[3] Contrary to popular belief, Hanks did not completely retire from racing until the end of the year.

This was done in order to lower the center of gravity, reduce frontal area, and counterbalance the body roll in the turns.

For 1957, the Speedway introduced a new state-of-the-art pit lane and brand new Master Control Tower to house broadcasting as well as timing and scoring.

Flagging duties would be done from a station on the grass strip at the start/finish line, and eventually a small wooden platform would be constructed for the flagman to stand atop.

Down the frontstretch, Andrews began to slide, and when he attempted to correct, the car backed into the inside wall separating the pit area.

Russo was the fastest qualifier in the field, as his speed was faster than the pole position time from the previous weekend.

Tony Bettenhausen (142.439 mph) was the fastest driver of the day, driving one of the 500 hp Novi Specials.

But late in the day, he got in Cliff Griffith's car, and at a speed of 141.565 mph, bumped Johnnie Parsons from the lineup.

The broadcast came on-air at 10:45 a.m. local time, fifteen minutes prior to the start of the race.

[21] For the fifth years, the network featured announcers from the five major radio stations in Indianapolis (WISH, WIRE, WIBC, WFBM, and WISH).

In addition, the booth announcers moved into the newly-constructed Master Control Tower along the frontstretch.

At the time the new world championship was announced and first organized by the CSI, the United States did not yet have a Grand Prix.

[26] The drivers also earned separate points (on a different scale) towards the respective AAA or USAC national championships.

For the second year in a row, former World Champion Giuseppe Farina entered, but again struggled to get his car up to speed.

Despite not competing in any of the other World Championship events, Hanks finished eighth in the final season standings.