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1955 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 14 6   Bob Sweikert John Zink KK500D / Offy 200   running 86 1000 2 2 10   Tony Bettenhausen Chapman KK500C / Offy 200   running 0 500 3 10 15   Jimmy Davies Bardahl KK500B / Offy 200   running 0 700 4 33 44   Johnny Thomson Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 200   running 0 600 5 7 77   Walt Faulkner Merz Engineering   (Merz) KK500C / Offy 200   running 0 447.5 6 8 19   Andy Linden Massaglia KK4000 / Offy 200   running 0 400 7 16 71   Al Herman Martin Brothers Silnes / Offy 200   running 0 300 8 19 29   Pat O'Connor Ansted Rotary   (Ansted) KK500D / Offy 200   running 0 250 9 17 48   Jimmy Daywalt Sumar Kurtis / Offy 200   running 0 200 10 12 89   Pat Flaherty Dunn Engineering   (Dunn) KK500B / Offy 200   running 0 150 11 18 98   Duane Carter Agajanian Kuzma / Offy 197   running 0 100 12 25 41   Chuck Weyant Federal Engineering KK3000 / Offy 196   running 0 50 13 32 83   Eddie Johnson McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Trevis / Offy 196   running 0   14 20 33   Jim Rathmann Belond Miracle Power Epperly / Offy 191   running 0   15 21 12   Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips / Offy 178   transmission 3   16 9 22   Cal Niday D-A Lubricant KK500B / Offy 170   crash 0   17 24 99   Art Cross Belanger Motors   (Belanger) KK500D / Offy 168   engine 24   18 31 81   Shorty Templeman Central Excavating Trevis / Offy 142   transmission 0   19 6 8   Sam Hanks Jones & Maley KK500C / Offy 134   transmission 0   20 28 31   Keith Andrews McDaniel Schroeder / Offy 120   fuel pump 0   21 27 16   Johnnie Parsons Trio Brass Foundry KK500D / Offy 119   magneto 0   22 13 37   Eddie Russo Dr. Sabourin Pawl / Offy 112   ignition 0   23 23 49   Ray Crawford Crawford KK500B / Offy 111   engine 0   24 11 1   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma / Offy 90   fuel pump 31   25 5 4   Bill Vukovich Hopkins KK500C / Offy 56   crash 50   26 3 3   Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C / Offy 54   magneto 6   27 22 42   Al Keller Sam Traylor KK2000 / Offy 54   crash 0   28 30 27   Rodger Ward Aristo Blue Kuzma / Offy 53   crash 0   29 26 39   Johnny Boyd Sumar KK500C / Offy 53   crash 0   30 29 68   Ed Elisian Westwood Gauge & Tool KK4000 / Offy 53   retired 0   31 1 23   Jerry Hoyt Jim Robbins Stevens / Offy 40   oil leak 0   32 4 14   Freddie Agabashian Federal Engineering KK500D / Offy 39   spun off 0   33 15 5   Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz / Offy 10   rod 0

Relief Drivers: Car #10: Paul Russo (77 laps), 300 points) Car #77: Bill Homeier (24 laps), 52.5 points) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Bob Christie 7 Dean Van Lines Al Dean Kuzma / Dodge Johnnie Parsons 9 Ed Walsh Kurtis / Offy Spider Webb 9 Ed Walsh Kurtis / Offy Troy Ruttman 18 Novi Air Conditioner Lewis Welch Kurtis / Novi Paul Russo 21 Roger Wolcott Kurtis / Offy Len Duncan 24, 73 Kurtis / Offy Ed Elisian 25 Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis / Offy Gene Hartley 28 Commercial Motor Freight Ewing / Offy Jiggs Peters 32 Lee Glessner Scopa / Offy Tony Bonadies 36 J.S. Donaldson Kurtis / Offy Russ Klar 61 Ray Brady Schroeder / Offy Leroy Warriner 64 Ansted Rotary Kurtis / Offy Ernie McCoy 69 LaVilla Templeton / Offy Bill Homeier 72 Travelon Trailer Kurtis / Offy Elmer George 74 Walmotor George Walther Schroeder / Offy Johnny Kay 76 George Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman / Offy George Tichenor 78 Lindsey Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy Manny Ayulo 88 Peter Schmidt Kurtis / Offy Danny Kladis 93 Roy McKay Kurtis / Offy WD Johnnie Tolan Anderson 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