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Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid - 1956

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 8 Pat Flaherty John Zink Watson/Offy 145.590
2 24 Jim Rathmann Hopkins KK500C/Offy 145.120
3 7 Pat O'Connor Ansted Rotary KK500D/Offy 144.980
4 73 Dick Rathmann McNamara KK500C/Offy 144.470
5 99 Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors KK500D/Offy 144.600
6 98 Johnnie Parsons (W) Agajanian Kuzma/Offy 144.140
7 42 Fred Agabashian Federal Engineering KK500C/Offy 144.060
8 29 Paul Russo Novi Vespa Kurtis/Novi 143.540
9 5 Andy Linden Chapman KK500C/Offy 143.050
10 1 Bob Sweikert (W) D-A Lubricant Kuzma/Offy 143.030
11 53 Troy Ruttman (W) John Zink KK500D/Offy 142.480
12 15 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast KK500G/Offy 142.330
13 4 Sam Hanks Jones & Maley KK500C/Offy 142.050
14 10 Ed Elisian Hoyt Machine KK500C/Offy 141.380
15 19 Rodger Ward Filter Queen KK500C/Offy 141.170
16 48 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C/Offy 140.970
17 49 Ray Crawford Crawford KK500B/Offy 140.880
18 88 Johnny Thomson Schmidt Kuzma/Offy 145.540
19 2 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma/Offy 143.740
20 89 Keith Andrews Dunn Engineering KK500B/Offy 142.970
21 26 Jimmy Reece Massaglia Hotels Lesovsky/Offy 142.880
22 82 Gene Hartley Central Excavating KK500C/Offy 142.840
23 14 Bob Veith (R) Federal Engineering KK500E/Offy 142.530
24 54 Jack Turner (R) Travelon Trailer KK500B/Offy 142.390
25 57 Bob Christie (R) Helse KK500D/Offy 142.230
26 16 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips/Offy 141.690
27 12 Al Herman Bardahl KK500B/Offy 141.610
28 55 Al Keller Sam Traylor KK4000/Offy 141.190
29 41 Billy Garrett (R) Greenman-Casale Kuzma/Offy 140.550
30 27 Cliff Griffith Jim Robbins Stevens/Offy 141.470
31 34 Johnnie Tolan (R) Trio Brass Foundry KK500D/Offy 140.060
32 81 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating Kuzma/Offy 139.090
33 64 Duke Dinsmore Shannon's KK500A/Offy 138.530