Indianapolis Motor Speedway · 30 May 1956
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurtis Kraft Hanks 6 + Parsons 3 + Rathmann 2 + Russo 1 + Veith 0 + Ward 0 + Agabashian 0 + Christie 0 + Keller 0 + Dinsmore 0 + O'Connor 0 + Rathmann 0 + Tolan 0 + Bettenhausen 0 + Elisian 0 + Russo 0 + Daywalt 0 + Turner 0 + Andrews 0 + Linden 0 + Herman 0 + Crawford 0 + Boyd 0 + Ruttman 0 | Hanks 6 + Parsons 3 + Rathmann 2 + Russo 1 + Veith 0 + Ward 0 + Agabashian 0 + Christie 0 + Keller 0 + Dinsmore 0 + O'Connor 0 + Rathmann 0 + Tolan 0 + Bettenhausen 0 + Elisian 0 + Russo 0 + Daywalt 0 + Turner 0 + Andrews 0 + Linden 0 + Herman 0 + Crawford 0 + Boyd 0 + Ruttman 0 | 12 | |
| 2 | Watson Flaherty 8 | Flaherty 8 | 8 | |
| 3 | Phillips Freeland 4 | Freeland 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuzma Sweikert 0 + Hartley 0 + Johnson 0 + Garrett 0 + Bryan 0 + Thomson 0 | Sweikert 0 + Hartley 0 + Johnson 0 + Garrett 0 + Bryan 0 + Thomson 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lesovsky Reece 0 | Reece 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Stevens Griffith 0 | Griffith 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Flaherty Watson | Watson | 3:53:28.840 | 200 | — | 8 | |
| 2 | Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +20.450s | 200 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Don Freeland Phillips | Phillips | +1:30.230 | 200 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +3:25.690 | 200 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Dick Rathmann Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +4:21.810 | 200 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Bob Sweikert Kuzma | Kuzma | +5:35.050 | 200 | — | — | |
| 7 | Bob Veith Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +6:25.630 | 200 | — | — | |
| 8 | Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +6:32.310 | 200 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jimmy Reece Lesovsky | Lesovsky | +6:38.310 | 200 | — | — | |
| 10 | Cliff Griffith Stevens | Stevens | +1 Lap | 199 | — | — | |
| 11 | Gene Hartley Kuzma | Kuzma | +4 Laps | 196 | — | — | |
| 12 | Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +4 Laps | 196 | — | — | |
| 13 | Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +4 Laps | 196 | — | — | |
| 14 | Al Keller Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +5 Laps | 195 | — | — | |
| 15 | Eddie Johnson Kuzma | Kuzma | +5 Laps | 195 | — | — | |
| 16 | Billy Garrett Kuzma | Kuzma | +6 Laps | 194 | — | — | |
| 17 | Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +9 Laps | 191 | — | — | |
| 18 | Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | +13 Laps | 187 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jimmy Bryan Kuzma | Kuzma | +15 Laps | 185 | — | — | |
| 20 | Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Engine | 175 | — | — | |
| 21 | Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Engine | 173 | — | — | |
| 22 | Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Accident | 160 | — | — | |
| 23 | Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Brakes | 160 | — | — | |
| 23 | Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Brakes | 160 | — | — | |
| 24 | Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Accident | 134 | — | — | |
| 25 | Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Engine | 131 | — | — | |
| 26 | Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Transmission | 94 | — | — | |
| 27 | Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Oil leak | 90 | — | — | |
| 28 | Al Herman Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Accident | 74 | — | — | |
| 29 | Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Accident | 49 | — | — | |
| 30 | Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Oil leak | 35 | — | — | |
| 31 | Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Spun off | 22 | — | — | |
| 32 | Johnny Thomson Kuzma | Kuzma | DNF Spun off | 22 | — | — | |
| 33 | Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft | Kurtis Kraft | DNF Accident | 21 | — | 1 |