1957 Indianapolis 500

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QualifyingEdit

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Qualifying ResultsEdit

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

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

• (W) represents as previous winners.
• (R) represents as race rookies.

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• (W) represents as previous winners.
• (R) represents as race rookies.

Non-QualifiersEdit

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

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

• (W) represents as previous winners.
• (R) represents as race rookies.

RaceEdit

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ClassificationEdit

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

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

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