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1955 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 3 of 7 Monday, May 30, 1955 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.600 kilometers) Time of race: 3:53:59.53 Average speed: 206.342 kph Pole time: 257.06 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 163.56 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1955 Formula One results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 14 6   Bob Sweikert John Zink KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 3:53:59.53 86 8 2 2 10   Tony Bettenhausen Chapman KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +163.56 0 6 3 10 15   Jimmy Davies Bardahl KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +212.36 0 4 4 33 44   Johnny Thomson Schmidt Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +218.91 0 3 5 7 77   Walt Faulkner Merz Engineering KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +317.17 0 2 6 8 19   Andy Linden Massaglia KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +357.94 0 0 7 16 71   Al Herman Martin Brothers Silnes / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +384.24 0 0 8 19 29   Pat O'Connor Ansted Rotary KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +401.60 0 0 9 17 48   Jimmy Daywalt Sumar Kurtis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +429.81 0 0 10 12 89   Pat Flaherty Dunn Engineering KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +466.54 0 0 11 18 98   Duane Carter Agajanian Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 197 +3 laps 0 0 12 25 41   Chuck Weyant Federal Engineering KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 196 +4 laps 0 0 13 32 83   Eddie Johnson McNamara Trevis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 196 +4 laps 0 0 14 20 33   Jim Rathmann Belond Miracle Power Epperly / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 191 +9 laps 0 0 15 21 12   Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 178 transmission 3 0 16 9 22   Cal Niday D-A Lubricant KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 170 crash 0 0 17 24 99   Art Cross Belanger Motors KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 168 engine 24 0 18 31 81   Shorty Templeman Central Excavating Trevis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 142 transmission 0 0 19 6 8   Sam Hanks Jones & Maley KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 134 transmission 0 0 20 28 31   Keith Andrews McDaniel Schroeder / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 120 fuel pump 0 0 21 27 16   Johnnie Parsons Trio Brass Foundry KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 119 magneto 0 0 22 13 37   Eddie Russo Dr. Sabourin Pawl / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 112 ignition 0 0 23 23 49   Ray Crawford Crawford KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 111 engine 0 0 24 11 1   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 90 fuel pump 31 0 25 5 4   Bill Vukovich Hopkins KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 56 crash 50 1 26 3 3   Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 54 magneto 6 0 27 22 42   Al Keller Sam Traylor KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 54 crash 0 0 28 30 27   Rodger Ward Aristo Blue Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 53 crash 0 0 29 26 39   Johnny Boyd Sumar KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 53 crash 0 0 30 29 68   Ed Elisian Westwood Gauge & Tool KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 53 retired 0 0 31 1 23   Jerry Hoyt Jim Robbins Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 40 oil leak 0 0 32 4 14   Freddie Agabashian Federal Engineering KK500D / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 39 spun off 0 0 33 15 5   Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 10 rod 0 0

Relief Drivers: Car #10: Paul Russo (77 laps), 3 points) Car #77: Bill Homeier (24 laps), 1 points) Fastest Lap: 227.467 kph by Bill Vukovich Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jack McGrath 1 3 3   Bill Vukovich 4 14 11   Jack McGrath 15 15 1   Bill Vukovich 16 24 9   Jack McGrath 25 26 2   Bill Vukovich 27 56 30   Jimmy Bryan 57 57 1   Bob Sweikert 58 58 1   Jimmy Bryan 59 88 30   Bob Sweikert 89 132 44   Art Cross 133 156 24   Don Freeland 157 159 3   Bob Sweikert 160 200 41