1955 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race details
Date	May 30, 1955
Official Name	39th Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, IN, USA
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.0225km (2.5mi)
Distance	200 laps, 804.500km (500 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Jerry Hoyt Stevens-Offenhauser
Time	4:17.06 (4 laps)
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Time	1:03.67 on lap 27
Podium
First	Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Second	Tony Bettenhausen Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Third	Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Lap Leaders

Race

Classification

(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	14	6	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	86	3:53:59.53	8
2	2	10	Tony Bettenhausen Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+2:43.56	3 3
3	10	15	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+3:32.36	4
4	33	44	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	0	+3:38.91	3
5	7	77	Walt Faulkner Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+5:17.17	1 1
6	8	19	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+5:57.94
7	16	71	Al Herman (R)	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+6:24.24
8	19	29	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+6:41.60
9	17	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+7:09.81
10	12	89	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	0	+7:46.54
11	18	98	Duane Carter	Kuzma-Offenhauser	197	0	+3 Laps
12	25	41	Chuck Weyant (R)	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	196	0	+4 Laps
13	32	83	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	196	0	+4 Laps
14	20	33	Jim Rathmann	Epperly-Offenhauser	191	0	+9 Laps
15	21	12	Don Freeland	Phillips-Offenhauser	178	3	Transmission
16	9	22	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	170	0	Accident
17	24	99	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	168	24	Engine
18	31	81	Shorty Templeman (R)	Trevis-Offenhauser	142	0	Transmission
19	6	8	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	134	0	Transmission
20	28	31	Keith Andrews (R)	Schroeder-Offenhauser	120	0	Fuel Pump
21	27	16	Johnnie Parsons (W)	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	119	0	Magneto
22	13	37	Eddie Russo (R)	Pawl-Offenhauser	112	0	Ignition
23	23	49	Ray Crawford (R)	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	111	0	Engine
24	11	1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	90	31	Fuel Pump
25	5	4	Bill Vukovich (W)✝	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	56	50	Fatal accident	1
26	3	3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	54	6	Electrical
27	22	42	Al Keller (R)	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	54	0	Accident
28	30	27	Rodger Ward	Kuzma-Offenhauser	53	0	Accident
29	26	39	Johnny Boyd (R)	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	53	0	Accident
30	29	68	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	53	0	Retirement
31	1	23	Jerry Hoyt	Stevens-Offenhauser	40	0	Oil Leak
32	4	14	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	39	0	Spun Off
33	15	5	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz-Offenhauser	10	0	Engine

Standings

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