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

1955 Syracuse 100

1955 Syracuse 100 is 502nd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Syracuse circuit. Bob Sweikert won the pole position and this race. Jimmy Bryan and George Amick also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1955 Pikes Peak
Next race: 1955 Hoosier 100
Race Start: 10th September 1955

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1955 Syracuse 100

1st victory for the John Zink team
4th victory for the Bob Sweikert
12th podium for the Bob Sweikert
16th podium for the Jimmy Bryan
2nd podium for the George Amick

1955 Syracuse 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bob Sweikert	Watson ?? 1955, #6	200	1h 6m 43.190s	John Zink
2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1955, #1	160		Dean Van Lines Racing Division
3	George Amick	Lesovsky ? 1955, #78	140		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
4	Pat O'connor	Templeton ? 1955, #29	120		LaVilla
5	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma ? 1955, #44	100		Peter J Schmidt
6	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #25	80		WJ Lutes
7	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #68	60		M Peter Wales
8	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1955, #15	50		Pat Clancy
9	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	40		Ed Walsh
10	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #24	30		Ray T Brady
11	Jimmy Daywalt	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #76	20		George H Leitenberger
12	Edgar Elder	Shilala ? 1955, #72	10		Ernest L Ruiz
13	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #12	0		Bob Estes
14	Eddie Johnson	Pankratz ? 1955, #5	0		Gilbert E Morcroft
15	Earl Motter	Kuzma ? 1955, #27	0		Lysle Greenman
16	Johnny Boyd	Kuzma ? 1955, #55	0		Bob Sweikert
17	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	0		Jack B Hinkle
18	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #95	0		Mike Unverdorben

Qualifying Results for the 1955 Syracuse 100 on the Syracuse circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bob Sweikert	Watson ?? 1955, #6	John Zink
2	Earl Motter	Kuzma ? 1955, #27	Lysle Greenman
3	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1955, #1	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
4	Bob Veith	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #25	WJ Lutes
5	Mike Magill	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #95	Mike Unverdorben
6	Johnny Boyd	Kuzma ? 1955, #55	Bob Sweikert
7	Johnny Kay	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #68	M Peter Wales
8	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Jack B Hinkle
9	George Amick	Lesovsky ? 1955, #78	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
10	Pat O'connor	Templeton ? 1955, #29	LaVilla
11	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma ? 1955, #44	Peter J Schmidt
12	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #9	Ed Walsh
13	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #12	Bob Estes
14	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #24	Ray T Brady
15	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1955, #15	Pat Clancy
16	Eddie Johnson	Pankratz ? 1955, #5	Gilbert E Morcroft
17	Jimmy Daywalt	Silnes-Sharman ?? 1951, #76	George H Leitenberger
18	Edgar Elder	Shilala ? 1955, #72	Ernest L Ruiz