1956 USAC season

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The USAC 1956 season began on May 30th with the Indianapolis 500 and ended on November 12th in Phoenix . Jimmy Bryan secured the title.

Race results

date run miles winner Winning team
1 30th May United States 48United States Indianapolis 500 United States 48United States Pat Flaherty Watson - Offenhauser
2 June 10th United States 48United States Milwaukee 100 United States 48United States Pat Flaherty Watson-Offenhauser
3 June 24th United States 48United States Langhorne 100 United States 48United States George Amick Kuzma -Offenhauser
4th July 4th United States 48United States Darlington 200.75 United States 48United States Pat O'Connor Blough -Offenhauser
5 July 14th United States 48United States Lakewood 100 United States 48United States Eddie Sachs Hillegass- Offenhauser
6th 22nd of July United States 48United States Williams Grove * 25th United States 48United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma -Offenhauser
7th 12. August United States 48United States Dayton * 25th United States 48United States Ed Elisian Watson-Offenhauser
8th August 19th United States 48United States Springfield 100 United States 48United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser
9 26th of August United States 48United States Milwaukee 250 United States 48United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser
10 September 3 United States 48United States You quoin 100 United States 48United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser
11 September 8th United States 48United States Syracuse 100 United States 48United States Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma-Offenhauser
12 September 15th United States 48United States Indiana States Fairground 100 United States 48United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma-Offenhauser
13 October 21 United States 48United States Sacramento 100 United States 48United States Jud Larson Watson-Offenhauser
14th November 12th United States 48United States Phoenix 100 United States 48United States George Amick Lesovsky- Offenhauser

* Races did not count towards the championship

Driver Championship (Top 10)

1. United States 48United States Jimmy Bryan 1860
2. United States 48United States Pat Flaherty 1500
3. United States 48United States Don Freeland 1280
4th United States 48United States George Amick 1050
5. United States 48United States Jimmy Reece 1040
6th United States 48United States Johnny Boyd 980
7th United States 48United States Bob Veith 903
8th. United States 48United States Rodger Ward 862
9. United States 48United States Sam Hanks 800
10. United States 48United States Johnny Thomson 710