1956 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
| Date | 30.05.1956 | Category | Champcars |
| Circuit | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Championship | USAC National Championship |
| Race title | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Round | 1 |
| Distance | 200 laps = 500 miles | Country | USA |
Winner's speed: 128.490 mph
Pole's speed: 145.596 mph
Fastest lap speed: 232.410 kmh
| Rank | Pos. | # | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Laps lead | Time | Status | Pts | FL time | FL rank | Grid | Row | Qual time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink | Watson Offy 4.5 L4 | 200 | 127 | 3:53'28.84 | finished | 1000 | 1 | 1 | 145.596 mph | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Sam Hanks | Jones & Maley | Kurtis Kraft 500C Offy 4.5 L4 | 200 | 3:53'49.30 | finished | 800 | 13 | 5 | 142.051 mph | |||
| 4 | 4 | 98 | Johnnie Parsons | J C Agajanian | Kuzma Offy 4.5 L4 | 200 | 16 | 3:56'54.48 | finished | 600 | 6 | 2 | 144.144 mph | ||
| 18 | 18 | 7 | Pat O`Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D Offy 4.5 L4 | 187 | 39 | DNF, magneto | 3 | 1 | 144.980 mph | ||||
| 33 | 33 | 29 | Paul Russo | Novi Racing Corp | Kurtis Kraft Novi 3.0 L8C | 21 | 11 | DNF, wrecked | 1'02.32 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 143.546 mph |