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1955 Milwaukee 250 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Milwaukee circuit. Full information

1955 Milwaukee 250

1955 Milwaukee 250 is 499th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Milwaukee circuit. Ed Elisian won the pole position, Pat Flaherty won this race. Tony Bettenhausen and Bob Sweikert also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (415 km).

Previous race: 1955 Springfield 100
Next race: 1955 Pikes Peak
Race Start: 28th August 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Milwaukee 250

1st victory for the Dunn Engineering team
1st victory for the Pat Flaherty
2nd podium for the Pat Flaherty
25th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
11th podium for the Bob Sweikert

Kurtis Kraft 500B - 1955 Milwaukee 250 winner

Kurtis Kraft 500B #89 - 1955 Milwaukee 250 winner

1955 Milwaukee 250 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	500	2h 37m 50.418s	Dunn Engineering
2	Tony Bettenhausen	Nichels ? 1955, #10	400		H Allen Chapman
3	Bob Sweikert	Watson D, #6	350		John Zink
4	Art Cross	Kuzma D, #44	300		Peter J Schmidt
5	Johnny Boyd	Kuzma D, #55	250		Bob Sweikert
6	Tony Bonadies	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #36	200		JS "Duke" Donaldson
7	Andy Linden, Rodger Ward	Kuzma D, #45	82.2		DA Lubricants
8	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #25	125		WJ Lutes
9	Johnnie Parsons, Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #24	46.8		Ray T Brady
10	Eddie Russo	Blough D, #48	75		Chapman S Root
11	Gene Hartley	Ewing D, #28	50		Karl Hall
12	Don Freeland, Jack Turner	Phillips ? 1955, #12	19.8		Bob Estes
13	Jimmy Davies	Ewing D, #15	0		Pat Clancy
14	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	0		Ed Walsh
15	Rex Easton, Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #47	0		Mel B Wiggers
16	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #68	0		M Peter Wales
17	Shorty Templeman	Scopa D, #32	0		Lee S Glessner
18	Jimmy Daywalt, Jiggs Peters	Silnes ? 1955, #76	0		George H Leitenberger
19	Johnny Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	0		Trio Brass
20	George Amick	Lesovsky D, #78	0		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
21	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	0		Jack B Hinkle
22	Al Herman	Silnes D, #71	0		Martin Brothers
23	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #1	0		Dean Van Lines Racing Division
24	Rodger Ward	Trevis D, #81	0		Pete Salemi
25	Ed Elisian, Pat O'connor	Lesovsky D, #21	0		Roger G Wolcott

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Milwaukee 250 on the Milwaukee circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Ed Elisian	Lesovsky D, #21	Roger G Wolcott
2	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	Dunn Engineering
3	Bob Sweikert	Watson D, #6	John Zink
4	Don Freeland, Jack Turner	Phillips ? 1955, #12	Bob Estes
5	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Jack B Hinkle
6	Andy Linden, Rodger Ward	Kuzma D, #45	DA Lubricants
7	Pat O'connor	Templeton ? 1955, #29	LaVilla
8	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #1	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Nichels ? 1955, #10	H Allen Chapman
10	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Ed Walsh
11	Art Cross	Kuzma D, #44	Peter J Schmidt
12	Shorty Templeman	Scopa D, #32	Lee S Glessner
13	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #68	M Peter Wales
14	Rex Easton, Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #47	Mel B Wiggers
15	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #25	WJ Lutes
16	Gene Hartley	Ewing D, #28	Karl Hall
17	Jimmy Davies	Ewing D, #15	Pat Clancy
18	Johnny Boyd	Kuzma D, #55	Bob Sweikert
19	Tony Bonadies	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #36	JS "Duke" Donaldson
20	Johnny Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Trio Brass
21	Jimmy Daywalt, Jiggs Peters	Silnes ? 1955, #76	George H Leitenberger
22	Al Herman	Silnes D, #71	Martin Brothers
23	Eddie Russo	Blough D, #48	Chapman S Root
24	George Amick	Lesovsky D, #78	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
25	Rodger Ward	Trevis D, #81	Pete Salemi
26	Johnnie Parsons, Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #24	Ray T Brady