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1955 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500 is 495th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Bob Sweikert won this race. This was his 3rd victory. Tony Bettenhausen and Paul Russo also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1954 Silver State Century 100
Next race: 1955 Rex Mays 100

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Indianapolis 500

12th victory for the Kurtis Kraft team
3rd victory for the Bob Sweikert
7th podium for the Bob Sweikert
24th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
16th podium for the Paul Russo

Bob Sweikert - Winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500

Kurtis Kraft 500D - 1955 Indianapolis 500 winner

1955 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Bob Sweikert	8.00	3h 53m 59.530s ( 206.315 km/h )	200	John Zink
2	Tony Bettenhausen	3.00		123	H.A. Chapman
2	Paul Russo	3.00	3h 56m 43.088s ( +2m 43.558s )	77	H.A. Chapman
3	Jimmy Davies	4.00	3h 57m 31.890s ( +3m 32.359s )	200	Bardahl/Pat Clancy
4	Johnny Thomson	3.00	3h 57m 38.440s ( +3m 38.910s )	200	Peter Schmidt
5	Bill Homeier	1.00	3h 59m 16.700s ( +5m 17.170s )	24	Merz Engineering
5	Walt Faulkner	1.00		176	Merz Engineering
6	Andy Linden	0	3h 59m 57.470s ( +5m 57.939s )	200	Joseph Massaglia
7	Al Herman	0	4h 00m 23.770s ( +6m 24.239s )	200	T.W. & W.T. Martin
8	Pat O'connor	0	4h 00m 41.130s ( +6m 41.600s )	200	Ansted Rotary
9	Jimmy Daywalt	0	4h 01m 09.340s ( +7m 09.810s )	200	Sumar/Chapman Root
10	Pat Flaherty	0	4h 01m 46.070s ( +7m 46.540s )	200	Dunn Engineering
11	Duane Carter	0		197	J.C. Agajanian
12	Chuck Weyant	0		196	Federal Engineering
13	Eddie Johnson	0		196	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
14	Jim Rathmann	0		191	Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler
15	Don Freeland	0	Transmission	178	Bob Estes
16	Cal Niday	0	Accident	170	D-A Lubricants Racing
17	Art Cross	0	Connecting rod	168	Bardahl/Ed Walsh
18	Shorty Templeman	0	Transmission	142	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
19	Sam Hanks	0	Transmission	134	Jones & Maley Cars
20	Keith Andrews	0	Ignition	120	John McDaniel
21	Johnnie Parsons	0	Magneto	119	Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson
22	Eddie Russo	0	Ignition	112	Dr. R.N. Sabourin
23	Ray Crawford	0	Valve	111	Ray Crawford
24	Jimmy Bryan	0	Fuel pump	90	Dean Van Lines
25	Bill Vukovich	1.00	Fatal accident	56	Lindsey Hopkins
26	Jack Mcgrath	0	Magneto	54	Jack Hinkle
27	Al Keller	0	Accident	54	Sam Traylor Offy
28	Rodger Ward	0	Accident	53	Aristo Blue/E.R. Casale
29	Johnny Boyd	0	Accident	53	Sumar/Chapman Root
30	Ed Elisian	0	Withdrew	53	Westwood Gauge/Wales
31	Jerry Hoyt	0	Oil leak	40	Jim Robbins
32	Fred Agabashian	0	Spin	39	Federal Engineering
33	Jimmy Reece	0	Connecting rod	10	Emmett Malloy
nq	Gene Hartley	0			Commercial Motor Freight
nq	Jiggs Peters	0			Lee Glessner
nq	Tony Bonadies	0			Duke Donaldson
nq	Russ Klar	0			Ray Brady
nq	Leroy Warriner	0			Ansted Rotary
nq	Ernie Mccoy	0			LaVilla
nq	Bill Homeier	0			Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
nq	Len Duncan	0			McNamara/Lee Elkins
nq	Elmer George	0			Walmotor
nq	Johnny Kay	0			Leitenberger
nq	George Tichenor	0			Hopkins/Motor Racers
nq	Manuel Ayulo	0	Fatal accident		Peter Schmidt
nq	Danny Kladis	0			Roy McKay
nq	Bob Christie	0			Dean Van Lines
nq	Johnnie Parsons	0			Ed Walsh
nq	Spider Webb	0			Ed Walsh
nq	Troy Ruttman	0			Novi Racing
nq	Paul Russo	0			Wolcott Fuel Injection
nq	Len Duncan	0			Ray Brady
nq	Ed Elisian	0			Lutes Truck Parts

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
0	Gene Hartley	0	Commercial Motor Freight
0	Pat O'connor	0	Ansted Rotary
0	Keith Andrews	0	John McDaniel
0	Jiggs Peters	0	Lee Glessner
0	Jim Rathmann	0	Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler
0	Tony Bonadies	0	Duke Donaldson
0	Eddie Russo	0	Dr. R.N. Sabourin
0	Johnny Boyd	0	Sumar/Chapman Root
0	Chuck Weyant	0	Federal Engineering
0	Al Keller	0	Sam Traylor Offy
0	Johnny Thomson	0	Peter Schmidt
0	Jimmy Daywalt	0	Sumar/Chapman Root
0	Ray Crawford	0	Ray Crawford
0	Russ Klar	0	Ray Brady
0	Leroy Warriner	0	Ansted Rotary
0	Ed Elisian	0	Westwood Gauge/Wales
0	Ernie Mccoy	0	LaVilla
0	Al Herman	0	T.W. & W.T. Martin
0	Bill Homeier	0	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
0	Len Duncan	0	McNamara/Lee Elkins
0	Elmer George	0	Walmotor
0	Johnny Kay	0	Leitenberger
0	Bill Homeier	0	Merz Engineering
0	Walt Faulkner	0	Merz Engineering
0	George Tichenor	0	Hopkins/Motor Racers
0	Shorty Templeman	0	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
0	Eddie Johnson	0	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports
0	Manuel Ayulo	0	Peter Schmidt
0	Pat Flaherty	0	Dunn Engineering
0	Danny Kladis	0	Roy McKay
0	Duane Carter	0	J.C. Agajanian
0	Art Cross	0	Bardahl/Ed Walsh
0	Jimmy Bryan	0	Dean Van Lines
0	Jack Mcgrath	0	Jack Hinkle
0	Bill Vukovich	0	Lindsey Hopkins
0	Jimmy Reece	0	Emmett Malloy
0	Bob Sweikert	0	John Zink
0	Bob Christie	0	Dean Van Lines
0	Sam Hanks	0	Jones & Maley Cars
0	Johnnie Parsons	0	Ed Walsh
0	Spider Webb	0	Ed Walsh
0	Tony Bettenhausen	0	H.A. Chapman
0	Paul Russo	0	H.A. Chapman
0	Don Freeland	0	Bob Estes
0	Fred Agabashian	0	Federal Engineering
0	Jimmy Davies	0	Bardahl/Pat Clancy
0	Johnnie Parsons	0	Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson
0	Troy Ruttman	0	Novi Racing
0	Andy Linden	0	Joseph Massaglia
0	Paul Russo	0	Wolcott Fuel Injection
0	Cal Niday	0	D-A Lubricants Racing
0	Jerry Hoyt	0	Jim Robbins
0	Len Duncan	0	Ray Brady
0	Ed Elisian	0	Lutes Truck Parts
0	Rodger Ward	0	Aristo Blue/E.R. Casale