- Winner
- Pat Flaherty
- Team
- Watson
- Top listed
- Pat Flaherty, Sam Hanks, and Don Freeland
- Race date
- May 30, 1956
- Pole
- Pat Flaherty
- Fastest lap
- Paul Russo
- Classified drivers
- 34
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The decisive result
Pat Flaherty finished first for Watson. Sam Hanks is listed 2 for Kurtis Kraft, with Don Freeland 3 for Phillips.
Grid to finish
Don Freeland from P26 to P3 (+23), Cliff Griffith from P30 to P10 (+20), and Eddie Johnson from P32 to P15 (+17) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Pat Flaherty started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 10 Finished, 5 Accident, 3 +4 laps, 3 Engine, and 2 +5 laps. Paul Russo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:02.320 on lap 19. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.