Zink	145.596	200	3	127	running	93819	1000
2	13	Sam Hanks	4	Jones & Maley	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Jones and Maley	142.051	200	0	0	running	32919	800
3	26	Don Freeland	16	Bob Estes	Phillips	Offenhauser	Firestone	Estes	141.699	200	1	4	running	20419	700
4	6	Johnnie Parsons	98	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone	Agajanian	144.144	200	1	16	running	15769	600
5	4	Dick Rathman	73	McNamara	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Elkins	144.741	200	0	0	running	10744	500
6	10	Bob Sweikert	1	D-A Lubicrant	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone	D-A Lubricants	143.033	200	0	0	running	7594	400
7	23	Bob Veith	14	Federal Engineering	KK500E	Offenhauser	Firestone	Federal	142.535	200	0	0	running	7494	300
8	15	Rodger Ward	19	Filter Queen	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Walsh	141.171	200	0	0	running	6294	250
9	21	Jimmy Reece	26	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	Massaglia	142.885	200	0	0	running	6044	200
10	30	Cliff Griffith	27	Jim Robbins	Stevens	Offenhauser	Firestone	Jim Robbins	141.471	199	0	0	running	6194	150
11	22	Gene Hartley	82	Central Excavating	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Salemi	142.846	196	0	0	running	3714	100
12	7	Fred Agabashian	42	Federal Engineering	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Federal	144.069	196	0	0	running	3644	50
13	25	Bob Christie	57	Helse	KK500D	Offenhauser	Firestone	H.H. Johnson	142.236	196	0	0	running	3374	0
14	28	Al Keller	55	Sam Traylor	KK4000	Offenhauser	Firestone	Traylor	141.193	195	0	0	running	3254	0
15	32	Eddie Johnson	81	Central Excavating	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone	Salemi	139.093	195	0	0	running	3434	0
16	29	Billy Garrett	41	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone	Greenman	140.559	194	0	0	running	3014	0
17	33	Duke Dinsmore	64	Shannon's	KK500A	Offenhauser	Firestone	Shannons	138.430	191	0	0	running	3094	0
18	3	Pat O'Connor	7	Ansted Rotary	KK500D	Offenhauser	Firestone	Ansted	144.980	187	4	39	running	8924	0
19	19	Jimmy Bryan	2	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone	Brawner	143.741	185	0	0	running	3144	0
20	2	Jim Rathmann	24	Hopkins	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Hopkins	145.120	175	1	3	engine	3564	0
21	31	Johnnie Tolan	34	Trio Brass Foundry	KK500D	Offenhauser	Firestone	Anderson	140.061	173	0	0	mechanical	3084	0
22	5	Tony Bettenhausen	99	Belanger Motors	KK500D	Offenhauser	Firestone	Belanger	144.602	160	0	0	accident	2754	0
23	14	Ed Elisian	10	Hoyt Machine	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Fred Sommer	141.382	160	0	0	brakes	2624	0
24	16	Jimmy Daywalt	48	Sumar	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Root	140.977	134	0	0	accident	2594	0
25	24	Jack Turner	54	Travelon Trailer	KK500B	Offenhauser	Firestone	Ruiz	142.394	131	0	0	mechanical	2564	0
26	20	Keith Andrews	89	Dunn Engineering	KK500B	Offenhauser	Firestone	Dunn	142.976	94	0	0	transmission	2804	0
27	9	Andy Linden	5	Chapman	KK500C	Offenhauser	Firestone	Chapman	143.056	90	0	0	oil leak	2534	0
28	27	Al Herman	12	Bardahl	KK500B	Offenhauser	Firestone	Clancy	141.610	74	0	0	accident	2474	0
29	17	Ray Crawford	49	Crawford	KK500B	Offenhauser	Firestone	Ray Crawford	140.884	49	0	0	accident	2444	0
30	12	Johnny Boyd	15	Bowes Seal Fast	KK500G	Offenhauser	Firestone	Bignotti	142.337	35	0	0	oil leak	2414	0
31	11	Troy Ruttman	53	John Zink	KK500D	Offenhauser	Firestone	Zink	142.484	22	0	0	spun out	2384	0
32	18	Johnny Thomson	88	Schmidt	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	145.549	22	0	0	spun out	2854	0
33	8	Paul Russo	29	Novi Vespa	Kurtis	Novi	Firestone	Novi	143.546	21	1	11	accident	3974	0