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 |
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1 | 12 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:10.09 | 143.94 km/h | |
2 | 88 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 4:10.22 | 143.87 km/h | |
3 | 52 | Watson-Offenhauser | 4:12.15 | 142.77 km/h | |
4 | 14 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:12.53 | 142.55 km/h | |
5 | 6 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:13.34 | 142.10 km/h | |
6 | 5 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:13.51 | 142.00 km/h | |
7 | 83 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:13.92 | 141.77 km/h | |
8 | 16 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:13.92 | 141.39 km/h | |
9 | 23 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:14.60 | 140.72 km/h | |
10 | 54 | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 4:08.59 | 144.81 km/h | |
11 | 10 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 4:10.82 | 143.52 km/h | |
12 | 73 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:11.32 | 143.24 km/h | |
13 | 9 | Epperly-Offenhauser | 4:12.08 | 142.81 km/h | |
14 | 22 | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 4:14.83 | 141.27 km/h | |
15 | 1 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 4:14.98 | 141.18 km/h | |
16 | 7 | Phillips-Offenhauser | 4:15.29 | 141.01 km/h | |
17 | 18 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:15.71 | 140.78 km/h | |
18 | 77 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:16.39 | 140.41 km/h | |
19 | 19 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:16.39 | 140.36 km/h | |
20 | 43 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:16.83 | 140.17 km/h | |
21 | 3 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:17.79 | 139.64 km/h | |
22 | 27 | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 4:12.74 | 142.43 km/h | |
23 | 31 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:14.30 | 141.56 km/h | |
24 | 8 | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 4:14.74 | 141.32 km/h | |
25 | 82 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 4:15.13 | 141.10 km/h | |
26 | 55 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:15.57 | 140.86 km/h | |
27 | 92 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:16.32 | 140.44 km/h | |
28 | 48 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:16.54 | 140.32 km/h | |
29 | 57 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:16.77 | 140.20 km/h | |
30 | 89 | Dunn-Offenhauser | 4:17.13 | 140.00 km/h | |
31 | 28 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 4:17.43 | 139.84 km/h | |
32 | 26 | Epperly-Offenhauser | 4:17.50 | 139.80 km/h | |
33 | 95 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 4:17.55 | 139.77 km/h |
- (W) represents as previous winners.
- (R) represents as race rookies.
Grid[]
Pos | Pos | Pos |
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Driver | Driver | Driver |
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1 | ______________ | |
Pat O'Connor | 2 | ______________ |
Eddie Sachs (R) | 3 | |
Troy Ruttman (W) | ||
______________ | ||
4 | ______________ | |
Fred Agabashian | 5 | ______________ |
Johnny Boyd | 6 | |
Jimmy Reece | ||
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7 | ______________ | |
Ed Elisian | 8 | ______________ |
Al Keller | 9 | |
Elmer George (R) | ||
______________ | ||
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 |
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4 | Snowberger-Offenhauser | |
15 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
81 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | |
25 | Watson-Offenhauser | |
31 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
32 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
33 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
34 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
42 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
49 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
58 | Schroeder-Offenhauser | |
59 | Shilala-Offenhauser | |
62 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
64 | Watts-Offenhauser | |
71 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
72 | Maserati | |
84 | Mercedes-Jaguar | |
82 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | |
92 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |
98 | 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 |
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1 | 13 | 9 | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | 136 | 3:41:14.25 | 8 | |
2 | 32 | 26 | Epperly-Offenhauser | 200 | 24 | +21.46 | 7 | |
3 | 15 | 1 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +2:13.97 | 4 | |
4 | 10 | 54 | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 200 | 24 | +2:56.86 | 3 | |
5 | 12 | 73 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +3:14.27 | 2 | |
6 | 5 | 6 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +4:35.27 | ||
7 | 28 | 48 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +4:45.58 | ||
8 | 1 | 12 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 7 | +5:33.15 | ||
9 | 16 | 7 | Phillips-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +6:17.11 | ||
10 | 14 | 22 | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +7:10.12 | ||
11 | 19 | 19 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 0 | +7:56.07 | ||
12 | 11 | 10 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 199 | 5 | +1 Lap | ||
13 | 33 | 95 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 197 | 0 | +3 Laps | ||
14 | 25 | 82 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 196 | 0 | +4 Laps | ||
15 | 22 | 27 | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 195 | 0 | +5 Laps | ||
16 | 17 | 18 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 195 | 0 | +5 Laps | ||
17 | 21 | 3 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 192 | 0 | +8 Laps | ||
18 | 6 | 5 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 182 | 0 | Throttle | ||
19 | 27 | 92 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 170 | 0 | Spun Off | ||
20 | 31 | 28 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 138 | 0 | Clutch | ||
21 | 30 | 89 | Dunn-Offenhauser | 111 | 0 | Accident | ||
22 | 4 | 14 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 107 | 0 | Fuel Leak | ||
23 | 2 | 88 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 105 | 0 | Fuel Leak | ||
24 | 18 | 77 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 101 | 0 | Accident | ||
25 | 20 | 43 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 93 | 0 | Wheel Bearing | ||
26 | 23 | 31 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 81 | 0 | Fuel Leak | ||
27 | 8 | 16 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 75 | 0 | Accident | ||
28 | 29 | 57 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 53 | 0 | Accident | ||
29 | 7 | 83 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 51 | 0 | Engine | ||
30 | 24 | 8 | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 27 | 0 | Compressor | ||
31 | 3 | 52 | Watson-Offenhauser | 13 | 4 | Engine | ||
32 | 26 | 55 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | Accident | ||
33 | 9 | 23 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Milestones[]
Standings[]
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