1957 Indianapolis 500

The was the 41st running of the Indianapolis 500, which was included as round three of the 1957 Formula One Season. The race was won by Sam Hanks, who subsequently announced his retirement from racing. With a prize of $103,844, Hanks was the first driver to win more than $100,000 in a single race.
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==Background==
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Ave. Speed
1 	12 	Pat O'Connor 	 	4:10.09	143.94 km/h
2 	88 	Eddie Sachs (R) 	 	4:10.22	143.87 km/h
3 	52 	Troy Ruttman (W) 	 	4:12.15	142.77 km/h
4 	14 	Fred Agabashian 	 	4:12.53	142.55 km/h
5 	6 	Johnny Boyd 	 	4:13.34	142.10 km/h
6 	5 	Jimmy Reece 	 	4:13.51	142.00 km/h
7 	83 	Ed Elisian 	 	4:13.92	141.77 km/h
8 	16 	Al Keller 	 	4:13.92	141.39 km/h
9 	23 	Elmer George (R) 	 	4:14.60	140.72 km/h
10 	54 	Paul Russo 	 	4:08.59	144.81 km/h
11 	10 	Johnny Thomson 	 	4:10.82	143.52 km/h
12 	73 	Andy Linden 	 	4:11.32	143.24 km/h
13 	9 	Sam Hanks 	 	4:12.08	142.81 km/h
14 	22 	Gene Hartley 	 	4:14.83	141.27 km/h
15 	1 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	4:14.98	141.18 km/h
16 	7 	Bob Veith 	 	4:15.29	141.01 km/h
17 	18 	Johnnie Parsons (W)	 	4:15.71	140.78 km/h
18 	77 	Mike Magill (R) 	 	4:16.39	140.41 km/h
19 	19 	Jack Turner 	 	4:16.39	140.36 km/h
20 	43 	Eddie Johnson 	 	4:16.83	140.17 km/h
21 	3 	Don Freeland 	 	4:17.79	139.64 km/h
22 	27 	Tony Bettenhausen 	 	4:12.74	142.43 km/h
23 	31 	Bill Cheesbourg (R)	 	4:14.30	141.56 km/h
24 	8 	Rodger Ward 	 	4:14.74	141.32 km/h
25 	82 	Chuck Weyant 	 	4:15.13	141.10 km/h
26 	55 	Eddie Russo 	 	4:15.57	140.86 km/h
27 	92 	Don Edmunds (R) 	 	4:16.32	140.44 km/h
28 	48 	Marshall Teague 	 	4:16.54	140.32 km/h
29 	57 	Jimmy Daywalt 	 	4:16.77	140.20 km/h
30 	89 	Al Herman 	 	4:17.13	140.00 km/h
31 	28 	Johnnie Tolan 	 	4:17.43	139.84 km/h
32 	26 	Jim Rathmann 	 	4:17.50	139.80 km/h
33 	95 	Bob Christie 	 	4:17.55	139.77 km/h
*(W) represents as previous winners.
*(R) represents as race rookies.
===Grid===
*(W) represents as previous winners.
*(R) represents as race rookies.
===Non-Qualifiers===
The full non-qualifiers for the are outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Constructor
4 	George Amick (R) 	
15 	Tony Bonadies (R) 	
81 	Tony Bonadies (R) 	
25 	Jud Larson (R) 	
31 	Cliff Griffith 	
32 	Jimmy Davies 	
32 	Cal Niday 	
33 	Billy Garrett 	
34 	Jim McWithey (R) 	
42 	Dempsey Wilson (R) 	
49 	Ray Crawford 	
58 	Andy Furci (R) 	
59 	Bud Clemons (R) 	
62 	Keith Andrews 	
62 	Giuseppe Farina (R)	
64 	Gene Force 	
71 	Johnny Fedricks (R)	
72 	Danny Kladis 	
84 	Danny Kladis 	
82 	Johnny Baldwin (R) 	
92 	Leroy Warriner (R) 	
98 	Johnnie Parsons (W)	
*(W) represents as previous winners.
*(R) represents as race rookies.
==Race==
===Report===
===Classification===
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie
Pos	Grid	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Led	Time/Retired 	Points
1 	13 	9 	Sam Hanks 	 	200 	136	3:41:14.25 	8
2 	32 	26	Jim Rathmann 	 	200 	24 	+21.46 	7
3 	15 	1 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	200 	0 	+2:13.97 	4
4 	10 	54	Paul Russo 	 	200 	24 	+2:56.86 	3
5 	12 	73	Andy Linden 	 	200 	0 	+3:14.27 	2
6 	5 	6 	Johnny Boyd 	 	200 	0 	+4:35.27 	
7 	28 	48	Marshall Teague 	 	200 	0 	+4:45.58 	
8 	1 	12	Pat O'Connor 	 	200 	7 	+5:33.15 	
9 	16 	7 	Bob Veith 	 	200 	0 	+6:17.11 	
10 	14 	22	Gene Hartley 	 	200 	0 	+7:10.12 	
11 	19 	19	Jack Turner 	 	200 	0 	+7:56.07 	
12 	11 	10	Johnny Thomson 	 	199 	5 	+1 Lap 	
13 	33 	95	Bob Christie 	 	197 	0 	+3 Laps 	
14 	25 	82	Chuck Weyant 	 	196 	0 	+4 Laps 	
15 	22 	27	Tony Bettenhausen 	 	195 	0 	+5 Laps 	
16 	17 	18	Johnnie Parsons (W)	 	195 	0 	+5 Laps 	
17 	21 	3 	Don Freeland 	 	192 	0 	+8 Laps 	
18 	6 	5 	Jimmy Reece 	 	182 	0 	Throttle 	
19 	27 	92	Don Edmunds (R) 	 	170 	0 	Spun Off 	
20 	31 	28	Johnnie Tolan 	 	138 	0 	Clutch 	
21 	30 	89	Al Herman 	 	111 	0 	Accident 	
22 	4 	14	Fred Agabashian 	 	107 	0 	Fuel Leak 	
23 	2 	88	Eddie Sachs (R) 	 	105 	0 	Fuel Leak 	
24 	18 	77	Mike Magill (R) 	 	101 	0 	Accident 	
25 	20 	43	Eddie Johnson 	 	93 	0 	Wheel Bearing	
26 	23 	31	Bill Cheesbourg (R)	 	81 	0 	Fuel Leak 	
27 	8 	16	Al Keller 	 	75 	0 	Accident 	
28 	29 	57	Jimmy Daywalt 	 	53 	0 	Accident 	
29 	7 	83	Ed Elisian 	 	51 	0 	Engine 	
30 	24 	8 	Rodger Ward 	 	27 	0 	Compressor 	
31 	3 	52	Troy Ruttman (W) 	 	13 	4 	Engine 	
32 	26 	55	Eddie Russo 	 	0 	0 	Accident 	
33 	9 	23	Elmer George (R) 	 	0 	0 	Accident 	
==Milestones==
==Standings==
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