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{{short description|40th running of the Indianapolis 500}}
{{Infobox Indy500
| race_name      = 40th Indianapolis 500
| race_logo      = [[File:Indy500winningcar1956.JPG|200px]]
| sanction       = [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]
| date           = May 30, 1956
| winner         = [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]]
| team           = John Zink
| mph            = {{convert|128.490|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}
| pole           = [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]]
| pole_speed     = {{convert|145.596|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}
| leader         = [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]] – 127 laps
| pace_car       = [[DeSoto Fireflite]]
| pace_driver    = [[L. Irving Woolson]]
| starter        = Bill Vanderwater<ref name="Illustrated">{{cite book|last=Fox|first=Jack C.|title =The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994|publisher =Carl Hungness Publishing|edition=4th|date=1994|pages=22|language=English|isbn=0-915088-05-3}}</ref>
| honorary       = Herman Teetor<ref name="Illustrated"/>
| attendance     = 125,000-150,000<ref>{{cite news|title=Race Fans Battle, Slosh Through And Sit In Mud|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5552686/|first=Don G.|last=Campbell|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 31, 1956|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref>
| previous       = [[1955 Indianapolis 500|1955]]
| next           = [[1957 Indianapolis 500|1957]]
}}

The '''40th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes''' was held at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] on Wednesday, May 30, 1956. The event was part of the [[1956 USAC Championship Car season|1956 USAC National Championship Trail]] and was also race 3 of  8 in the [[1956 World Championship of Drivers]].

The 1956 race was the first to be governed by the [[United States Automobile Club]]. [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] withdrew from auto racing the previous August. Another change would have a more immediate effect on the current race. The track had been paved over with asphalt with only about 600 yards of the main stretch still remaining brick.

The 1956 race is also known in Indy 500 lore as "Cagle's Miracle." Torrential rains pummeled the Speedway in the days leading up to the race. The track was full of standing water, access tunnels were completely flooded, and the infield was a muddy quagmire. The conditions threatened to postpone or outright cancel the race. Speedway superintendent Clarence Cagle supervised a massive cleanup effort, in which hundreds of thousands of gallons of water were pumped out of the tunnels and the infield. Cagle and his crew worked non-stop for 48 hours straight, some without sleep, and had the track ready just in time for race morning.<ref>"Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500" Donald Davidson, 2006, page 138</ref>

==Time trials==
Time trials was scheduled for four days, but the third day was rained out. With the new surface, a new track record was expected. Pat Flaherty did not disappoint with a pole speed of {{convert|145.596|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, over {{convert|4.5|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} faster than the 1954 record. 29 drivers qualified opening weekend. The second weekend saw heavy rain that completely canceled Saturday and left only a small window on Sunday for 4 drivers to fill the field. [[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]] was one of the drivers left out when he didn't get a chance to qualify his [[Bardahl]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]].

*Saturday May 19 – Pole Day time trials
*Sunday May 20 – Second day time trials
*Saturday May 26 – Third day time trials (rained out)
*Sunday May 27 – Fourth day time trials

==Race summary==
The early part of the race turned into a three-man duel between Russo, O'Connor, and Flaherty. Russo was the first to retire when his tire failed and his car crashed and caught fire. At quarter distance due to yellows and the pit stops, Parsons took the lead followed by Freeland. By the {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} mark Flaherty took over the lead followed by Freeland, Sweikert, and Parsons but Hanks was working his way through the fields after sustaining some damage in the Russo crash, eventually taking second. Flaherty had built up such a lead that he was able to make his last pit stop and remain in front. He crossed the finish line with Hanks the only other car on the lead lap. The only real change in the top cars toward the end was both O'Connor and Jim Rathmann having to drop back with mechanical problems while both drivers were in the top 5.

