The 1956 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana, on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 12. There were also three non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Pat Flaherty. This was the first year that the National Championship was sanctioned by the USAC,[1] after the withdrawal of the AAA from all forms of racing after the 1955 season.[2]
^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
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The 1956 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races beginning in Speedway Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix Arizona on November 12 There were also three non championship events The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Pat Flaherty This was the first year that the National Championship was sanctioned by the USAC 1 after the withdrawal of the AAA from all forms of racing after the 1955 season 2 1956 USAC Championship Car seasonUSAC National Championship TrailSeasonRaces12Start dateMay 30End dateNovember 12AwardsNational championJimmy BryanIndianapolis 500 winnerPat Flaherty 1955 AAA 1957 Contents 1 Schedule and results 2 Final points standings 3 References 4 General references 5 See alsoSchedule and results editRnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver1 May 30 nbsp International 500 Mile SweepstakesA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway Indiana Paved nbsp Pat Flaherty nbsp Pat Flaherty2 June 10 nbsp Rex Mays Classic Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp Johnny Boyd nbsp Pat Flaherty3 June 24 nbsp Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne Pennsylvania Dirt nbsp Billy Garrett nbsp George Amick4 July 4 nbsp Pee Dee 200 Darlington Raceway Darlington South Carolina Paved nbsp Andy Linden nbsp Pat O ConnorNC July 4 nbsp Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak Colorado Hill nbsp Slim RobertsB nbsp Bobby Unser5 July 14 nbsp Atlanta 100 Lakewood Speedway Atlanta Georgia Dirt nbsp Bob Veith nbsp Eddie SachsNC July 22 nbsp Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania Dirt nbsp Ed Elisian nbsp Jimmy BryanNC August 12 nbsp Dayton 25 Dayton Speedway Dayton Ohio Paved nbsp Pat O Connor nbsp Ed Elisian6 August 19 nbsp Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield Illinois Dirt nbsp Rex Easton nbsp Jimmy Bryan7 August 26 nbsp Milwaukee 250 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp Johnny Boyd nbsp Jimmy Bryan8 September 3 nbsp Ted Horn Memorial 100 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin Illinois Dirt nbsp Johnny Thomson nbsp Jimmy Bryan9 September 8 nbsp Syracuse 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse New York Dirt nbsp Earl Motter nbsp Tony Bettenhausen10 September 15 nbsp Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis Indiana Dirt nbsp Jud Larson nbsp Jimmy Bryan11 October 21 nbsp Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento California Dirt nbsp Jud Larson nbsp Jud Larson12 November 12 nbsp Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix Arizona Dirt nbsp George Amick nbsp George Amick Paved Dirt Oval Road Course Hill Climb Non championship race A Indianapolis 500 was USAC sanctioned and counted towards the 1956 FIA World Championship of Drivers title B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb however a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb Final points standings editFurther information List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver INDY nbsp MIL1 nbsp LAN nbsp DAR nbsp ATL nbsp SPR nbsp MIL2 nbsp DQSF nbsp SYR nbsp ISF nbsp SAC nbsp PHX nbsp Pts1 nbsp Jimmy Bryan 19 4 6 8 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 18602 nbsp Pat Flaherty 1 1 14 5 5 18 15003 nbsp Don Freeland 3 6 7 10 2 24 17 11 9 2 13 12804 nbsp George Amick DNP DNQ 1 4 13 DNQ 6 5 5 12 13 1 10505 nbsp Jimmy Reece 9 7 9 12 7 2 9 DNQ DNQ 6 3 10406 nbsp Johnny Boyd 30 5 3 7 5 11 4 11 8 6 9807 nbsp Bob Veith 7 10 10 DNS 6 15 8 4 17 7 4 8 9038 nbsp Rodger Ward 8 DNP DNS 19 16 6 3 DNQ 10 3 16 19 8629 nbsp Sam Hanks 2 80010 nbsp Johnny Thomson 32 2 18 9 3 10 14 2 3 16 DNP 71011 nbsp Pat O Connor 18 11 DNQ 1 17 5 21 DNQ 13 2 15 DNQ 68012 nbsp Eddie Sachs DNQ 21 1 3 4 DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ 65013 nbsp Johnnie