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1956 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

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Race 3 of 8

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:28.84
Average speed of winner: 206.798 kph
Margin of victory: 20.45 sec.
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Fastest lap: Paul Russo 1:02.32
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

Race notes: First win for Pat Flaherty. Only pole for Pat Flaherty. Debut for Bob Christie, Billy Garrett, Johnnie Tolan, Jack Turner, and Bob Veith. Finale for Keith Andrews, Duke Dinsmore, Cliff Griffith, and Bob Sweikert.

Video links: Part 1, Part 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Pat Flaherty	8	John Zink	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:07.26	200	3	127	3:53:28.84	8
2	13	Sam Hanks	4	Jones & Maley	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jones and Maley	4:13.43	200	0	0	+20.45	6
3	26	Don Freeland	16	Bob Estes	Phillips	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Estes	4:14.06	200	1	4	+90.23	4
4	6	Johnnie Parsons	98	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Agajanian	4:09.75	200	1	16	+205.69	3
5	4	Dick Rathman	73	McNamara	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:08.72	200	0	0	+261.81	2
6	10	Bob Sweikert	1	D-A Lubicrant	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	D-A Lubricants	4:11.69	200	0	0	+335.05	0
7	23	Bob Veith	14	Federal Engineering	KK500E	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:12.57	200	0	0	+385.63	0
8	15	Rodger Ward	19	Filter Queen	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Walsh	4:15.01	200	0	0	+392.31	0
9	21	Jimmy Reece	26	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Massaglia	4:11.95	200	0	0	+398.31	0
10	30	Cliff Griffith	27	Jim Robbins	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jim Robbins	4:14.47	199	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	22	Gene Hartley	82	Central Excavating	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salemi	4:12.02	196	0	0	+4 laps	0
12	7	Fred Agabashian	42	Federal Engineering	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:09.88	196	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	25	Bob Christie	57	Helse	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	H.H. Johnson	4:13.10	196	0	0	+4 laps	0
14	28	Al Keller	55	Sam Traylor	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Traylor	4:14.97	195	0	0	+5 laps	0
15	32	Eddie Johnson	81	Central Excavating	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salemi	4:18.82	195	0	0	+5 laps	0
16	29	Billy Garrett	41	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Greenman	4:16.12	194	0	0	+6 laps	0
17	33	Duke Dinsmore	64	Shannon's	KK500A	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Shannons	4:20.06	191	0	0	+9 laps	0
18	3	Pat O'Connor	7	Ansted Rotary	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ansted	4:08.31	187	4	39	+13 laps	0
19	19	Jimmy Bryan	2	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Brawner	4:10.45	185	0	0	+15 laps	0
20	2	Jim Rathmann	24	Hopkins	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hopkins	4:08.07	175	1	3	engine	0
21	31	Johnnie Tolan	34	Trio Brass Foundry	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Anderson	4:17.03	173	0	0	engine	0
22	5	Tony Bettenhausen	99	Belanger Motors	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Belanger	4:08.96	160	0	0	accident	0
23	14	Ed Elisian	10	Hoyt Machine	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Fred Sommer	4:14.63	123	0	0	brakes	0
		Eddie Russo								0.0000	0	0		0
24	16	Jimmy Daywalt	48	Sumar	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:15.36	134	0	0	accident	0
25	24	Jack Turner	54	Travelon Trailer	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ruiz	4:12.82	131	0	0	engine	0
26	20	Keith Andrews	89	Dunn Engineering	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Dunn	4:11.79	94	0	0	transmission	0
27	9	Andy Linden	5	Chapman	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Chapman	4:11.65	90	0	0	oil leak	0
28	27	Al Herman	12	Bardahl	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Clancy	4:14.22	74	0	0	accident	0
29	17	Ray Crawford	49	Crawford	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Crawford	4:15.53	49	0	0	accident	0
30	12	Johnny Boyd	15	Bowes Seal Fast	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bignotti	4:12.92	35	0	0	oil leak	0
31	11	Troy Ruttman	53	John Zink	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:12.66	22	0	0	spun off	0
32	18	Johnny Thomson	88	Schmidt	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	4:07.34	22	0	0	spun off	0
33	8	Paul Russo	29	Novi Vespa	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C	Firestone	Novi	4:10.79	21	1	11	accident	1

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jean Behra	10	2	0	0	2
2	Stirling Moss	8	2	0	1	1
3	Pat Flaherty	8	1	1	1	1
4	Sam Hanks	6	1	0	0	1
5	Luigi Musso	4	2	0	1	1
6	Mike Hawthorn	4	1	0	0	1
7	Don Freeland	4	1	0	0	1
8	Peter Collins	3	2	0	0	1
9	Johnnie Parsons	3	1	0	0	0
10	Olivier Gendebien	2	1	0	0	0
11	Hermano da Silva Ramos	2	1	0	0	0
12	Dick Rathman	2	1	0	0	0
13	Chico Landi	1.5	1	0	0	0
14	Paul Russo	1	1	0	0	0
15	Juan Manuel Fangio	0	2	2	0	0
16	Alberto Uria	0	1	0	0	0
17	Élie Bayol	0	1	0	0	0
18	Bob Sweikert	0	1	0	0	0
19	Cesare Perdisa	0	1	0	0	0
20	Bob Veith	0	1	0	0	0
21	Horace Gould	0	1	0	0	0
22	Rodger Ward	0	1	0	0	0
23	Luigi Piotti	0	1	0	0	0
24	Robert Manzon	0	1	0	0	0
25	Jimmy Reece	0	1	0	0	0

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