== Box score ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
! Grid
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Qual
! Rank
! Laps
! Led
! Time/Retired
! Points
|-
! 1
| 1
| 8
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]]
| '''[[A. J. Watson|Watson]]-[[Offenhauser]]'''
| 145.59
| 1
| 200
| 127
| 3:53:28.84
| '''8'''
|-
! 2
| 13
| 4
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Sam Hanks]]
| '''[[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]'''
| 142.05
| 21
| 200
| 0
| +0:20.45
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 26
| 16
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Don Freeland]]
| '''[[Phillips (constructor)|Phillips]]-[[Offenhauser]]'''
| 141.69
| 22
| 200
| 4
| +1:30.23
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 6
| 98
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Johnnie Parsons]] '''{{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}'''
| '''[[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]'''
| 144.14
| 7
| 200
| 16
| +3:25.69
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 4
| 73
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Dick Rathmann]]
| '''[[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]'''
| 144.47
| 6
| 200
| 0
| +4:21.81
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 10
| 1
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Bob Sweikert]] '''{{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 143.03
| 12
| 200
| 0
| +5:35.05
| 
|-
! 7
| 23
| 14
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Bob Veith]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.53
| 16
| 200
| 0
| +6:25.63
| 
|-
! 8
| 15
| 19
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Rodger Ward]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 141.17
| 27
| 200
| 0
| +6:32.31
| 
|-
! 9
| 21
| 26
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Jimmy Reece]]
| [[Lesovsky]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.88
| 14
| 200
| 0
| +6:38.31
| 
|-
! 10
| 30
| 27
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Cliff Griffith]]
| [[Stevens (constructor)|Stevens]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 141.47
| 24
| 199
| 0
| +1 Lap
| 
|-
! 11
| 22
| 82
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Gene Hartley]]
| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.84
| 15
| 196
| 0
| +4 Laps
| 
|-
! 12
| 7
| 42
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Fred Agabashian]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 144.06
| 8
| 196
| 0
| +4 Laps
| 
|-
! 13
| 25
| 57
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Bob Christie (racing driver)|Bob Christie]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.23
| 20
| 196
| 0
| +4 Laps
| 
|-
! 14
| 28
| 55
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Al Keller]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 141.19
| 26
| 195
| 0
| +5 Laps
| 
|-
! 15
| 32
| 81
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Eddie Johnson (auto racer)|Eddie Johnson]]
| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 139.09
| 32
| 195
| 0
| +5 Laps
| 
|-
! 16
| 29
| 41
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Billy Garrett]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 140.55
| 30
| 194
| 0
| +6 Laps
| 
|-
! 17
| 33
| 64
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Duke Dinsmore]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 138.53
| 33
| 191
| 0
| +9 Laps
| 
|-
! 18
| 3
| 7
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Pat O'Connor (racing driver)|Pat O'Connor]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 144.98
| 4
| 187
| 39
| +13 Laps
| 
|-
! 19
| 19
| 2
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Jimmy Bryan]]
| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 143.74
| 9
| 185
| 0
| +15 Laps
| 
|-
! 20
| 2
| 24
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Jim Rathmann (race car driver)|Jim Rathmann]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 145.12
| 3
| 175
| 3
| Engine
| 
|-
! 21
| 31
| 34
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Johnnie Tolan]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 140.06
| 31
| 173
| 0
| Engine
| 
|-
! 22
| 5
| 99
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 144.60
| 5
| 160
| 0
| Accident
| 
|-
! 23
| 14
| 10
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Ed Elisian]]<br><small>(Relieved by [[Eddie Russo]]; 37 laps)</small>
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 141.38
| 25
| 160
| 0
| Brakes
| 
|-
! 24
| 16
| 48
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Jimmy Daywalt]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 140.97
| 28
| 134
| 0
| Accident
| 
|-
! 25
| 24
| 54
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Jack Turner (racing driver)|Jack Turner]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.39
| 18
| 131
| 0
| Engine
| 
|-
! 26
| 20
| 89
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Keith Andrews (racing driver)|Keith Andrews]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.97
| 13
| 94
| 0
| Transmission
| 
|-
! 27
| 9
| 5
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Andy Linden (race car driver)|Andy Linden]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 143.05
| 11
| 90
| 0
| Oil Leak
| 
|-
! 28
| 27
| 12
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Al Herman]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 141.61
| 23
| 74
| 0
| Accident
| 
|-
! 29
| 17
| 49
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Ray Crawford]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 140.88
| 29
| 49
| 0
| Accident
| 
|-
! 30
| 12
| 15
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Johnny Boyd]]
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.33
| 19
| 35
| 0
| Oil Leak
| 
|-
! 31
| 11
| 53
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Troy Ruttman]] '''{{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}'''
| [[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 142.48
| 17
| 22
| 0
| Spun Off
| 
|-
! 32
| 18
| 88
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Johnny Thomson]]
| [[Kuzma (constructor)|Kuzma]]-[[Offenhauser]]
| 145.54
| 2
| 22
| 0
| Spun Off
| 
|-
! 33
| 8
| 29
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} '''[[Paul Russo]]'''
| '''[[Kurtis Kraft]]-[[Novi engine|Novi]]'''
| 143.54
| 10
| 21
| 11
| Accident
| '''1'''{{ref|1|1}}
|}
;Notes
*{{Note|1|1}} – 1 point for fastest lead lap

===Alternates===
*First alternate: [[Eddie Sachs]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#58)<ref>''[[Donald Davidson (historian)|The Talk of Gasoline Alley]]'' – [[WIBC (FM)|1070-AM WIBC]], May 14, 2004</ref>

