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1956 Milwaukee 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 7 of 12 Sunday, August 26, 1956 at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI 250 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:41:45 Average speed: 92.736 mph Pole speed: 101.095 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 22000 Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1956 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 12 2   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 250 8793 running 32 500 2 13 89   Jimmy Reece Dunn Engineering   (Harry Dunn) Kurtis / Offy 250 5258 running 0 400 3 17 62   Rodger Ward Roger Wolcott Lesovsky / Offy 250 3302 running 0 350 4 24 51   Eddie Sachs Ray Brady Kurtis / Offy 250 2537 running 0 300 5 1 15   Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast   (George Bignotti) Kurtis / Offy 250 4979 running 218 250 6 19 81   George Amick Central Excavating   (Pete Salemi) Kuzma / Offy 250 1657 running 0 200 7 18 54   Jack Turner Travelon Trailer   (Ernest Ruiz) Shilala / Offy 249 1380 running 0 150 8 3 14   Bob Veith Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 249 1279 running 0 125 9 5 26   Earl Motter Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy 249 1179 running 0 100 10 20 12   Johnnie Tolan Bardahl   (Pat Clancy) Ewing / Offy 248 1078 running 0 75 11 8 98   Johnnie Parsons J.C. Agajanian Kuzma / Offy 247 977 running 0 50 12 25 55   Al Keller Sam Traylor Kurtis / Offy 247 781 running 0 25 13 9 27   Cliff Griffith Jim Robbins Stevens / Offy 246 801 running 0   14 11 45   Johnny Thomson D-A Lubricants   (Racing Associates) Kuzma / Offy 246 625 running 0   15 14 78   Jim Rathmann Lindsey Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy 246 474 running 0   16 6 47   Gene Hartley Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy 244 398 running 0   17 2 41   Billy Garrett Greenman-Casale   (Lysle Greenman) Kuzma / Offy 244 323 running 0   18 21 64   Duke Dinsmore Shannon Brothers Kurtis / Offy 233 323 running 0   19 22 25   Shorty Templeman Lutes Truck Parts   (Bill Lutes) Kurtis / Offy 210 247 magneto 0   20 10 21   Elmer George HOW   (Mari Hulman) Watson / Offy 200 247 transmission 0   21 23 7   Pat O'Connor Sumar   (Chapman Root) Blough / Offy 176 171 fuel line 0   22 26 18   Ed Elisian John Zink Watson / Offy 152 321 crash 0   23 4 73   Andy Linden McNamara Chiropractic   (Lee Elkins) Turner / Offy 151 171 ignition 0   24 7 16   Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips / Offy 98 171 magneto 0   25 15 8   Dick Rathmann John Zink Watson / Offy 88 171 oil pressure 0   26 16 74   Don Branson Hoover Motor Express   (John Wills) Templeton / Offy 50 171 oil leak 0

Relief Drivers: Car #21: Tony Bettenhausen (46 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Tony Bettenhausen 44 Peter Schmidt Chuck Weyant 75 Karl Hall Leroy Warriner 79 Marquette Tool Jim McWithey 96 Dayton Steel Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 7 7     8 13 6   rain   14 21 8     22 47 26   rain   48 78 31     79 98 20   rain   99 250 152       Percent of race run under caution: 20.8%             Average green flag run: 49.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Johnny Boyd 1 218 218   Jimmy Bryan 219 250 32