International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1956
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | John Zink | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:53:28.84 128.490 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 13 | Sam Hanks | 4 | Jones & Maley | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 200 | 3:53:49.30 128.303 | 800 |
| 3 | 26 | Don Freeland | 16 | Bob Estes | Phillips | Offy | 200 | 3:54:59.07 127.668 | 700 |
| 4 | 6 | Johnnie Parsons | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Offy | 200 | 3:56:54.48 126.631 | 600 |
| 5 | 4 | Dick Rathmann | 73 | McNamara | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 200 | 3:57:50.65 126.133 | 500 |
| 6 | 10 | Bob Sweikert | 1 | D-A Lubricants | Kuzma | Offy | 200 | 3:59:03.83 125.489 | 400 |
| 7 | 23 | Bob Veith | 14 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500E | Offy | 200 | 3:59:54.50 125.048 | 300 |
| 8 | 15 | Rodger Ward | 19 | Filter Queen | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 200 | 4:00:01.11 124.990 | 250 |
| 9 | 21 | Jimmy Reece | 26 | Massaglia Hotel | Lesovsky | Offy | 200 | 4:00:07.11 124.938 | 200 |
| 10 | 30 | Cliff Griffith | 27 | Jim Robbins | Stevens D | Offy | 200 | 4:01:45.48 123.471 | 150 |
| 11 | 22 | Gene Hartley | 82 | Central Excavating | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 196 | Flagged 122.961 | 100 |
| 12 | 7 | Fred Agabashian | 42 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500D | Offy | 196 | Flagged 122.507 | 50 |
| 13 | 25 | Bob Christie | 57 | Helse | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 196 | Flagged 122.317 | |
| 14 | 28 | Al Keller | 55 | Traylor | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | 195 | Flagged 121.895 | |
| 15 | 32 | Eddie Johnson | 81 | Central Excavating | Kuzma D | Offy | 195 | Flagged 121.456 | |
| 16 | 29 | Billy Garrett | 41 | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma D | Offy | 194 | Flagged 120.085 | |
| 17 | 33 | Duke Dinsmore | 64 | Shannon Bros. | Kurtis 500A | Offy | 191 | Flagged 118.941 | |
| 18 | 3 | Pat O'Connor | 7 | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis 500D | Offy | 187 | Magneto | |
| 19 | 19 | Jimmy Bryan | 2 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offy | 185 | Flagged | |
| 20 | 2 | Jim Rathmann | 24 | Hopkins | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 175 | Oil trouble | |
| 21 | 31 | Johnnie Tolan | 34 | Trio Brass | Kurtis 500D | Offy | 173 | Flagged | |
| 22 | 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis 500D | Offy | 160 | Wrecked SW | |
| 23 | 14 | Ed Elisian | 10 | Hoyt Machine | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 160 | Lost brakes | |
| 24 | 16 | Jimmy Daywalt | 48 | Sumar | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 134 | Wrecked SE | |
| 25 | 24 | Jack Turner | 54 | Travelon Trailer | Kurtis 500B | Offy | 131 | Engine | |
| 26 | 20 | Keith Andrews | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis 500B | Offy | 94 | Broken transmission | |
| 27 | 9 | Andy Linden | 5 | Chapman | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 90 | Oil leak | |
| 28 | 27 | Al Herman | 12 | Bardahl/Clancy | Kurtis 500B | Offy | 74 | Wrecked MS | |
| 29 | 17 | Ray Crawford | 49 | Crawford | Kurtis 500B | Offy | 49 | Wrecked NW | |
| 30 | 12 | Johnny Boyd | 15 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis 500G | Offy | 35 | Oil leak | |
| 31 | 11 | Troy Ruttman | 53 | John Zink | Kurtis 500D | Offy | 22 | Spun out SW | |
| 32 | 18 | Johnny Thomson | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma | Offy | 22 | Spun out SW | |
| 33 | 8 | Paul Russo | 29 | Novi Vespa | Kurtis 500F | Novi SC | 21 | Wrecked SW | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Russo | 10 | Hoyt Machine | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 37 | Relieved Elisian 124-160 | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cheesbourg | 87 | McDonald | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Marshall Teague | 47 | Sumar | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dempsey Wilson | 79 | Marquette Tool | Silnes D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Rathmann | 78 | Hopkins | Lesovsky D | Studebaker V8 | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Russo | 33 | Belond Miracle Power | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cheesbourg | 84 | H. B. T. | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Davies | 31 | Novi Air Conditioning | Kurtis 500F | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Baldwin | 91 | Bardahl-Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Len Duncan | 51 | Ray Brady | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bonadies | 25 | Donaldson | Kurtis 3000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Nino Farina | 9 | Bardahl-Ferrari | Kurtis 500D | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Kay | 35 | Peter Wales | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim McWithey | 77 | Dayton Steel Foundry | Schroeder D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mike Magill | 74 | Chesty Foods | Templeton D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Marvin Pifer | 75 | Commercial Motor Freight | Ewing D | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice, NW | |
| -- | -- | Marshall Teague | 3 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Shorty Templeman | 46 | Glessner | HillegassD | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dempsey Wilson | 22 | Martin Brothers | Curtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leroy Warriner | 92 | McKay's Bulldog | Kurtis 500G | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dickie Reese | 87 | McDonald | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Sachs | 58 | Ray Brady | Schroeder D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Gig Stephens | 85 | Slick Airway | Kurtis 2000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Len Sutton | 62 | Wolcott | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice, NE | |
| -- | -- | Buddy Cagle | 81 | Central Excavating | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Wrecked rookie test | |
| -- | -- | George Amick | 33 | Belond Miracle Power | Epperly | Offy | -- | Entry declined, failed physical | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Weyant | 22 | Martin Brothers | Curtis | Offy | -- | Did not run, injured | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Russo | 27 | Jim Robbins | Stevens D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jay Abney | 87 | McDonald | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | Driver declined | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Johnson | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis 500B | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Edgar Elder | 41 | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma D | Offy | -- | Did not finish rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Earl Motter | 41 | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma D | Offy | -- | Passed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Earl Motter | 9 | Bardahl-Ferrari | Kurtis 500D | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ernie McCoy | 75 | Commercial Motor Freight | Ewing D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roy Newman | 77 | Dayton Steel Foundry | Schroeder D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cal Niday | 33 | Belond Miracle Power | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cal Niday | 47 | Sumar | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roy Newman | 93 | McKay's Bulldog | Kurtis 3000D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duke Nalon | 31 | Novi Air Conditioning | Kurtis 500F | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Danny Kladis | 91 | Bardahl-Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Elmer George | 78 | Hopkins | Lesovsky D | Studebaker V8 | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Pat Flaherty | 127 | 41, 45, 76-200 |
| Pat O'Connor | 39 | 4-10, 22-40, 42-44, 46-55 |
| Johnnie Parsons | 16 | 56-71 |
| Paul Russo | 11 | 11-21 |
| Don Freeland | 4 | 72-75 |
| Jim Rathmann | 3 | 1-3 |