1956 Indianapolis 500

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Points	Status
1	Pat Flaherty	—	1	200	8	—
2	Sam Hanks	—	13	200	6	—
3	Don Freeland	—	26	200	4	—
4	Johnnie Parsons	—	6	200	3	—
5	Dick Rathmann	—	4	200	2	—
6	Bob Sweikert	—	10	200	—	—
7	Bob Veith	—	23	200	—	—
8	Rodger Ward	—	15	200	—	—
9	Jimmy Reece	—	21	200	—	—
10	Cliff Griffith	—	30	199	—	—
11	Gene Hartley	—	22	196	—	—
12	Fred Agabashian	—	7	196	—	—
13	Bob Christie	—	25	196	—	—
14	Al Keller	—	28	195	—	—
15	Eddie Johnson	—	32	195	—	—
16	Billy Garrett	—	29	194	—	—
17	Duke Dinsmore	—	33	191	—	—
18	Pat O'Connor	—	3	187	—	Magneto
19	Jimmy Bryan	—	19	185	—	—
20	Jim Rathmann	—	2	175	—	Engine
21	Johnnie Tolan	—	31	173	—	Engine
22	Tony Bettenhausen	—	5	160	—	Accident
23	Eddie Russo	—	—	—	—	—
23	Ed Elisian	—	14	160	—	Brakes
24	Jimmy Daywalt	—	16	134	—	Accident
25	Jack Turner	—	24	131	—	Engine
26	Keith Andrews	—	20	94	—	Transmission
27	Andy Linden	—	9	90	—	Oil leak
28	Al Herman	—	27	74	—	Accident
29	Ray Crawford	—	17	49	—	Accident
30	Johnny Boyd	—	12	35	—	Oil leak
31	Troy Ruttman	—	11	22	—	Spun off
32	Johnny Thomson	—	18	22	—	Spun off
33	Paul Russo	—	8	21	1	Accident · fastest lap