Tops in trial heats

International News Photos (New York, N.Y.) · May 19, 1957

Pictured after he won the pole position for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 Mile Race yesterday is Pat O'Connor, who topped nine qualifiers with an average speed of 143.948 mph in his Kurtis Kraft. Rain that interrupted the qualification trials is believed to have kept the speeds down somewhat from previously established record runs. Left to right: O'Connor; chief mechanic Ray Nichols and car owner Chapman Root.