May 30, 1955 Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Lap distance 4.023 km

Report | Articles (2) | Photos (9) | 1955 season

Pos Points No Driver Car Engine Tyres Laps Race Time Delay Qualifying Fastest Lap
1 8 6 Bob Sweikert (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 200 3:53'59.53   14 4'17.15      
2 3
3
10 Tony Bettenhausen (USA)
Paul Russo (USA)
Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 200 (123)
(77)
3:56'43.09 +2'43.56 2
 
4'17.17
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 4 15 Jimmy Davies (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser Firestone 200 3:57'31.89 +3'32.36 10 4'16.64      
4 3 44 Johnny Thomson (USA) Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone 200 3:57'38.44 +3'38.91 33 4'28.43      
5 1
1
77 Walt Faulkner (USA)
Bill Homeier (USA)
Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 200 (176)
(24)
3:59'16.70 +5'17.17 7
 
4'17.58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6   19 Andy Linden (USA) Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser Firestone 200 3:59'57.47 +5'57.94 8 4'18.81      
7   71 Al Herman (USA) Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone 200 4:00'23.77 +6'24.24 16 4'17.49      
8   29 Pat O'Connor (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser Firestone 200 4:00'41.13 +6'41.60 19 4'18.63      
9   48 Jimmy Daywalt (USA) Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone 200 4:01'09.34 +7'09.81 17 4'18.22      
10   89 Pat Flaherty (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser Firestone 200 4:01'46.07 +7'46.54 12 4'16.87      
11   98 Duane Carter (USA) Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone 197   +3 laps 18 4'18.38      
12   41 Chuck Weyant (USA) Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser Firestone 196   +4 laps 25 4'20.75      
13   83 Eddie Johnson (USA) Trevis Offenhauser Firestone 196   +4 laps 32 4'27.76      
14   33 Jim Rathmann (USA) Epperly Offenhauser Firestone 191   +9 laps 20 4'19.54      
Retirement
transmission 12 Don Freeland (USA) Phillips Offenhauser Firestone 178     21 4'17.39      
accident 22 Cal Niday (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser Firestone 170     9 4'16.59      
engine 99 Art Cross (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 168     24 4'19.46      
transmission 81 Shorty Templeman (USA) Trevis Offenhauser Firestone 142     31 4'26.64      
transmission 8 Sam Hanks (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 134     6 4'16.80      
fuel pump 31 Keith Andrews (USA) Schroeder Offenhauser Firestone 120     28 4'24.61      
magneto 16 Johnnie Parsons (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 119     27 4'23.14      
ignition 37 Eddie Russo (USA) Pawl Offenhauser Firestone 112     13 4'16.93      
engine 49 Ray Crawford (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser Firestone 111     23 4'18.61      
fuel pump 1 Jimmy Bryan (USA) Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone 90     11 4'16.85      
accident 1 4 Bill Vukovich (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 56     5 4'15.19 1 1'03.67 (27)
magneto 3 Jack McGrath (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 54     3 4'12.49      
accident 42 Al Keller (USA) Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser Firestone 54     22 4'17.97      
accident 39 Johnny Boyd (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser Firestone 53     26 4'22.81      
--   68 Ed Elisian (USA) Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser Firestone 53     29 4'26.01      
accident 27 Rodger Ward (USA) Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone 53     30 4'26.57      
oil leak 23 Jerry Hoyt (USA) Stevens Offenhauser Firestone 40     1 4'17.06      
spun off 14 Fred Agabashian (USA) Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser Firestone 39     4 4'13.64      
engine 5 Jimmy Reece (USA) Pankratz Offenhauser Firestone 10     15 4'17.16