Syracuse 100
New York State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
September 8, 1956

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points

1 3 Tony Bettenhausen 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offy 100 1:06:04.60 90.804 200
2 11 Jimmy Bryan 2 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy 100 Finished 160
3 6 Johnny Thomson 45 D-A Lubricants Kuzma Offy 100 Finished 140
4 4 Johnny Boyd 15 Bowes Seal Fast Kurtis 500G Offy 99 Flagged 120
5 13 George Amick 81 Central Excavating Kuzma Offy 99 Flagged 100
6 5 Ed Elisian 8 John Zink Watson Offy 99 Flagged 80
7 1 Earl Motter 26 Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy 99 Flagged 60
8 7 Billy Garrett 41 Greenman-Casale Kuzma Offy 99 Flagged 50
9 15 Andy Linden 73 McNamara Turner Offy 99 Flagged 40
10 18 Rodger Ward 62 Wolcott Lesovsky Offy 99 Flagged 30
11 17 Don Freeland 16 Bob Estes Phillips Offy 99 Flagged 20
12 14 Eddie Sachs 51 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000 Offy 98 Flagged 10
13 9 Pat O'Connor 7 Sumar Blough Offy 98 Flagged
14 8 Jimmy Daywalt 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy 97 Flagged
15 16 Don Branson 74 Hoover Motor Express Templeton Offy 97 Flagged
16 2 Al Keller 12 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy 96 Flagged
17 12 Bob Veith 14 Federal Engineering Kurtis 4000 Offy 52 Wrecked turn 3
18 10 Elmer George 21 HOW Watson Offy 31 Broken fuel line
-- -- Bill Cheesbourg 58 Ray Brady Schroeder Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Roy Graham 94 Holynski Kurtis Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Tommy Hinnershitz 57 Iddings Meyer Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Van Johnson 35 Peter Wales Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Charles Musselman 55 Traylor Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Speed McFee 95 Unverdorben Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jack Turner 54 Travelon Trailer Shilala Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Dick Rathmann 46 Glessner Hillegass Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jim Rathmann 78 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jimmy Reece 5 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Tommy Hinnershitz 46 Glessner Hillegass Offy -- Drove #57 instead
-- -- Dick Rathmann 45 D-A Lubricants Kuzma Offy -- Drove #46 instead
-- -- Al Keller 55 Traylor Kurtis 4000 Offy -- Drove #12 instead
-- -- Bill Cheesbourg 5 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy -- Drove #58 instead
-- -- Jimmy Reece 26 Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy -- Drove #5 instead
-- -- Charles Musselman 95 Unverdorben Kurtis 4000 Offy -- Drove #55 instead
-- -- Van Johnson 67 Vulcan Tool Ralph Miller Ralph Miller -- Did not appear
-- -- Ed Elisian 25 Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis 4000 Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Eddie Russo X X X X -- Did not appear
-- -- Ken Gottschalk 39 K. G. X Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Gene Hartley 3 Morcroft Pankratz Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Johnny Parsons 98 Agajanian Kuzma Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Duke Dinsmore 64 Shannon Bros. Kurtis 500 Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Al Herman 12 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy -- Driven by Keller

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Tony Bettenhausen 82 19-100
Johnny Thomson 18 1-18