Round 3 · 30 May 1956
1956 Indianapolis 500: results
Pat Flaherty (Watson) won the 1956 Indianapolis 500, round 3 of the championship, held on 30 May 1956 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (USA), starting from position 1. Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft) and Don Freeland (Phillips) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 1 | 3:53:28.840 | 8 | Finished |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | +20.450 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 26 | +90.230 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | +205.690 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | +261.810 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 10 | +335.050 s | — | Finished |
| 7 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | +385.630 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | +392.310 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 21 | +398.310 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 30 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 15 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 32 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 16 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 29 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 17 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +9 Laps | — | +9 Laps |
| 18 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | +13 Laps | — | +13 Laps |
| 19 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 19 | +15 Laps | — | +15 Laps |
| 20 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | — | — | Brakes |
| 23 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | — | — | Brakes |
| 24 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | — | — | Accident |
| 25 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 26 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | — | — | Transmission |
| 27 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 28 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | — | — | Accident |
| 29 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | — | — | Accident |