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1955 Indianapolis 500

Round 3 · 1955 Date 1955-05-30 Circuit Indianapolis · Indianapolis, United States of America Distance 200 laps · 804.672 km (4.023 km/lap)
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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time / Gap Pts Grid
1 6 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 200 3:53:59.530 8 14
2 10 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 200 3:56:43.090 3 2
2 10 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft — — 3 —
3 15 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 200 3:57:31.890 4 10
4 44 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 200 3:57:38.440 3 33
5 77 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 200 3:59:16.700 1 7
5 77 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft — — 1 —
6 19 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 200 3:59:57.470 — 8
7 71 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 200 4:00:23.770 — 16
8 29 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 200 4:00:41.130 — 19
9 48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 200 4:01:09.340 — 17
10 89 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 200 4:01:46.070 — 12
11 98 Duane Carter Kuzma 197 +3 laps — 18
12 41 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 196 +4 laps — 25
13 83 Eddie Johnson Trevis 196 +4 laps — 32
14 33 Jim Rathmann Epperly 191 +9 laps — 20
15 12 Don Freeland Phillips 178 Transmission — 21
16 22 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 170 Accident — 9
17 99 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 168 Engine — 24
18 81 Shorty Templeman Trevis 142 Transmission — 31
19 8 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 134 Transmission — 6
20 31 Keith Andrews Schroeder 120 Fuel pump — 28
21 16 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 119 Magneto — 27
22 37 Eddie Russo Pawl 112 Ignition — 13
23 49 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 111 Engine — 23
24 1 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 90 Fuel pump — 11
25 4 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 56 Fatal accident 1 5 FL
26 3 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 54 Magneto — 3
27 42 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 54 Accident — 22
28 27 Rodger Ward Kuzma 53 Accident — 30
29 39 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 53 Accident — 26
30 68 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 53 Retirement — 29
31 23 Jerry Hoyt Stevens 40 Oil leak — 1 Pole
32 14 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 39 Spun off — 4
33 5 Jimmy Reece Pankratz 10 Engine — 15
Pos Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Time
1 Jerry Hoyt Stevens — — — 4:17.060
2 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:17.170
3 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:12.490
4 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:13.640
5 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:15.190
6 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:16.800
7 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:17.580
8 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:18.810
9 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:16.590
10 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:16.640
11 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma — — — 4:16.580
12 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:16.870
13 Eddie Russo Pawl — — — 4:16.930
14 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:17.150
15 Jimmy Reece Pankratz — — — 4:17.160
16 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:17.490
17 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:18.220
18 Duane Carter Kuzma — — — 4:18.380
19 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:18.380
20 Jim Rathmann Epperly — — — 4:19.540
21 Don Freeland Phillips — — — 4:17.390
22 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:17.970
23 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:18.610
24 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:19.460
25 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:20.750
26 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:22.810
27 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:23.140
28 Keith Andrews Schroeder — — — 4:24.610
29 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:26.010
30 Rodger Ward Kuzma — — — 4:26.570
31 Shorty Templeman Trevis — — — 4:26.640
32 Eddie Johnson Trevis — — — 4:27.760
33 Johnny Thomson Kuzma — — — 4:28.430
GridDriverConstructorQualiPenalty
1 Jerry Hoyt Stevens 1 —
2 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 2 —
3 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 —
4 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4 —
5 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 5 —
6 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 6 —
7 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 7 —
8 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 8 —
9 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 9 —
10 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 10 —
11 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 11 —
12 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 12 —
13 Eddie Russo Pawl 13 —
14 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 14 —
15 Jimmy Reece Pankratz 15 —
16 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 16 —
17 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 17 —
18 Duane Carter Kuzma 18 —
19 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 19 —
20 Jim Rathmann Epperly 20 —
21 Don Freeland Phillips 21 —
22 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 22 —
23 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 23 —
24 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 24 —
25 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 25 —
26 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 26 —
27 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 27 —
28 Keith Andrews Schroeder 28 —
29 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 29 —
30 Rodger Ward Kuzma 30 —
31 Shorty Templeman Trevis 31 —
32 Eddie Johnson Trevis 32 —
33 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 33 —
#DriverConstructorLapTimeGap
1 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 27 1:03.670 —

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