Round 3 of 8 · Indianapolis · 30 May 1956, Wednesday
Indianapolis 500
Key highlights
Flaherty
pole position
200
laps
19
finishers out of 34
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 3:53:28.84 | 8 |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | +0:20.45 | 6 |
| 3 | Don Freeland | Phillips | +1:30.23 | 4 |
| 4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | +3:25.69 | 3 |
| 5 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | +4:21.81 | 2 |
| 6 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | +5:35.05 | |
| 7 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | +6:25.63 | |
| 8 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | +6:32.31 | |
| 9 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | +6:38.31 | |
| 10 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | +4 Laps | |
| 14 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | +5 Laps | |
| 15 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | +5 Laps | |
| 16 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | +6 Laps | |
| 17 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | +9 Laps | |
| 18 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | +13 Laps | |
| 19 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | +15 Laps | |
| DNF | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | Accident | |
| DNF | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Brakes | |
| DNF | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | Brakes | |
| DNF | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | Accident | |
| DNF | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | Engine | |
| DNF | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | Transmission | |
| DNF | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | Accident | |
| DNF | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | Accident | |
| DNF | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | Spun off | |
| DNF | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | Spun off | |
| DNF | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Accident | 1 |
- DNF
- Did not finish