1957 Season - Round 3 - 1957-05-30
Sam Hanks won the 1957 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly, with Jim Rathmann (Epperly) second and Jimmy Bryan (Kuzma) third. The win came from P13 on the grid.
Jim Rathmann (Epperly) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P32 on the grid to P2 at the flag β a 30-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1957 Indianapolis 500, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | 13 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 32 | Finished | 7 | |
| 3 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 15 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Paul Russo |
| Kurtis Kraft |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 7 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Bob Veith | Phillips | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Gene Hartley | Lesovsky | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Chuck Weyant | Kuzma | 25 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Don Edmunds | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | Clutch | 0 |
| 21 | Al Herman | Dunn | 30 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 23 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 2 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 24 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 26 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 27 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| 28 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | Accident | 0 |
| 29 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | Retired | 0 |
| 30 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | 24 | Turbo | 0 |