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| Date | Thursday 30 May 1957 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #3 of 8 in 1957
#59 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Cloudy, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 17 |
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| Debutants | Bill Cheesbourg (Driver),
Don Edmunds (Driver),
Eddie Sachs (Driver),
Elmer George (Driver),
Mike Magill (Driver),
Dunn (Car Manufacturer),
Dunn (Car Model),
Kurtis Kraft 500G (Car Model),
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95 (Car Number),
Fred & Richard Sommer (Entrant),
Fred Sclavi (Entrant),
George Salih (Entrant),
George Walther Jr (Entrant),
J.S. Donaldson (Entrant),
Lysle Greenman (Entrant),
Roy McKay (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Chapman S Root – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
George Salih – 1st Win (Entrant)
 Epperly – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Epperly – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Jim Rathmann – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Pat O'Connor – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Sam Hanks – 1st Win (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 15th Place Finishes – Tony Bettenhausen (2),
2. Highest Race Win Ratio – Epperly (33.33%),
3. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Epperly (33.33%),
4. Most 27th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (5),
5. Most 31st Place Qualifications – Johnnie Tolan (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most 11th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (8),
2. Most 13th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (4),
3. Most 15th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (7),
4. Most 16th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (5),
5. Most 17th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (5),
6. Most 28th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (5),
7. Most 33rd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (5)
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