| Circuit | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
|---|---|
| Date | 1956-05-30 |
| Round | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | 1 | 200 | 3:53:28.840 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 200 | +20.450 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 26 | 200 | +1:30.230 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 200 | +3:25.690 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Dick Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 200 | +4:21.810 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 10 | 200 | +5:35.050 | — | 0 |
| 7 | Bob Veith | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 200 | +6:25.630 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 200 | +6:32.310 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Jimmy Reece | Lesovsky | 21 | 200 | +6:38.310 | — | 0 |
| 10 | Cliff Griffith | Stevens | 30 | 199 | +1 Lap | — | 0 |
| 11 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 22 | 196 | +4 Laps | — | 0 |
| 12 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 196 | +4 Laps | — | 0 |
| 13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 196 | +4 Laps | — | 0 |
| 14 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 195 | +5 Laps | — | 0 |
| 15 | Eddie Johnson | Kuzma | 32 | 195 | +5 Laps | — | 0 |
| 16 | Billy Garrett | Kuzma | 29 | 194 | +6 Laps | — | 0 |
| 17 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 191 | +9 Laps | — | 0 |
| 18 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 187 | +13 Laps | — | 0 |
| 19 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 19 | 185 | +15 Laps | — | 0 |
| 20 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 175 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 21 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 173 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 22 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 160 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 23 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 160 | Brakes | — | 0 |
| 23 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 160 | Brakes | — | 0 |
| 24 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 134 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 25 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 131 | Engine | — | 0 |
| 26 | Keith Andrews | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 94 | Transmission | — | 0 |
| 27 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 90 | Oil leak | — | 0 |
| 28 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 74 | Accident | — | 0 |
| 29 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | 49 | Accident | — | 0 |