Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1956 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name | Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink | John Zink Co. | Watson/Offy | 128.49 | 200 | 127 | $93,819 |
| 2 | 13 | 4 | Sam Hanks | Jones & Maley | Cars Inc. | KK500C/Offy | 128.303 | 200 | 0 | $32,919 |
| 3 | 26 | 16 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Bob Estes | Phillips/Offy | 127.668 | 200 | 4 | $20,419 |
| 4 | 6 | 98 | Johnnie Parsons | Agajanian | J. C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offy | 126.631 | 200 | 16 | $15,769 |
| 5 | 4 | 73 | Dick Rathmann | McNamara | Kalamazoo Sports, Inc. | KK500C/Offy | 126.133 | 200 | 0 | $10,744 |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | Bob Sweikert | D-A Lubricant | Racing Associates | Kuzma/Offy | 125.489 | 200 | 0 | $7,594 |
| 7 | 23 | 14 | Bob Veith | Federal Engineering | Federal Auto. Associates | KK500E/Offy | 125.048 | 200 | 0 | $7,494 |
| 8 | 15 | 19 | Rodger Ward | Filter Queen | Ed Walsh | KK500C/Offy | 124.99 | 200 | 0 | $6,294 |
| 9 | 21 | 26 | Jimmy Reece | Massaglia Hotels | Joseph Massaglia, Jr. | Lesovsky/Offy | 124.938 | 200 | 0 | $6,044 |
| 10 | 30 | 27 | Cliff Griffith | Jim Robbins | Jim Robbins | Stevens/Offy | Running | 199 | 0 | $6,194 |
| 11 | 22 | 82 | Gene Hartley | Central Excavating | Pete Salemi | KK500C/Offy | Running | 196 | 0 | $3,714 |
| 12 | 7 | 42 | Fred Agabashian | Federal Engineering | Federal Auto. Associates | KK500C/Offy | Running | 196 | 0 | $3,644 |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | Bob Christie | Helse | H.H. Johnson | KK500D/Offy | Running | 196 | 0 | $3,374 |
| 14 | 28 | 55 | Al Keller | Sam Traylor | Samuel W. Traylor III | KK4000/Offy | Running | 195 | 0 | $3,254 |
| 15 | 32 | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Central Excavating | Pete Salemi | Kuzma/Offy | Running | 195 | 0 | $3,434 |
| 16 | 29 | 41 | Billy Garrett | Greenman-Casale | E.R. Casale | Kuzma/Offy | Running | 194 | 0 | $3,014 |
| 17 | 33 | 64 | Duke Dinsmore | Shannon's | Shannon Brothers | KK500A/Offy | Running | 191 | 0 | $3,094 |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Ansted Rotary Co. | KK500D/Offy | Running | 187 | 39 | $8,924 |
| 19 | 19 | 2 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | A. E. Dean | Kuzma/Offy | Running | 185 | 0 | $3,144 |
| 20 | 2 | 24 | Jim Rathmann | Hopkins | Lindsey Hopkins | KK500C/Offy | Rings | 175 | 3 | $3,564 |
| 21 | 31 | 34 | Johnnie Tolan | Trio Brass Foundry | Carl L. Anderson | KK500D/Offy | Mechanical | 173 | 0 | $3,084 |
| 22 | 5 | 99 | Tony Bettenhausen | Belanger Motors | Murrell Belanger | KK500D/Offy | Accident | 160 | 0 | $2,754 |
| 23 | 14 | 10 | Ed Elisian | Hoyt Machine | Fred Sommer | KK500C/Offy | Brakes | 160 | 0 | $2,624 |
| 24 | 16 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Sumar | Chapman S. Root | KK500C/Offy | Accident | 134 | 0 | $2,594 |
| 25 | 24 | 54 | Jack Turner | Travelon Trailer | Ernest L. Ruiz | KK500B/Offy | Mechanical | 131 | 0 | $2,564 |
| 26 | 20 | 89 | Keith Andrews | Dunn Engineering | Harry Dunn | KK500B/Offy | Transmission | 94 | 0 | $2,804 |
| 27 | 9 | 5 | Andy Linden | Chapman | H. A. Chapman | KK500C/Offy | Oil leak | 90 | 0 | $2,534 |
| 28 | 27 | 12 | Al Herman | Bardahl | Pat Clancy | KK500B/Offy | Accident | 74 | 0 | $2,474 |
| 29 | 17 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Crawford | Ray Crawford | KK500B/Offy | Accident | 49 | 0 | $2,444 |
| 30 | 12 | 15 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast | George Bignotti | KK500G/Offy | Oil leak | 35 | 0 | $2,414 |
| 31 | 11 | 53 | Troy Ruttman | John Zink | John S. Zink | KK500D/Offy | Spun out | 22 | 0 | $2,384 |
| 32 | 18 | 88 | Johnny Thomson | Schmidt | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma/Offy | Spun out | 22 | 0 | $2,854 |
| 33 | 8 | 29 | Paul Russo | Novi Vespa | Novi Racing Corp., Inc | Kurtis/Novi | Accident | 21 | 11 | $3,974 |