1956-3-Indianapolis

XL 500 Mile Race

Indianapolis, 30 Maggio 1956

200 giri x 4.023 km – 804.600 km

ELENCO ISCRITTI

N°	Pilota	Squadra	Telaio	Motore
1	Bob SWEIKERT	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
2	Jimmy BRYAN	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
3	Marshall TEAGUE	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
4	Sam HANKS	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
5	Andy LINDEN	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
7	Pat O’CONNOR	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft	500D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
8	Pat FLAHERTY	John Zink	Watson	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
9	Giuseppe FARINA	Bardahl-Ferrari	Kurtis Kraft	500D	Ferrari	446 L6 4.5
10	Ed ELISIAN	Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
12	Al HERMAN	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
14	Bob VEITH	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
15	Johnny BOYD	Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft	500E	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
16	Don FREELAND	Bob Estes	Phillips	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
19	Rodger WARD	Filter Queen/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
22	Dempsey WILSON	Martin Brothers	Kurtis Kraft	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
24	Jim RATHMANN	Lindsey Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
25	Tony BONADIES	Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
26	Jimmy REECE	Massaglia Hotels	Lesovsky	??	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
27	Cliff GRIFFITH	Jim Robbins	Stevens	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
29	Paul RUSSO	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft	500F	Novi	L8 c 3.0
31	Jimmy DAVIES	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft	500F	Novi	L8 c 3.0
33	Eddie RUSSO	Belond Miracle/Calif. Muffler	Epperly	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
34	Johnnie TOLAN	Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
35	Johnny KAY	Peter Wales Trucking	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
41	Billy GARRETT	Greenman-Casale	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
42	Fred AGABASHIAN	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
46	Shorty TEMPLEMAN	Lee Glessner	Hillegass	Sprint Car	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
47	Marshall TEAGUE	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
48	Jimmy DAYWALT	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft	500D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
49	Ray CRAWFORD	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
51	Len DUNCAN	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
53	Troy RUTTMAN	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
54	Jack TURNER	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
55	Al KELLER	Sam Traylor Offy	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
57	Bob CHRISTIE	Helse / H.H. Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	500D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
58	Eddie SACHS	Ray Brady	Schroeder	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
62	Len SUTTON	Wolcott Fuel Injection	Lesovsky	??	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
64	Duke DINSMORE	Shannon’s	Kurtis Kraft	500A	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
73	Dick RATHMANN	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
74	Mike MAGILL	Chesty Foods	Templeton	D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
75	Marvin PIFER	Commercial Motor Freight	Ewing	D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
77	Jim McWITHEY	Dayton Steel Foundry	Schroeder	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
78	Dick RATHMANN	Lindsey Hopkins	Lesovsky	??	Studebaker	V8
79	Dempsey WILSON	Marquette Tool	Silnes	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
81	Eddie JOHNSON	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
82	Gene HARTLEY	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
84	Bill CHEESBOURG	Cecil McDonald	Lesovsky	??	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
85	Gig STEPHENS	Slick Racers	Kurtis Kraft	2000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
87	Jay ABNEY	Cecil McDonald	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
87	Bill CHEESBOURG	Cecil McDonald	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
87	Dick REESE	Cecil McDonald	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
88	Johnny THOMSON	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
89	Keith ANDREWS	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
91	Johnny BALDWIN	Bardahl-Ferrari	Ferrari	375S	Ferrari	375 V12 4.5
93	Leroy WARRINER	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
98	Johnnie PARSONS	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
99	Tony BETTENHAUSEN	Belanger Motors	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5

QUALIFICHE

Pole position: Pat Flaherty, Watson-Offenhauser, 145.596 mph

CLASSIFICA

Pos	N°	Pilota	Telaio	Motore	Giro
1	8	Pat FLAHERTY	Watson	Offenhauser	200	3h 53m 28.84s  ( 206.767 km/h )
2	4	Sam HANKS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +20.45s )
3	16	Don FREELAND	Phillips	Offenhauser	200	( +1m 30.23s )
4	98	Johnnie PARSONS	Kuzma	Offenhauser	200	( +3m 25.69s )
5	73	Dick RATHMANN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +4m 21.81s )
6	1	Bob SWEIKERT	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +5m 35.05s )
7	14	Bob VEITH	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +6m 25.63s )
8	19	Rodger WARD	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +6m 32.31s )
9	26	Jimmy REECE	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	200	( +6m 38.31s )
10	27	Cliff GRIFFITH	Stevens	Offenhauser	199
11	82	Gene HARTLEY	Kuzma	Offenhauser	196
12	42	Fred AGABASHIAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	196
13	57	Bob CHRISTIE	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	196
14	55	Al KELLER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	195
15	81	Eddie JOHNSON	Kuzma	Offenhauser	195
16	41	Billy GARRETT	Kuzma	Offenhauser	194
17	64	Duke DINSMORE	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	191
18	7	Pat O’CONNOR	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	187
19	2	Jimmy BRYAN	Kuzma	Offenhauser	185
20	24	Jim RATHMANN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	175
21	34	Johnnie TOLAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	173
22	99	Tony BETTENHAUSEN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	160
23	10	Ed ELISIAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	80
&		Eddie RUSSO			80
24	48	Jimmy DAYWALT	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	134
25	54	Jack TURNER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	131
26	89	Keith ANDREWS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	94
27	5	Andy LINDEN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	90
28	12	Al HERMAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	74
29	49	Ray CRAWFORD	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	49
30	15	Johnny BOYD	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	35
31	53	Troy RUTTMAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	22
32	88	Johnny THOMSON	Kuzma	Offenhauser	22
33	29	Paul RUSSO	Kurtis Kraft	Novi	21
nq	3	Marshall TEAGUE	Kuzma	Offenhauser
nq	9	Giuseppe FARINA	Kurtis Kraft	Ferrari
nq	22	Dempsey WILSON	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	25	Tony BONADIES	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	31	Jimmy DAVIES	Kurtis Kraft	Novi
nq	33	Eddie RUSSO	Epperly	Offenhauser
nq	35	Johnny KAY	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	46	Shorty TEMPLEMAN	Hillegass	Offenhauser
nq	47	Marshall TEAGUE	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	51	Len DUNCAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	58	Eddie SACHS	Schroeder	Offenhauser
nq	62	Len SUTTON	Lesovsky	Offenhauser
nq	74	Mike MAGILL	Templeton	Offenhauser
nq	75	Marvin PIFER	Ewing	Offenhauser
nq	77	Jim McWITHEY	Schroeder	Offenhauser
nq	78	Dick RATHMANN	Lesovsky	Studebaker
nq	79	Dempsey WILSON	Silnes	Offenhauser
nq	84	Bill CHEESBOURG	Lesovsky	Offenhauser
nq	85	Gig STEPHENS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	87	Dick REESE	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	87	Bill CHEESBOURG	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	87	Jay ABNEY	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	91	Johnny BALDWIN	Ferrari	Ferrari
nq	93	Leroy WARRINER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser

GIRO VELOCE

Pilota	Telaio	Motore	Tempo	Gap	Giro	Media
Paul RUSSO	Kurtis Kraft	Novi	1’02”32		19	232.394