1956 Indianapolis 500

The , or officially known as the 40th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes, was the third round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, on Wednesday, the 30th of May.
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==Background==
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
*Saturday, 16th of May – Pole Day time trials
*Sunday, 17th of May – Second Day time trials
*Saturday, 23rd of May – Third Day time trials (rained out)
*Sunday, 24th of May – Fourth Day time trials
===Qualifying Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Ave. Speed
1 	8 	Pat Flaherty 	 	4:07.26	145.596 mi/h
2 	24 	Jim Rathmann 	 	4:08.07	145.120 mi/h
3 	7 	Pat O'Connor 	 	4:08.31	144.980 mi/h
4 	73 	Dick Rathmann 	 	4:08.72	144.741 mi/h
5 	99 	Tony Bettenhausen 	 	4:08.96	144.602 mi/h
6 	98 	Johnnie Parsons (W)	 	4:09.75	144.144 mi/h
7 	42 	Fred Agabashian 	 	4:09.88	144.069 mi/h
8 	29 	Paul Russo 	 	4:10.79	143.546 mi/h
9 	5 	Andy Linden 	 	4:11.65	143.056 mi/h
10 	1 	Bob Sweikert (W) 	 	4:11.69	143.033 mi/h
11 	53 	Troy Ruttman (W) 	 	4:12.66	142.484 mi/h
12 	15 	Johnny Boyd 	 	4:12.92	142.337 mi/h
13 	4 	Sam Hanks 	 	4:13.43	142.051 mi/h
14 	10 	Ed Elisian 	 	4:14.63	141.382 mi/h
15 	19 	Rodger Ward 	 	4:15.01	141.171 mi/h
16 	48 	Jimmy Daywalt 	 	4:15.36	140.977 mi/h
17 	49 	Ray Crawford 	 	4:15.53	140.884 mi/h
18 	88 	Johnny Thomson 	 	4:07.34	145.549 mi/h
19 	2 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	4:10.45	143.741 mi/h
20 	89 	Keith Andrews 	 	4:11.79	142.976 mi/h
21 	26 	Jimmy Reece 	 	4:11.95	142.885 mi/h
22 	82 	Gene Hartley 	 	4:12.02	142.846 mi/h
23 	14 	Bob Veith (R) 	 	4:12.57	142.535 mi/h
24 	54 	Jack Turner (R) 	 	4:12.82	142.394 mi/h
25 	57 	Bob Christie (R) 	 	4:13.10	142.236 mi/h
26 	16 	Don Freeland 	 	4:14.06	141.699 mi/h
27 	12 	Al Herman 	 	4:14.22	141.610 mi/h
28 	55 	Al Keller 	 	4:14.97	141.193 mi/h
29 	41 	Billy Garrett (R) 	 	4:16.12	140.559 mi/h
30 	27 	Cliff Griffith 	 	4:14.47	141.471 mi/h
31 	34 	Johnny Tolan (R) 	 	4:17.03	140.061 mi/h
32 	81 	Eddie Johnson 	 	4:18.82	139.093 mi/h
33 	64 	Duke Dinsmore 	 	4:19.87	138.430 mi/h
*(W) represents as previous winners.
*(R) represents as race rookies.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
===Non-Qualifiers===
The full list of non-qualifiers for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Constructor
58 	Eddie Sachs (R) 	
87 	Jay Abney (R) 	
33 	George Amick (R) 	
91 	Johnny Baldwin (R) 	
25 	Tony Bonadies (R) 	
81 	Buddy Cagle (R) 	
84 	Bill Cheesbourg (R)	
87 	Bill Cheesbourg (R)	
31 	Jimmy Davies 	
51 	Len Duncan 	
41 	Edgar Elder (R) 	
9 	Giuseppe Farina (R)	
35 	Johnny Kay (R) 	
74 	Mike Magill (R) 	
77 	Jim McWithey (R) 	
9 	Earl Motter (R) 	
41 	Earl Motter (R) 	
74 	Roy Newman (R) 	
75 	Marvin Pifer (R) 	
10 	Eddie Russo (R) 	
27 	Eddie Russo (R) 	
33 	Eddie Russo (R) 	
85 	Gig Stephens (R) 	
62 	Len Sutton (R) 	
3 	Marshall Teague 	
47 	Marshall Teague 	
46 	Shorty Templeman 	
93 	Leroy Warriner (R) 	
22 	Chuck Weyant 	
22 	Dempsey Wilson (R) 	
79 	Dempsey Wilson (R) 	
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	Grid	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1 	1 	8 	Pat Flaherty 	 	200 	127	3:53:28.84 	8
2 	13 	4 	Sam Hanks 	 	200 	0 	+20.46s 	6
3 	26 	16 	Don Freeland 	 	200 	4 	+1:30.23 	4
4 	6 	98 	Johnnie Parsons (W)	 	200 	16 	+3:25.64 	3
5 	4 	73 	Dick Rathmann 	 	200 	0 	+4:21.81 	2
6 	10 	1 	Bob Sweikert (W) 	 	200 	0 	+5:34.99 	
7 	23 	14 	Bob Veith (R) 	 	200 	0 	+6:25.66 	
8 	15 	19 	Rodger Ward 	 	200 	0 	+6:32.27 	
9 	21 	26 	Jimmy Reece 	 	200 	0 	+6:38.27 	
10 	30 	27 	Cliff Griffith 	 	199 	0 	+1 Lap 	
11 	22 	82 	Gene Hartley 	 	196 	0 	+4 Laps 	
12 	7 	42 	Fred Agabashian 	 	196 	0 	+4 Laps 	
13 	25 	57 	Bob Christie (R) 	 	196 	0 	+4 Laps 	
14 	28 	55 	Al Keller 	 	195 	0 	+5 Laps 	
15 	32 	81 	Eddie Johnson 	 	195 	0 	+5 Laps 	
16 	29 	41 	Billy Garrett (R) 	 	194 	0 	+6 Laps 	
17 	33 	64 	Duke Dinsmore 	 	191 	0 	+9 Laps 	
18 	3 	7 	Pat O'Connor 	 	187 	39 	+13 Laps 	
19 	19 	2 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	185 	0 	+15 Laps 	
20 	2 	24 	Jim Rathmann 	 	175 	3 	Rings 	
21 	31 	34 	Johnny Tolan (R) 	 	173 	0 	Mechanical 	
22 	5 	99 	Tony Bettenhausen 	 	160 	0 	Accident 	
23 	14 	10 	Ed Elisian 	 	123 	0 	Brakes 	
23 	14 	10 	Eddie Russo (R) 	 	37 	0 	Brakes 	
24 	16 	48 	Jimmy Daywalt 	 	134 	0 	Accident 	
25 	24 	54 	Jack Turner (R) 	 	131 	0 	Mechanical 	
26 	20 	89 	Keith Andrews 	 	94 	0 	Transmission	
27 	9 	5 	Andy Linden 	 	90 	0 	Oil Leak 	
28 	27 	12 	Al Herman 	 	74 	0 	Accident 	
29 	17 	49 	Ray Crawford 	 	49 	0 	Accident 	
30 	12 	15 	Johnny Boyd 	 	35 	0 	Oil Leak 	
31 	11 	53 	Troy Ruttman (W) 	 	22 	0 	Spin 	
32 	18 	88 	Johnny Thomson 	 	22 	0 	Spin 	
33 	8 	29 	Paul Russo 	 	21 	11 	Accident 	1FL
*FL Indicates a driver scored one point for fastest lap.
==Milestones==
*Only pole position and victory for Pat Flaherty.
*Only fastest lap for Paul Russo.
==Standings==
==References==
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