Races 12 National champion Jimmy Bryan Start date 1956 | End date November 12 Indianapolis 500 winner Pat Flaherty Race 12 | |
Similar 1973 USAC Champio, 1983–84 USAC Champio, 1981 CART PPG Indy Car | ||
The 1956 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 12. There were also three non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Pat Flaherty. This was the first year that the National Championship was sanctioned by the USAC, after the withdrawal of the AAA from all forms of racing after the 1955 season.
Schedule and results
^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the FIA F1 World Drivers' Championship title. ^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.References
1956 USAC Championship Car season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA