1957 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

Race 3 of 8

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:41:14.25
Average speed of winner: 218.234 kph
Margin of victory: 21.46 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 6 drivers
Fastest lap: Jim Rathmann 1:02.75
Lap leaders: O'Connor 1-4, Ruttman 5-6, O'Connor 7-9, Ruttman 10-11, P. Russo 12-35, Hanks 36-48, Thomson 49-53, Hanks 54-110, Rathmann 111-134, Hanks 135-200

Race notes: First win for Sam Hanks. Only pole for Pat O'Connor. Debut for Bill Cheesbourg, Mike Magill, and Eddie Sachs. Finale for Fred Agabashian, Sam Hanks, Andy Linden, and Marshall Teague. Only start for Don Edmunds and Elmer George.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	13	Sam Hanks	9	Belond Exhaust	Salih	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salih	4:12.08	200	3	136	3:41:14.25	8
2	32	Jim Rathmann	26	Chiropractic	Epperly	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hopkins	4:17.50	200	1	24	+21.46	7
3	15	Jimmy Bryan	1	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Brawner	4:14.98	200	0	0	+133.97	4
4	10	Paul Russo	54	Novi Auto Air Conditioner	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C	Firestone	Novi	4:08.59	200	1	24	+176.86	3
5	12	Andy Linden	73	McNamara/Veedol	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:11.32	200	0	0	+194.27	2
6	5	Johnny Boyd	6	Bowes Seal Fast	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bignotti	4:13.34	200	0	0	+275.27	0
7	28	Marshall Teague	48	Sumar	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:16.54	200	0	0	+285.58	0
8	1	Pat O'Connor	12	Sumar	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:10.09	200	2	7	+333.15	0
9	16	Bob Veith	7	Bob Estes	Phillips	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Estes	4:15.29	200	0	0	+377.11	0
10	14	Gene Hartley	22	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Massaglia	4:14.83	200	0	0	+430.12	0
11	19	Jack Turner	19	Bardahl	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Clancy	4:16.47	200	0	0	+476.07	0
12	11	Johnny Thomson	10	D-A Lubricant	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	D-A Lubricant	4:10.82	199	1	5	+1 lap	0
13	33	Bob Christie	95	Jones & Maley	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jones and Maley	4:17.55	197	0	0	+3 laps	0
14	25	Chuck Weyant	82	Central Excavating	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salemi	4:15.13	196	0	0	+4 laps	0
15	22	Tony Bettenhausen	27	Novi Auto Air Conditioner	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C	Firestone	Novi	4:12.74	195	0	0	+5 laps	0
16	17	Johnnie Parsons	18	Sumar	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:15.71	195	0	0	+5 laps	0
17	21	Don Freeland	3	Ansted Rotary	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ansted	4:17.79	192	0	0	+8 laps	0
18	6	Jimmy Reece	5	Hoyt Machine	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hoyt	4:13.51	182	0	0	throttle	0
19	27	Don Edmunds	92	McKay	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	McKay	4:16.32	170	0	0	spun off	0
20	31	Johnnie Tolan	28	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Greenman	4:17.43	138	0	0	clutch	0
21	30	Al Herman	89	Dunn Engineering	Dunn	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Dunn	4:17.13	111	0	0	accident	0
22	4	Fred Agabashian	14	Bowes Seal Fast	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bignotti	4:12.53	107	0	0	fuel leak	0
23	2	Eddie Sachs	88	Schmidt	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	4:10.31	105	0	0	fuel pump	0
24	18	Mike Magill	77	Dayton Steel Foundry	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Dayton-Walther	4:16.39	101	0	0	accident	0
25	20	Eddie Johnson	43	Chapman	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Chapman	4:16.83	93	0	0	wheel bearing	0
26	23	Bill Cheesbourg	31	Schildmeier Seal Line	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Donaldson	4:14.30	81	0	0	fuel leak	0
27	8	Al Keller	16	Bardahl	KK500G	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone		4:14.60	75	0	0	accident	0
28	29	Jimmy Daywalt	57	Helse	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	H.H. Johnson	4:16.77	53	0	0	accident	0
29	7	Ed Elisian	83	McNamara	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:13.92	51	0	0	timing gear	0
30	24	Rodger Ward	8	Wolcott Fuel Injection	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wolcott	4:14.74	27	0	0	supercharger	0
31	3	Troy Ruttman	52	John Zink	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:12.15	13	2	4	piston	0
32	26	Eddie Russo	55	Sclavi & Amos	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Sclavi and Amos	4:15.57	0	0	0	accident	0
33	9	Elmer George	23	Travelon Trailer	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ruiz	4:15.81	0	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	17	2	1	2	2
2	Sam Hanks	8	1	0	1	1
3	Jim Rathmann	7	1	0	0	1
4	Jean Behra	6	1	0	0	1
5	Tony Brooks	6	1	0	0	1
6	Carlos Menditéguy	4	2	0	0	1
7	Masten Gregory	4	1	0	0	1
8	Jimmy Bryan	4	1	0	0	1
9	Harry Schell	3	2	0	0	0
10	Stuart Lewis-Evans	3	1	0	0	0
11	Paul Russo	3	1	0	0	0
12	Maurice Trintignant	2	1	0	0	0
13	Andy Linden	2	1	0	0	0
14	Alfonso de Portago	1	1	0	0	0
15	Stirling Moss	1	2	1	0	0
16	Cesare Perdisa	0	1	0	0	0
17	Jack Brabham	0	1	0	0	0
18	Johnny Boyd	0	1	0	0	0
19	Jo Bonnier	0	1	0	0	0
20	Wolfgang von Trips	0	1	0	0	0
21	Marshall Teague	0	1	0	0	0
22	Giorgio Scarlatti	0	1	0	0	0
23	Pat O'Connor	0	1	1	0	0
24	Alejandro de Tomaso	0	1	0	0	0
25	Ron Flockhart	0	1	0	0	0