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1955 Springfield 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Springfield circuit. Full information

1955 Springfield 100

1955 Springfield 100 is 498th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Springfield circuit. Andy Linden won the pole position, Jimmy Bryan won this race. Bob Sweikert and Andy Linden also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Langhorne 100
Next race: 1955 Milwaukee 250
Race Start: 20th August 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Springfield 100

8th victory for the Dean Van Lines Racing Division team
8th victory for the Jimmy Bryan
14th podium for the Jimmy Bryan
10th podium for the Bob Sweikert
2nd podium for the Andy Linden

1955 Springfield 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1955, #1	200	1h 6m 16.848s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2	Bob Sweikert	Watson ?? 1955, #6	160		John Zink
3	Andy Linden	Kuzma ? 1955, #45	140		DA Lubricants
4	George Amick	Lesovsky ? 1955, #78	120		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
5	Jiggs Peters	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #77	100		Springfield Welding
6	Tommy Hinnershitz	Kuzma ? 1955, #44	80		Peter J Schmidt
7	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #95	60		Mike Unverdorben
8	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	50		Ed Walsh
9	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1955, #15	40		Pat Clancy
10	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	30		Jack B Hinkle
11	Johnny Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	20		Trio Brass
12	Edgar Elder	Shilala ? 1955, #72	10		Ernest L Ruiz
13	Eddie Russo	Blough ?? 1953, #48	0		Chapman S Root
14	Duane Carter	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #76	0		George H Leitenberger
15	Eddie Johnson	Pankratz ? 1955, #5	0		Gilbert E Morcroft
16	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		Lee Elkins
17	Bill Homeier, Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #51	0		Chapman S Root

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Springfield 100 on the Springfield circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Andy Linden	Kuzma ? 1955, #45	DA Lubricants
2	George Amick	Lesovsky ? 1955, #78	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
3	Edgar Elder	Shilala ? 1955, #72	Ernest L Ruiz
4	Jiggs Peters	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #77	Springfield Welding
5	Bob Sweikert	Watson ?? 1955, #6	John Zink
6	Ed Elisian	Lesovsky ? 1955, #21	Roger G Wolcott
7	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1955, #1	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
8	Duane Carter	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #76	George H Leitenberger
9	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #95	Mike Unverdorben
10	Eddie Russo	Blough ?? 1953, #48	Chapman S Root
11	Eddie Johnson	Pankratz ? 1955, #5	Gilbert E Morcroft
12	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #51	Chapman S Root
13	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1955, #15	Pat Clancy
14	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Jack B Hinkle
15	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Ed Walsh
16	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
17	Tommy Hinnershitz, Johnny Tolan	Kuzma ? 1955, #44	Peter J Schmidt