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