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1955 Springfield 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 4 of 11 Saturday, August 20, 1955 at Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:06:16 Average speed: 90.523 mph Pole speed: 102.96 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 19431 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1955 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 7 1   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 100 4065 running 70 200 2 5 6   Bob Sweikert John Zink Watson / Offy 100 2927 running 0 160 3 1 45   Andy Linden D-A Lubricants Kuzma / Offy 100 1626 running 14 140 4 2 78   George Amick Lindsey Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy 100 1057 running 16 120 5 4 77   Jiggs Peters Bessie Lee Paoli Kurtis / Offy 100 976 running 0 100 6 17 44   Tommy Hinnershitz Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 100 813 running 0 80 7 9 95   Mike Magill Mike Unverdorben Kurtis / Offy 100 650 running 0 60 8 15 9   Jimmy Reece Ed Walsh Kurtis / Offy 100 610 running 0 40 9 13 15   Jimmy Davies Bardahl Oil Company   (Pat Clancy) Ewing / Offy 100 569 running 0 30 10 14 3   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 100 528 running 0 20 11 18 16   Johnnie Tolan Trio Brass Kurtis / Offy 100 488 running 0 10 12 3 72   Edgar Elder Ernest Ruiz Shilala / Offy 100 407 running 0   13 10 48   Eddie Russo Sumar   (Chapman Root) Blough / Offy 98 407 running 0   14 8 76   Duane Carter George Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman / Offy 97 376 running 0   15 11 5   Eddie Johnson Gilbert Morcroft Pankratz / Offy 97 285 running 0   16 16 73   Walt Faulkner McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Kurtis / Offy 96 203 running 0   17 12 51   Bill Homeier Chapman Root Kurtis / Offy 96 162 running 0   18 6 21   Ed Elisian Roger Wolcott Lesovsky / Offy 4 162 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Tony Bettenhausen 10 H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy Colby Scroggin 12 Bob Estes Phillips / Offy Jack Turner 19 Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy Howard Kelley 24 Ray Brady Kurtis / Offy Bob Veith 25 Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis / Offy Gene Hartley 28 Commercial Motor Freight Ewing / Offy Pat O'Connor 29 LaVilla Templeton / Offy Shorty Templeman 32 Lee Glessner Scopa / Offy Chuck Weyant 41 Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy Rex Easton 47 Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy Ray Crawford 49 Ray Crawford Kurtis / Offy Johnny Boyd 55 Bob Sweikert Kuzma / Offy Johnny Kay 68 Westwood Tool Peter Wales Kurtis / Offy Al Herman 71 Martin Brothers Silnes / Offy Rodger Ward 81 Central Excavating Floyd Trevis Trevis / Offy Potsy Goacher 84 Dick Holysnki Kurtis / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   George Amick 1 16 16   Andy Linden 17 30 14   Jimmy Bryan 31 100 70