1957 Indianapolis 500
- Date
- 30 May 1957
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
- Round
- 3 of 8
- Winner
- Sam Hanks (Epperly)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | 13 | 200 | 3:41:14.25 | 8 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 32 | 200 | +21.46 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 15 | 200 | +2:13.97 | 4 | |
| 4 | 54 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 200 | +2:56.86 | 3 | |
| 5 | 73 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 200 | +3:14.27 | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 200 | +4:35.27 | 0 | |
| 7 | 48 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 200 | +4:45.58 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 200 | +5:33.15 | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | Bob Veith | Phillips | 16 | 200 | +6:17.11 | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Gene Hartley | Lesovsky | 14 | 200 | +7:10.12 | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Jack Turner | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 200 | +7:56.07 | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 11 | 199 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 95 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 82 | Chuck Weyant | Kuzma | 25 | 196 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 195 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | 195 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 3 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 192 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 182 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 92 | Don Edmunds | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 170 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Johnnie Tolan | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 138 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 89 | Al Herman | Dunn | 30 | 111 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 107 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 88 | Eddie Sachs | Kuzma | 2 | 105 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 77 | Mike Magill | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 101 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 43 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 93 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 81 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 75 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 57 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | 53 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 83 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 51 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Rodger Ward | Lesovsky | 24 | 27 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 52 | Troy Ruttman | Watson | 3 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 55 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Elmer George | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | Sam Hanks | Epperly | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Jean Behra | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Carlos Menditeguy | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Masten Gregory | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Harry Schell | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 0 | 3 |