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The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was the 41st running of the Indianapolis 500, which was included as round three of the 1957 Formula One Season. The race was won by Sam Hanks, who subsequently announced his retirement from racing. With a prize of $103,844, Hanks was the first driver to win more than $100,000 in a single race.


Background[]

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Report[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1957 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Ave. Speed
1 12 United States Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:10.09 143.94 km/h
2 88 United States Eddie Sachs (R) Kuzma-Offenhauser 4:10.22 143.87 km/h
3 52 United States Troy Ruttman (W) Watson-Offenhauser 4:12.15 142.77 km/h
4 14 United States Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:12.53 142.55 km/h
5 6 United States Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:13.34 142.10 km/h
6 5 United States Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:13.51 142.00 km/h
7 83 United States Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:13.92 141.77 km/h
8 16 United States Al Keller Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:13.92 141.39 km/h
9 23 United States Elmer George (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:14.60 140.72 km/h
10 54 United States Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft-Novi 4:08.59 144.81 km/h
11 10 United States Johnny Thomson Kuzma-Offenhauser 4:10.82 143.52 km/h
12 73 United States Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:11.32 143.24 km/h
13 9 United States Sam Hanks Epperly-Offenhauser 4:12.08 142.81 km/h
14 22 United States Gene Hartley Lesovsky-Offenhauser 4:14.83 141.27 km/h
15 1 United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser 4:14.98 141.18 km/h
16 7 United States Bob Veith Phillips-Offenhauser 4:15.29 141.01 km/h
17 18 United States Johnnie Parsons (W) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:15.71 140.78 km/h
18 77 United States Mike Magill (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:16.39 140.41 km/h
19 19 United States Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:16.39 140.36 km/h
20 43 United States Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:16.83 140.17 km/h
21 3 United States Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:17.79 139.64 km/h
22 27 United States Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft-Novi 4:12.74 142.43 km/h
23 31 United States Bill Cheesbourg (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:14.30 141.56 km/h
24 8 United States Rodger Ward Lesovsky-Offenhauser 4:14.74 141.32 km/h
25 82 United States Chuck Weyant Kuzma-Offenhauser 4:15.13 141.10 km/h
26 55 United States Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:15.57 140.86 km/h
27 92 United States Don Edmunds (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:16.32 140.44 km/h
28 48 United States Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:16.54 140.32 km/h
29 57 United States Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:16.77 140.20 km/h
30 89 United States Al Herman Dunn-Offenhauser 4:17.13 140.00 km/h
31 28 United States Johnnie Tolan Kuzma-Offenhauser 4:17.43 139.84 km/h
32 26 United States Jim Rathmann Epperly-Offenhauser 4:17.50 139.80 km/h
33 95 United States Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4:17.55 139.77 km/h
  • (W) represents as previous winners.
  • (R) represents as race rookies.

Grid[]

Pos Pos Pos
Driver Driver Driver
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1 ______________
Pat O'Connor 2 ______________
Eddie Sachs (R) 3
Troy Ruttman (W)
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4 ______________
Fred Agabashian 5 ______________
Johnny Boyd 6
Jimmy Reece
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7 ______________
Ed Elisian 8 ______________
Al Keller 9
Elmer George (R)
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10 ______________
Paul Russo 11 ______________
Johnny Thomson 12
Andy Linden
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13 ______________
Sam Hanks 14 ______________
Gene Hartley 15
Jimmy Bryan
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16 ______________
Bob Veith 17 ______________
Johnnie Parsons (W) 18
Mike Magill (R)
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19 ______________
Jack Turner 20 ______________
Eddie Johnson 21
Don Freeland
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22 ______________
Tony Bettenhausen 23 ______________
Bill Cheesbourg (R) 24
Rodger Ward
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25 ______________
Chuck Weyant 26 ______________
Eddie Russo 27
Don Edmunds (R)
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28 ______________
Marshall Teague 29 ______________
Jimmy Daywalt 30
Al Herman
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31 ______________
Johnnie Tolan 32 ______________
Jim Rathmann 33
Bob Christie
  • (W) represents as previous winners.
  • (R) represents as race rookies.

Non-Qualifiers[]

The full non-qualifiers for the 1957 Indianapolis 500 are outlined below:

No. Driver Constructor
4 United States George Amick (R) Snowberger-Offenhauser
15 United States Tony Bonadies (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
81 Kuzma-Offenhauser
25 United States Jud Larson (R) Watson-Offenhauser
31 United States Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
32 United States Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
United States Cal Niday
33 United States Billy Garrett Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
34 United States Jim McWithey (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
42 United States Dempsey Wilson (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
49 United States Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
58 United States Andy Furci (R) Schroeder-Offenhauser
59 United States Bud Clemons (R) Shilala-Offenhauser
62 United States Keith Andrews Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Italy Giuseppe Farina (R)
64 United States Gene Force Watts-Offenhauser
71 United States Johnny Fedricks (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
72 United States Danny Kladis Maserati
84 Mercedes-Jaguar
82 United States Johnny Baldwin (R) Kuzma-Offenhauser
92 United States Leroy Warriner (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
98 United States Johnnie Parsons (W) Kuzma-Offenhauser
  • (W) represents as previous winners.
  • (R) represents as race rookies.

Race[]

Report[]

Classification[]

(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie

Pos Grid No Driver Constructor Laps Led Time/Retired Points
1 13 9 United States Sam Hanks Epperly-Offenhauser 200 136 3:41:14.25 8
2 32 26 United States Jim Rathmann Epperly-Offenhauser 200 24 +21.46 7
3 15 1 United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser 200 0 +2:13.97 4
4 10 54 United States Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft-Novi 200 24 +2:56.86 3
5 12 73 United States Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 0 +3:14.27 2
6 5 6 United States Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 0 +4:35.27
7 28 48 United States Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 0 +4:45.58
8 1 12 United States Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 7 +5:33.15
9 16 7 United States Bob Veith Phillips-Offenhauser 200 0 +6:17.11
10 14 22 United States Gene Hartley Lesovsky-Offenhauser 200 0 +7:10.12
11 19 19 United States Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 200 0 +7:56.07
12 11 10 United States Johnny Thomson Kuzma-Offenhauser 199 5 +1 Lap
13 33 95 United States Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 197 0 +3 Laps
14 25 82 United States Chuck Weyant Kuzma-Offenhauser 196 0 +4 Laps
15 22 27 United States Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft-Novi 195 0 +5 Laps
16 17 18 United States Johnnie Parsons (W) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 195 0 +5 Laps
17 21 3 United States Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 192 0 +8 Laps
18 6 5 United States Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 182 0 Throttle
19 27 92 United States Don Edmunds (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 170 0 Spun Off
20 31 28 United States Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 138 0 Clutch
21 30 89 United States Al Herman Dunn-Offenhauser 111 0 Accident
22 4 14 United States Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 107 0 Fuel Leak
23 2 88 United States Eddie Sachs (R) Kuzma-Offenhauser 105 0 Fuel Leak
24 18 77 United States Mike Magill (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 101 0 Accident
25 20 43 United States Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 93 0 Wheel Bearing
26 23 31 United States Bill Cheesbourg (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 81 0 Fuel Leak
27 8 16 United States Al Keller Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 75 0 Accident
28 29 57 United States Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 53 0 Accident
29 7 83 United States Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 51 0 Engine
30 24 8 United States Rodger Ward Lesovsky-Offenhauser 27 0 Compressor
31 3 52 United States Troy Ruttman (W) Watson-Offenhauser 13 4 Engine
32 26 55 United States Eddie Russo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 0 0 Accident
33 9 23 United States Elmer George (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 0 0 Accident

Milestones[]

Standings[]

V T E United States Indianapolis 500
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See also United States Grand PrixUnited States Grand Prix WestIndianapolis 500Detroit Grand PrixCaesars Palace Grand PrixDallas Grand PrixQuestor Grand PrixMiami Grand Prix
V T E 1957 Formula One Season
Constructors BRM • Connaught • Cooper • Ferrari • Maserati • Porsche • Vanwall
Engines Alta • Bristol • BRM • Climax • Ferrari • Maserati • Porsche • Vanwall
Drivers Barth • de Beaufort • Behra • Bonnier • Brabham • Brooks • Bueb • Castellotti • Collins • Fairman • Fangio • Flockhart • England • Gerard • Gibson • Godia-Sales • González • Gould • Gregory • Halford • Hawthorn • Herrmann • Leston • Lewis-Evans • MacDowel • MacKay-Fraser • Maglioli • Marsh • Menditeguy • S. Moss • Musso • Naylor • Perdisa • Piotti • Portago • Salvadori • Scarlatti • Schell • Simon • Tomaso • Trintignant • von Trips • Volonterio
Cars BRM P25 • Connaught B • Cooper T41 • Cooper T43 • Cooper T44 • Ferrari 500 • Ferrari 801 • Maserati 250F • Porsche RS550 • Vanwall VW 5 • Mercedes-Benz W154
Tyres Avon • Dunlop • Englebert • Pirelli • Continental
Races Argentina • Monaco • Indianapolis • France • Britain • Germany • Pescara • Italy
Non-Championship Races Syracuse • Pau • Glover Trophy • Naples • Reims • Caen • International Trophy • Modena • Morocco
See also 1956 Formula One Season • 1958 Formula One Season • Category
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