1957 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway · 30 May 1957

Round 3🇺🇸 USA

Sam Hanks won the 1957 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly from 13th on the grid, 21.46s ahead of Jim Rathmann. Jim Rathmann gained the most places, from 32nd on the grid to 2nd.

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Laps

200

First GP

1950

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Epperly Hanks 8 + Rathmann 7	Hanks 8 + Rathmann 7	15
2	Kurtis Kraft Russo 3 + Linden 2 + Boyd 0 + Teague 0 + O'Connor 0 + Turner 0 + Christie 0 + Bettenhausen 0 + Parsons 0 + Freeland 0 + Reece 0 + Edmunds 0 + Agabashian 0 + Magill 0 + Johnson 0 + Cheesbourg 0 + Keller 0 + Daywalt 0 + Elisian 0 + Russo 0 + George 0	Russo 3 + Linden 2 + Boyd 0 + Teague 0 + O'Connor 0 + Turner 0 + Christie 0 + Bettenhausen 0 + Parsons 0 + Freeland 0 + Reece 0 + Edmunds 0 + Agabashian 0 + Magill 0 + Johnson 0 + Cheesbourg 0 + Keller 0 + Daywalt 0 + Elisian 0 + Russo 0 + George 0	5
3	Kuzma Bryan 4 + Thomson 0 + Weyant 0 + Tolan 0 + Sachs 0	Bryan 4 + Thomson 0 + Weyant 0 + Tolan 0 + Sachs 0	4
4	Phillips Veith 0	Veith 0	0
5	Lesovsky Hartley 0 + Ward 0	Hartley 0 + Ward 0	0
6	Dunn Herman 0	Herman 0	0
7	Watson Ruttman 0	Ruttman 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Sam Hanks Epperly	Epperly	3:41:14.250	200	—	8
2	Jim Rathmann Epperly	Epperly	+21.460s	200	—	7
3	Jimmy Bryan Kuzma	Kuzma	+2:13.970	200	—	4
4	Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+2:56.860	200	—	3
5	Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+3:14.270	200	—	2
6	Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+4:35.270	200	—	—
7	Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+4:45.580	200	—	—
8	Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+5:33.150	200	—	—
9	Bob Veith Phillips	Phillips	+6:17.110	200	—	—
10	Gene Hartley Lesovsky	Lesovsky	+7:10.120	200	—	—
11	Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+7:56.070	200	—	—
12	Johnny Thomson Kuzma	Kuzma	+1 Lap	199	—	—
13	Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+3 Laps	197	—	—
14	Chuck Weyant Kuzma	Kuzma	+4 Laps	196	—	—
15	Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+5 Laps	195	—	—
16	Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+5 Laps	195	—	—
17	Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	+8 Laps	192	—	—
DNF	Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Throttle	182	—	—
DNF	Don Edmunds Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Spun off	170	—	—
DNF	Johnnie Tolan Kuzma	Kuzma	DNF Clutch	138	—	—
DNF	Al Herman Dunn	Dunn	DNF Accident	111	—	—
DNF	Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Fuel leak	107	—	—
DNF	Eddie Sachs Kuzma	Kuzma	DNF Fuel leak	105	—	—
DNF	Mike Magill Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Accident	101	—	—
DNF	Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Wheel bearing	93	—	—
DNF	Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Fuel leak	81	—	—
DNF	Al Keller Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Accident	75	—	—
DNF	Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Accident	53	—	—
DNF	Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF	51	—	—
DNF	Rodger Ward Lesovsky	Lesovsky	DNF Turbo	27	—	—
DNF	Troy Ruttman Watson	Watson	DNF Engine	13	—	—
DNF	Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Accident	0	—	—
DNF	Elmer George Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	DNF Accident	0	—	—

Biggest MoverP32 → P2

Biggest LoserP1 → P8

Pos

Team

Points Breakdown

Pts

Epperly

Hanks 8 + Rathmann 7

Kurtis Kraft

Russo 3 + Linden 2 + Boyd 0 + Teague 0 + O'Connor 0 + Turner 0 + Christie 0 + Bettenhausen 0 + Parsons 0 + Freeland 0 + Reece 0 + Edmunds 0 + Agabashian 0 + Magill 0 + Johnson 0 + Cheesbourg 0 + Keller 0 + Daywalt 0 + Elisian 0 + Russo 0 + George 0

Kuzma

Bryan 4 + Thomson 0 + Weyant 0 + Tolan 0 + Sachs 0

Veith 0

Hartley 0 + Ward 0

Herman 0

Ruttman 0

Pos

Driver