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Indianapolis 500

Date
Thu 30th May 1957 (UTC)
Thu 30th May 1957 (Local)

Timestamp
1957-05-30T17:00:00

Time
17:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1957

Round
3

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Location
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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The 41st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1957. The event was part of the 1957 USAC National Championship Trail and it was the third race of the eight-race 1957 World Championship of Drivers.
Hanks won the race in George Salih's "Lay-down Offy". The Offenhauser engine was mounted on its side and shifted off-center. This was done in order to lower the center of gravity, reduce frontal area, and counterbalance the body roll in the turns. The car that Hanks drove for the win in 1957 would win back-to-back Indy 500s, with Jimmy Bryan piloting the very same chassis to victory again in 1958.


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Result Description
1 /Sam Hanks /Offenhauser /3:41:14.25
2 /Jim Rathmann / Offenhauser /+21.46
3 /Jimmy Bryan /Offenhauser /+2:13.97


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