# 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1956

Resultados da quadragésima edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway à 30 de maio de 1956. Vencidas pelo norte-americano Pat Flaherty, figuram como a terceira etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1.

## Treino classificatório

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Tempo | Diferença |
| 1 | 8 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink | Watson Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'01"815 | |
| 2 | 24 | Jim Rathmann | Lindsey Hopkins | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"018 | "203 |
| 3 | 7 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"077 | "262 |
| 4 | 73 | Dick Rathmann | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"296 | "481 |
| 5 | 99 | Tony Bettenhausen | Belanger Motors | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"340 | "525 |
| 6 | 98 | Johnnie Parsons | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"437 | "622 |
| 7 | 42 | Fred Agabashian | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"470 | "655 |
| 8 | 29 | Paul Russo | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 1'02"698 | "883 |
| 9 | 5 | Andy Linden | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"912 | 1"097 |
| 10 | 1 | Bob Sweikert | D-A Lubricants Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'02"922 | 1"107 |
| 11 | 53 | Troy Ruttman | John Zink | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"165 | 1"350 |
| 12 | 15 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500E | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"230 | 1"415 |
| 13 | 4 | Sam Hanks | Jones & Maley Cars | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"358 | 1"543 |
| 14 | 10 | Ed Elisian | Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"657 | 1"842 |
| 15 | 19 | Rodger Ward | Filter Queen/Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"752 | 1"937 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"840 | 2"025 |
| 17 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'03"882 | 2"067 |
| 18 | 88 | Johnny Thomson | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'04"835 | 3"020 |
| 19 | 2 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"613 | 3"798 |
| 20 | 89 | Keith Andrews | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"948 | 4"133 |
| 21 | 26 | Jimmy Reece | Massaglia Hotels | Lesovsky ?? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"988 | 4"173 |
| 22 | 82 | Gene Hartley | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"005 | 4"190 |
| 23 | 14 | Bob Veith | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"142 | 4"327 |
| 24 | 54 | Jack Turner | Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"205 | 4"390 |
| 25 | 57 | Bob Christie | Helse / H.H. Johnson | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"275 | 4"460 |
| 26 | 16 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Phillips ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"515 | 4"700 |
| 27 | 12 | Al Herman | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"555 | 4"740 |
| 28 | 55 | Al Keller | Sam Traylor Offy | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"742 | 4"927 |
| 29 | 41 | Billy Garrett | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"030 | 5"215 |
| 30 | 27 | Cliff Griffith | Jim Robbins | Stevens ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"617 | 5"802 |
| 31 | 34 | Johnnie Tolan | Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"258 | 6"443 |
| 32 | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"705 | 6"890 |
| 33 | 64 | Duke Dinsmore | Shannon's | Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"968 | 7"153 |

## Corrida

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Voltas | Tempo | Grid | Pontos |
| 1 | 8 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink | Watson Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 53m 28s 84c (+20s 45c) (206.767 km/h) | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | Sam Hanks | Jones & Maley Cars | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 53m 49s 29c (+20s 45c) | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Phillips ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 54m 59s 07c (+1m 30s 23c) | 26 | 4 |
| 4 | 98 | Johnnie Parsons | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 56m 54s 53c (+3m 25s 69c) | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 73 | Dick Rathmann | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 57m 50s 65c (+4m 21s 81c) | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | Bob Sweikert | D-A Lubricants Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 59m 03s 89c (+5m 35s 05c) | 10 | |
| 7 | 14 | Bob Veith | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 59m 54s 47c (+6m 25s 63c) | 23 | |
| 8 | 19 | Rodger Ward | Filter Queen/Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 4h 00m 01s 15c (+6m 32s 31c) | 15 | |
| 9 | 26 | Jimmy Reece | Massaglia Hotels | Lesovsky ?? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 4h 00m 07s 15c (+6m 38s 31c) | 21 | |
| 10 | 27 | Cliff Griffith | Jim Robbins | Stevens ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 199 | | 30 | |
| 11 | 82 | Gene Hartley | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 196 | | 22 | |
| 12 | 42 | Fred Agabashian | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 196 | | 7 | |
| 13 | 57 | Bob Christie | Helse / H.H. Johnson | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 196 | | 25 | |
| 14 | 55 | Al Keller | Sam Traylor Offy | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 195 | | 28 | |
| 15 | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 195 | | 32 | |
| 16 | 41 | Billy Garrett | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 194 | | 29 | |
| 17 | 64 | Duke Dinsmore | Shannon's | Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 191 | | 33 | |
| 18 | 7 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 187 | | 3 | |
| 19 | 2 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 185 | | 19 | |
| 20 | 24 | Jim Rathmann | Lindsey Hopkins | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 175 | Hidráulica | 2 | |
| 21 | 34 | Johnnie Tolan | Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 173 | Motor | 31 | |
| 22 | 99 | Tony Bettenhausen | Belanger Motors | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 160 | Colisão | 5 | |
| 23 | 10 | Ed Elisian | Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 80 | | 14 | |
| - | 10 | Eddie Russo | Hoyt Machine/Fred Sommer | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 80 | Motor | 14 | |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 134 | Colisão | 16 | |
| 25 | 54 | Jack Turner | Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 131 | Motor | 24 | |
| 26 | 89 | Keith Andrews | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 94 | Rotação | 20 | |
| 27 | 5 | Andy Linden | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 90 | Fuga de óleo | 9 | |
| 28 | 12 | Al Herman | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 74 | Colisão | 27 | |
| 29 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 49 | Colisão | 17 | |
| 30 | 15 | Johnny Boyd | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | Kurtis Kraft 500E | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 35 | Motor | 12 | |
| 31 | 53 | Troy Ruttman | John Zink | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 22 | Rotação | 11 | |
| 32 | 88 | Johnny Thomson | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 22 | Rotação | 18 | |
| 33 | 29 | Paul Russo | Novi Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500F | Novi L8 c 3.0 | F | 21 | Colisão | 8 | 1 |

## Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

| | Pos. | Piloto | Pontos |
| | 1 | Jean Behra | 10 |
| | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| | 3 | Stirling Moss | 8 |
| 22 | 4 | Pat Flaherty | 8 |
| 21 | 5 | Sam Hanks | 6 |