- Winner
- Sam Hanks
- Team
- Epperly
- Top listed
- Sam Hanks, Jim Rathmann, and Jimmy Bryan
- Race date
- May 30, 1957
- Pole
- Pat O'Connor
- Fastest lap
- Jim Rathmann
- Classified drivers
- 33
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The decisive result
Sam Hanks finished first for Epperly. Jim Rathmann is listed 2 for Epperly, with Jimmy Bryan 3 for Kuzma.
Grid to finish
Jim Rathmann from P32 to P2 (+30), Marshall Teague from P28 to P7 (+21), and Bob Christie from P33 to P13 (+20) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Pat O'Connor started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 11 Finished, 6 Accident, 3 Fuel leak, 2 +5 laps, and 1 +1 lap. Jim Rathmann holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:02.750 on lap 127. 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.