Parsons 4 17 11 DNQ DNP DNQ 65014 nbsp Al Keller 14 9 3 DNS 2 4 12 16 5 58515 nbsp Bob Sweikert 6 3 54016 nbsp Dick Rathmann 5 21 15 15 DNQ 25 DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ 54017 nbsp Jack Turner 25 13 11 2 20 17 7 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ 50018 nbsp Ed Elisian 23 DNQ 4 6 18 DNQ 22 13 6 DNQ 7 16 42019 nbsp Gene Hartley 11 8 2 22 11 16 DNQ DNP 6 41020 nbsp Elmer George 18 8 7 19 DNQ 20 6 18 14 5 7 41021 nbsp Andy Linden 27 DNQ 12 13 8 8 23 7 9 8 11 4 40022 nbsp Jud Larson RY 4 1 DNQ 32023 nbsp Jim Rathmann 20 19 11 4 DNQ 15 3 DNQ 15 30024 nbsp Tony Bettenhausen 22 DNS DNS 8 1 18 14 9 29025 nbsp Johnny Tolan 21 DNQ 10 DNQ 10 5 20526 nbsp Earl Motter DNQ 17 9 DNQ 9 14 7 13 20027 nbsp Cliff Griffith 10 DNQ 13 15028 nbsp Mike Magill DNQ 5 DNQ 10 13029 nbsp Billy Garrett R 16 14 13 23 10 12 17 DNQ 8 DNQ DNQ 9030 nbsp Jim McWithey R DNQ DNQ 16 15 9 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 6031 nbsp Don Branson R 11 26 10 15 DNQ 5032 nbsp Fred Agabashian 12 5033 nbsp Art Bisch R 17 10 3034 nbsp Bill Cheesbourg R DNQ DNQ 14 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 14 1035 nbsp Keith Andrews 26 12 1036 nbsp Dempsey Wilson R DNQ DNQ 12 1037 nbsp Bob Carpenter R 12 10 nbsp Rex Easton 15 13 DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Christie R 13 0 nbsp Jimmy Daywalt 24 DNQ 15 14 DNQ 0 nbsp Eddie Russo DNS 17 18 14 DNQ 0 nbsp Roy Graham R 14 DNQ 0 nbsp Eddie Johnson 15 DNQ 0 nbsp Mel McGaughy DNQ 15 0 nbsp Shorty Templeman DNQ 16 19 DNQ 0 nbsp Ken Gottschalk R DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNP DNQ 0 nbsp Charles Musselman DNQ 16 DNQ 0 nbsp Tommy Hinnershitz DNQ 17 17 0 nbsp Duke Dinsmore 17 DNQ 18 DNP 0 nbsp Van Johnson R DNQ DNQ DNP 18 0 nbsp Jimmy Davies DNQ 18 DNQ 0 nbsp Len Sutton DNQ 18 0 nbsp Troy Ruttman 31 20 DNS 0 nbsp Gene Force 20 0 nbsp Danny Kladis 22 0 nbsp Al Herman 28 DNQ DNQ DNS 0 nbsp Ray Crawford 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Paul Russo 33 0 nbsp Chuck Weyant DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Johnny Kay DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Leroy Warriner DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Marvin Pifer DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Bud Randall DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Jay Abney DNQ 0 nbsp Johnny Baldwin DNQ 0 nbsp Tony Bonadies DNQ 0 nbsp Buddy Cagle DNQ 0 nbsp Len Duncan DNQ 0 nbsp Edgar Elder DNQ 0 nbsp Giuseppe Farina DNQ 0 nbsp Ernie McCoy DNQ 0 nbsp Roy Newman DNQ 0 nbsp Cal Niday DNQ 0 nbsp Dickie Reese DNQ 0 nbsp Gig Stephens DNQ 0 nbsp Marshall Teague DNQ 0 nbsp Dick Fraizer DNQ 0 nbsp Paul Howe DNQ 0 nbsp Chuck Rodee DNQ 0 nbsp Speed McFee DNQ 0 nbsp Roger McCluskey DNQ 0Pos Driver INDY nbsp MIL1 nbsp LAN nbsp DAR nbsp ATL nbsp SPR nbsp MIL2 nbsp DQSF nbsp SYR nbsp ISF nbsp SAC nbsp PHX nbsp Pts Color ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen 4th amp 5th placeLight Blue 6th 10th placeDark Blue Finished Outside Top 10 Purple Did not finish Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Brown Withdrawn Wth Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Blank Did notparticipate DNP Not competingIn line notationBold Pole positionItalics Ran fastest race lap Led most race laps RY Rookie of the Year R RookieReferences edit USAC takes over AAA s place Daytona Beach Morning Journal Associated Press March 8 1956 AAA cuts ties with U S auto racing The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor Michigan Associated Press August 4 1955 General references editAberg Andreas USAC National Championship 1956 Driver Database Archived from the original on September 8 2012 Retrieved May 12 2009 1956 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats com Archived from the original on October 10 2008 Retrieved May 12 2009 Harms Phil 1956 Championship Driver Summary PDF Motorsport com Archived from the original PDF on August 10 2012 Retrieved April 14 2011 http media indycar com pdf 2011 IICS 2011 Historical Record Book INT6 pdf Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine p 282 283 See also edit1956 Indianapolis 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 USAC Championship Car season amp oldid 1172627785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