===Failed to Qualify===
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
*[[Jay Abney]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#87)
*[[George Amick]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#33) - Entry declined, failed physical
*[[Johnny Baldwin (auto racer)|Johnny Baldwin]] '''(R)''' (#91)
*[[Tony Bonadies]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#25)
*[[Buddy Cagle]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#81) - Wrecked rookie test
*[[Bill Cheesbourg]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#84, #87)
*[[Jimmy Davies]] (#31)
*[[Len Duncan]] (#51)
*[[Edgar Elder]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#41) - Did not finish rookie test
*[[Giuseppe Farina]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#9)
*[[Elmer George]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#78)
*[[Johnny Kay (racing driver)|Johnny Kay]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#35)
*[[Danny Kladis]] (#91)
*[[Mike Magill]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#74)
*[[Ernie McCoy (racing driver)|Ernie McCoy]]
*[[Jim McWithey]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#77)
*[[Earl Motter]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#9, #41)
*[[Duke Nalon]] (#31)
*[[Roy Newman (auto racer)|Roy Newman]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#74)
*[[Cal Niday]]
*[[Marvin Pifer]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#75)
*[[Dickie Reese]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#87)
*[[Eddie Russo]] (#10, #27, #33)
*[[Gig Stephens]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#85)
*[[Len Sutton]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#62)
*[[Marshall Teague (racing driver)|Marshall Teague]] (#3, #47)
*[[Shorty Templeman]] (#46)
*[[Leroy Warriner]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#93)
*[[Chuck Weyant]] (#22)
*[[Dempsey Wilson]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#22, #79)<ref>{{cite web|title=1956 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/races/195601.htm|website=ChampCarStats.com|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

=== Race notes ===
* [[Pole position]]: [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]] – 4:07.26 (time over four laps)
* Fastest Lead Lap: [[Paul Russo]] – 1:02.32
* Shared Drive: Car# 10: [[Ed Elisian]] 123 laps and [[Eddie Russo]] 37 laps
* Race winner [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]] was the last driver to win the 500 wearing a [[t-shirt]].<ref>''[[Donald Davidson (historian)|The Talk of Gasoline Alley]]'' – [[WIBC (FM)|1070-AM WIBC]], May 13, 2007</ref> All subsequent winners have worn [[flame retardant]] uniforms.

==Broadcasting==
===Radio===
The race was carried live on the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network|IMS Radio Network]]. [[Sid Collins (broadcaster)|Sid Collins]] served as chief announcer. The broadcast was carried by over 280 affiliates, as well as Armed Forces Radio. The broadcast came on-air at 10:45 a.m. local time, fifteen minutes prior to the start of the race. This was the final broadcast based out of the old wooden Pagoda, which was demolished after the race.<ref name="Star05-30-1956pg33">{{cite news|title=5 Radio Stations Broadcast '500'|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18076677/|first=Charles|last=Brockman|author-link=Charlie Brockman|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|page=33|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 30, 1956|access-date=March 7, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref>

This was also the final year to have only two turn reporters ("south turns" and "north turns"). Beginning in 1957, the crew would be expanded to have one reporter in each of the four turns.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!colspan=3|[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network]] 
|-
!Booth Announcers!!Turn Reporters!![[Sideline reporter|Pit reporters]]
|-
|valign="top"|
'''[[Play-by-play|Chief Announcer]]:''' [[Sid Collins (broadcaster)|Sid Collins]]<br />
'''Analyst:''' [[Charlie Brockman]]<br />
|valign="top"|
'''South turns:''' Bill Frosch<br />
'''Backstretch:''' Bernie Herman<br />
'''North turns:''' Jim Shelton<br />
|align="center" valign="top"|Luke Walton<br />Greg Smith<br />Bob Rhodes (garages)<br />
|}

== Championship standings after the race ==
;World Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Behra]] 
|align="left"| 10
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
|align="left"| 9
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
|align="left"| 8
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 22
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]]
|align="left"| 8
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 21
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sam Hanks]]
|align="left"| 6
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="Championship standings">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1956/indianapolis/championnat.aspx|title=Indianapolis 1956 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
*<small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included.</small>

==See also==
* [[1956 USAC Championship Car season]]

== Gallery ==
{{commons category|1956 Indianapolis 500}}
<gallery>
File:1956 DeSoto Fireflite Convertible Pace Car Top Down.jpg|1956 pace car
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist | 30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120427163136/https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/ Indianapolis 500 History: Race & All-Time Stats] – Official Site
*Van Camp's Pork & Beans Presents: ''Great Moments From the Indy 500'' – Fleetwood Sounds, 1975
*[http://racing-reference.info/race/1956_Indianapolis_500/UO 1956 Indianapolis 500 at RacingReference.info] (Relief driver statistics)

{{F1 race report |
 Name_of_race = 1956 [[Indianapolis 500]]<br />[[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]] |
 Year_of_race = 1956 |
 Previous_race_in_season = [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix]] |
 Next_race_in_season = [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
 Previous_year's_race = [[1955 Indianapolis 500]]<br />[[Bob Sweikert]] |
 Next_year's_race = [[1957 Indianapolis 500]]<br />[[Sam Hanks]]    }}

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