Rex Mays Classic
The Milwaukee Mile
1 Mile Paved Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
June 10, 1956
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 11 | Pat Flaherty | 8 | John Zink | Watson | Offy | 100 | 1:00:42 98.846 | 200 |
2 | 6 | Johnny Thomson | 44 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 160 |
3 | 4 | Bob Sweikert | 1 | D-A Lubricants | Kuzma D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 140 |
4 | 18 | Jimmy Bryan | 2 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 120 |
5 | 1 | Johnny Boyd | 15 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis 500G | Offy | 100 | Finished | 100 |
6 | 16 | Don Freeland | 16 | Bob Estes | Phillips | Offy | 100 | Finished | 80 |
7 | 19 | Jimmy Reece | 26 | Massaglia Hotel | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 60 |
8 | 10 | Gene Hartley | 3 | Morcroft | Pankratz D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 50 |
9 | 21 | Al Keller | 55 | Traylor | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 40 |
10 | 5 | Bob Veith | 14 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | 100 | Finished | 30 |
11 | 2 | Pat O'Connor | 48 | Sumar | Blough D | Offy | 99 | Flagged | 20 |
12 | 15 | Keith Andrews | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis 500B | Offy | 98 | Flagged | 10 |
13 | 8 | Jack Turner | 54 | Travelon Trailer | Shilala D | Offy | 98 | Flagged | |
14 | 13 | Billy Garrett | 41 | Greenman-Casale | Kuzma D | Offy | 97 | Flagged | |
15 | 20 | Rex Easton | 73 | McNamara | Turner D | Offy | 97 | Flagged | |
16 | 14 | Shorty Templeman | 46 | Glessner | HillegassD | Offy | 97 | Flagged | |
17 | 17 | Johnnie Parsons | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Offy | 95 | Flagged | |
18 | 9 | Elmer George | 21 | HOW | Watson D | Offy | 94 | Flagged | |
19 | 7 | Jim Rathmann | 78 | Hopkins | Lesovsky D | Offy | 62 | Stalled in pits | |
20 | 3 | Troy Ruttman | 62 | Wolcott | Lesovsky D | Offy | 58 | Clutch | |
21 | 22 | Dick Rathmann | 81 | Central Excavating | Kuzma D | Offy | 9 | Clutch | |
22 | 12 | Danny Kladis | 79 | Parks | Silnes D | Offy | 0 | Clutch shaft | |
-- | -- | George Amick | 9 | Cole | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S4 | |
-- | -- | Ed Elisian | 25 | Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S8 | |
-- | -- | Cliff Griffith | 27 | Jim Robbins | Stevens D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Ken Gottschalk | 39 | K. G. | X | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S7 | |
-- | -- | Al Herman | 12 | Bardahl/Clancy | Ewing D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Eddie Johnson | 76 | Leitenberger | Silnes/Sherman D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S9 | |
-- | -- | Johnny Kay | 35 | Peter Wales | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S5 | |
-- | -- | Andy Linden | 5 | Chapman | Russo/Nichels D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S3 | |
-- | -- | Andy Linden | 64 | Shannon Bros. | Kurtis 500A | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Jim McWithey | 77 | Dayton Steel Foundry | Schroeder D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow, S6 | |
-- | -- | Johnnie Tolan | 34 | Trio Brass | Kurtis 4000D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Rodger Ward | X | X | X | X | -- | Did not appear |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Pat Flaherty | 43 | 58-100 |
Troy Ruttman | 35 | 23-57 |
Johnny Boyd | 22 | 1-22 |