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Sam Hanks won the 1957 Indianapolis 500

Sam Hanks won the 1957 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly, ahead of Jim Rathmann and Jimmy Bryan at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sam HanksEpperly3:41:14.2508
2Jim RathmannEpperly3:41:35.7117
3Jimmy BryanKuzma3:43:28.2204
4Paul RussoKurtis Kraft3:44:11.1103
5Andy LindenKurtis Kraft3:44:28.5202
6Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft3:45:49.5200
7Marshall TeagueKurtis Kraft3:45:59.8300
8Pat O'ConnorKurtis Kraft3:46:47.4000
9Bob VeithPhillips3:47:31.3600
10Gene HartleyLesovsky3:48:24.3700
11Jack TurnerKurtis Kraft3:49:10.3200
12Johnny ThomsonKuzma+1 lap0
13Bob ChristieKurtis Kraft+3 laps0
14Chuck WeyantKuzma+4 laps0
15Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft+5 laps0
16Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft+5 laps0
17Don FreelandKurtis Kraft+8 laps0
18Jimmy ReeceKurtis KraftThrottle0
19Don EdmundsKurtis KraftSpun off0
20Johnnie TolanKuzmaClutch0