1957 Indianapolis 500

1957 Indianapolis 500
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race Details
Date	May 30, 1957
Official Name	41st Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, IN, USA
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.0225 km (2.499 mi)
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Distance	200 laps, 804.5 km (499.893 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Time	4:10.09 (4 laps)
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jim Rathmann Epperly-Offenhauser
Time	1:02.75 on lap 127
Podium
First	Sam Hanks Epperly-Offenhauser
Second	Jim Rathmann Epperly-Offenhauser
Third	Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser
Lap Leaders

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.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

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.

Grid

Pos	Pos	Pos
Driver	Driver	Driver
______________
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
______________
7	______________
Ed Elisian	8	______________
	Al Keller	9
		Elmer George (R)
______________
10	______________
Paul Russo	11	______________
	Johnny Thomson	12
		Andy Linden
______________
13	______________
Sam Hanks	14	______________
	Gene Hartley	15
		Jimmy Bryan
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16	______________
Bob Veith	17	______________
	Johnnie Parsons (W)	18
		Mike Magill (R)
______________
19	______________
Jack Turner	20	______________
	Eddie Johnson	21
		Don Freeland
______________
22	______________
Tony Bettenhausen	23	______________
	Bill Cheesbourg (R)	24
		Rodger Ward
______________
25	______________
Chuck Weyant	26	______________
	Eddie Russo	27
		Don Edmunds (R)
______________
28	______________
Marshall Teague	29	______________
	Jimmy Daywalt	30
		Al Herman
______________
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	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.

Race

Classification

(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

Standings

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