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1955 Milwaukee 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 5 of 11 Sunday, August 28, 1955 at Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI 250 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:37:50 Average speed: 95.022 mph Pole speed: 101.072 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 5 sec Attendance: 26566 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1955 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 89   Pat Flaherty Dunn Engineering Kurtis / Offy 250 8202 running 55 500 2 9 10   Tony Bettenhausen H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy 250 4592 running 0 400 3 3 6   Bob Sweikert John Zink Watson / Offy 250 2785 running 3 350 4 11 44   Art Cross Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 250 3923 running 178 300 5 18 55   Johnny Boyd Bob Sweikert Kuzma / Offy 250 1760 running 0 250 6 19 36   Tony Bonadies J.S. Donaldson Kurtis / Offy 250 1454 running 0 200 7 6 45   Andy Linden D-A Lubricants Kuzma / Offy 245 1224 running 0 67.8 8 15 25   Bob Veith Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis / Offy 243 1148 running 0 125 9 26 24   Johnnie Parsons Ray Brady Kurtis / Offy 243 1071 running 0 53.2 10 23 48   Eddie Russo Sumar   (Chapman Root) Blough / Offy 241 995 running 0 75 11 16 28   Gene Hartley Commercial Motor Freight Ewing / Offy 240 918 running 0 50 12 4 12   Don Freeland Bob Estes Watson / Offy 240 765 running 0 5.2 13 17 15   Jimmy Davies Bardahl Oil Company   (Pat Clancy) Ewing / Offy 239 689 running 0   14 10 9   Jimmy Reece Ed Walsh Kurtis / Offy 238 612 running 0   15 14 47   Rex Easton Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy 237 459 running 0   16 13 68   Johnny Kay Westwood Tool   (Peter Wales) Kurtis / Offy 237 383 running 0   17 12 32   Shorty Templeman Lee Glessner Scopa / Offy 211 306 oil pressure 0   18 21 76   Jimmy Daywalt George Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman / Offy 182 306 piston 0   19 20 16   Johnnie Tolan Trio Brass Kurtis / Offy 157 230 clutch 0   20 24 78   George Amick Lindsey Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy 150 330 crash 0   21 5 3   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 122 153 piston 0   22 22 71   Al Herman Martin Brothers Silnes / Offy 95 303 fire 0   23 8 1   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 62 183 crash 3   24 25 81   Rodger Ward Central Excavating   (Floyd Trevis) Trevis / Offy 57 153 axle 0   25 1 21   Ed Elisian Roger Wolcott Lesovsky / Offy 35 153 supercharger 0   26 7 29   Pat O'Connor LaVilla Templeton / Offy 19 263 engine 11

Relief Drivers: Car #45: Rodger Ward (132 laps), 82.2 points) Car #24: Eddie Sachs (110 laps), 46.8 points) Car #12: Jack Turner (188 laps), 19.8 points) Car #47: Bill Homeier (90 laps) Car #76: Jiggs Peters (72 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Eddie Johnson 5 Gilbert Morcroft Pankratz / Offy Jack Turner 19 Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy Chuck Weyant 41 Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy Ray Crawford 49 Ray Crawford Kurtis / Offy Bill Homeier 51 Sumar Chapman Root Kurtis / Offy Edgar Elder 72 Travelon Trailer Shilala / Offy Walt Faulkner 73 McNamara Lee Elkins Kurtis-Wetteroth / Offy Jiggs Peters 77 Springfield Welding Kurtis / Offy Leroy Warriner 83 McNamara Lee Elkins Turner / Offy Eddie Sachs 99 Murrell Belanger Kurtis / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bob Sweikert 1 3 3   Pat O'Connor 4 14 11   Jimmy Bryan 15 17 3   Pat Flaherty 18 38 21   Art Cross 39 40 2   Pat Flaherty 41 51 11   Art Cross 52 227 176   Pat Flaherty 228 250 23