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AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 11
Monday, May 30, 1955 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:54:00
Average speed: 140.045 mph
Pole speed: 128.209 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 163.56 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    1955 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1955 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
Results not available.

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Bill Homeier (#72), Troy Ruttman (#18), Spider Webb (#9), Leroy Warriner (#64), George Tichenor (#78), Jiggs Peters (#32), Ernie McCoy (#69), Russ Klar (#61), Johnny Kay (#76), Danny Kladis (#93), Gene Hartley (#28), Elmer George (#74), Tony Bonadies (#36), Manny Ayulo (#88), Len Duncan (#24, 73), Bob Christie (#7), Paul Russo (#21), Johnnie Parsons (#9), Ed Elisian (#25), Johnnie Tolan