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1955 Indianapolis 500

Date
30 May 1955
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
Round
3 of 7
Winner
Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 6 SWEBob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 14 200 3:53:59.53 8
2 10 BETTony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +2:43.56 3
2 10 RUSPaul Russo Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +2:43.56 3
3 15 DAVJimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 10 200 +3:32.36 4
4 44 THOJohnny Thomson Kuzma 33 200 +3:38.91 3
5 77 FAUWalt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 7 200 +5:17.17 1
5 77 HOMBill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 7 200 +5:17.17 1
6 19 LINAndy Linden Kurtis Kraft 8 200 +5:57.94 0
7 71 HERAl Herman Kurtis Kraft 16 200 +6:24.24 0
8 29 OCOPat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 19 200 +6:41.60 0
9 48 DAYJimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 17 200 +7:09.81 0
10 89 FLAPat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 12 200 +7:46.54 0
11 98 CARDuane Carter Kuzma 18 197 +3 Laps 0
12 41 WEYChuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 25 196 +4 Laps 0
13 83 JOHEddie Johnson Trevis 32 196 +4 Laps 0
14 33 RATJim Rathmann Epperly 20 191 +9 Laps 0
R 12 FREDon Freeland Phillips 21 178 Transmission 0
R 22 NIDCal Niday Kurtis Kraft 9 170 Accident 0
R 99 CROArt Cross Kurtis Kraft 24 168 Engine 0
R 81 TEMShorty Templeman Trevis 31 142 Transmission 0
R 8 HANSam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 6 134 Transmission 0
R 31 ANDKeith Andrews Schroeder 28 120 Fuel pump 0
R 16 PARJohnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 27 119 Magneto 0
R 37 RUSEddie Russo Pawl 13 112 Ignition 0
R 49 CRARay Crawford Kurtis Kraft 23 111 Engine 0
R 1 BRYJimmy Bryan Kuzma 11 90 Fuel pump 0
R 4 VUKBill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 5 56 Accident 1
R 3 MCGJack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 54 Magneto 0
R 42 KELAl Keller Kurtis Kraft 22 54 Accident 0
R 27 WARRodger Ward Kuzma 30 53 Accident 0
R 39 BOYJohnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 26 53 Accident 0
R 68 ELIEd Elisian Kurtis Kraft 29 53 Retired 0
R 23 HOYJerry Hoyt Stevens 1 40 Oil leak 0
R 14 AGAFred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4 39 Spun off 0
R 5 REEJimmy Reece Pankratz 15 10 Engine 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Maurice Trintignant 1 11.3
2 Juan Fangio 1 10
3 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 1 8
4 Nino Farina 0 6.3
5 Eugenio Castellotti 0 6
6 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 0 4
7 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 0 3
8 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 0 3
9 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 0 3
10 José Froilán González 0 2

Full 1955 standings