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1955 Rex Mays 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Milwaukee circuit. Full information

1955 Rex Mays 100

1955 Rex Mays 100 is 496th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Milwaukee circuit. Bob Sweikert won the pole position, Johnny Thomson won this race. Bob Sweikert and Pat Flaherty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (166 km).

Previous race: 1955 Indianapolis 500
Next race: 1955 Langhorne 100
Race Start: 5th June 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Rex Mays 100

3rd victory for the Peter J Schmidt team
1st victory for the Johnny Thomson
1st podium for the Johnny Thomson
8th podium for the Bob Sweikert
1st podium for the Pat Flaherty

1955 Rex Mays 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma D, #44	200	1h 0m 42.108s	Peter J Schmidt
2	Bob Sweikert	Watson D, #6	160		John Zink
3	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	140		Dunn Engineering
4	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #1	120		Dean Van Lines Racing Division
5	Jimmy Davies	Ewing D, #15	100		Pat Clancy
6	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #19	80		Joseph Massaglia jr
7	George Amick	Pankratz D, #5	60		Emmett J Malloy
8	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #3	50		Jack B Hinkle
9	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #9	40		Ed Walsh
10	Al Herman	Silnes D, #71	30		Martin Brothers
11	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #68	20		M Peter Wales
12	Don Freeland	Watson D, #12	10		Bob Estes
13	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #95	0		Mike Unverdorben
14	Jimmy Daywalt	Stevens D, #23	0		Jim Robbins
15	Al Keller	Lesovsky D, #78	0		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
16	Jiggs Peters	Scopa D, #32	0		Lee S Glessner
17	Rex Easton	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #47	0		Mel B Wiggers
18	Pat O'connor	Templeton D, #69	0		LaVilla
19	Gene Hartley	Ewing D, #28	0		Karl Hall
20	Jim Rathmann	Shilala D, #72	0		Ernest L Ruiz
21	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 2000D, #73	0		Lee Elkins
22	Jerry Hoyt	Lesovsky D, #21	0		Roger G Wolcott

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Rex Mays 100 on the Milwaukee circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bob Sweikert	Watson D, #6	John Zink
2	Jerry Hoyt	Lesovsky D, #21	Roger G Wolcott
3	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma D, #1	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
4	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma D, #44	Peter J Schmidt
5	Don Freeland	Watson D, #12	Bob Estes
6	Pat O'connor	Templeton D, #69	LaVilla
7	Al Herman	Silnes D, #71	Martin Brothers
8	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #19	Joseph Massaglia jr
9	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #68	M Peter Wales
10	Jimmy Davies	Ewing D, #15	Pat Clancy
11	George Amick	Pankratz D, #5	Emmett J Malloy
12	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #3	Jack B Hinkle
13	Jiggs Peters	Scopa D, #32	Lee S Glessner
14	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #9	Ed Walsh
15	Jimmy Daywalt	Stevens D, #23	Jim Robbins
16	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	Dunn Engineering
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 2000D, #73	Lee Elkins
18	Jim Rathmann	Shilala D, #72	Ernest L Ruiz
19	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #95	Mike Unverdorben
20	Al Keller	Lesovsky D, #78	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
21	Gene Hartley	Ewing D, #28	Karl Hall
22	Rex Easton	Kurtis Kraft 4000D, #47	Mel B Wiggers