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1955 Syracuse 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 8 of 11 Saturday, September 10, 1955 at New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:06:43 Average speed: 89.993 mph Pole speed: 96.308 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 20000 Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1955 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1955 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 6   Bob Sweikert John Zink Watson / Offy 100 3750 running 100 200 2 3 1   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 100 2700 running 0 160 3 9 78   George Amick Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy 100 1500 running 0 140 4 10 29   Pat O'Connor LaVilla Templeton / Offy 99 975 running 0 120 5 11 44   Johnny Thomson Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 99 900 running 0 100 6 4 25   Bob Veith Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis / Offy 99 750 running 0 80 7 7 68   Johnny Kay Westwood Tool   (Peter Wales) Kurtis / Offy 98 600 running 0 60 8 15 15   Jimmy Davies Bardahl Oil Company   (Pat Clancy) Ewing / Offy 98 562 running 0 40 9 12 9   Rodger Ward Ed Walsh Kurtis / Offy 96 525 running 0 30 10 14 24   Jimmy Reece Ray Brady Kurtis / Offy 96 487 running 0 20 11 17 76   Jimmy Daywalt George Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman / Offy 95 450 running 0 10 12 18 72   Edgar Elder Ernest Ruiz Shilala / Offy 94 375 running 0   13 13 12   Don Freeland Bob Estes Watson / Offy 93 337 running 0   14 16 5   Eddie Johnson Gilbert Morcroft Pankratz / Offy 92 300 running 0   15 2 27   Earl Motter Aristo Blue Kuzma / Offy 92 262 running 0   16 6 55   Johnny Boyd Bob Sweikert Kuzma / Offy 27 225 engine 0   17 8 3   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 11 150 crash 0   18 5 95   Mike Magill Mike Unverdorben Kurtis / Offy 11 150 crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Buddy Cagle 2 Ralph Malamud Scopa / Offy Jack Turner 10 H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy Johnnie Tolan 16 Trio Brass Kurtis / Offy Bill Homeier 32 Lee Glessner Scopa / Offy Tony Bonadies 36 J.S. Donaldson Kurtis / Offy Russ Klar 37 Dr. Sabourin Pawl / Offy Jerry Unser 41 Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy Charles Musselman 42 Sam Traylor Kurtis / Offy Andy Linden 45 D-A Lubricants Kuzma / Offy Eddie Russo 48 Sumar Chapman Root Blough / Offy Chuck Weyant 71 Martin Brothers Silnes / Offy Johnnie Parsons 73 McNamara Lee Elkins Kurtis-Wetteroth / Offy Ed Elisian 81 Central Excavating Floyd Trevis Trevis / Offy Joe Sostilio 84 Dick Holysnki Kurtis / Offy DC Jimmy Reece 9 Ed Walsh Kurtis / Offy DC Tommy Hinnershitz 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy WD Tony Bettenhausen WD Jiggs Peters 32 Lee Glessner Scopa / Offy WD Walt Faulkner 73 McNamara Lee Elkins Kurtis-Wetteroth / Offy WD Rodger Ward 81 Central Excavating Floyd Trevis Trevis / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bob Sweikert 1 100 100