1955 Indianapolis 500

Round

3/7

Date

May 30, 1955 at 00:00 CET

Location

Indianapolis, United States of America

Circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Circuit length

4.023 m

Race distance

804.672 km (200 laps)

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Sweikert

Winner

3:53:59.530

Winning time

Hoyt

Pole position

Vukovich

Fastest lap

1:03.670

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#6 Bob Sweikert	Kurtis	3:53:59.530	14th	200	8
2	#10 Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis	+2:43.560	2nd	200	3
2	#10 Paul Russo	Kurtis				3
3	#15 Jimmy Davies	Kurtis	+3:32.360	10th	200	4
4	#44 Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	+3:38.910	33rd	200	3
5	#77 Bill Homeier	Kurtis				1
5	#77 Walt Faulkner	Kurtis	+5:17.170	7th	200	1
6	#19 Andy Linden	Kurtis	+5:57.940	8th	200
7	#71 Al Herman	Kurtis	+6:24.240	16th	200
8	#29 Pat O'Connor	Kurtis	+6:41.600	19th	200
9	#48 Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis	+7:09.810	17th	200
10	#89 Pat Flaherty	Kurtis	+7:46.540	12th	200
11	#98 Duane Carter	Kuzma	+3 laps	18th	197
12	#41 Chuck Weyant	Kurtis	+4 laps	25th	196
13	#83 Eddie Johnson	Trevis	+4 laps	32nd	196
14	#33 Jim Rathmann	Epperly	+9 laps	20th	191
15	#12 Don Freeland	Phillips	Transmission	21st	178
16	#22 Cal Niday	Kurtis	Accident	9th	170
17	#99 Art Cross	Kurtis	Engine	24th	168
18	#81 Shorty Templeman	Trevis	Transmission	31st	142
19	#8 Sam Hanks	Kurtis	Transmission	6th	134
20	#31 Keith Andrews	Schroeder	Fuel pump	28th	120
21	#16 Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis	Magneto	27th	119
22	#37 Eddie Russo	Pawl	Ignition	13th	112
23	#49 Ray Crawford	Kurtis	Engine	23rd	111
24	#1 Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	Fuel pump	11th	90
25	#4 Bill Vukovich	Kurtis	Fatal accident	5th	56	1
26	#3 Jack McGrath	Kurtis	Magneto	3rd	54
27	#42 Al Keller	Kurtis	Accident	22nd	54
28	#27 Rodger Ward	Kuzma	Accident	30th	53
29	#39 Johnny Boyd	Kurtis	Accident	26th	53
30	#68 Ed Elisian	Kurtis	Retirement	29th	53
31	#23 Jerry Hoyt	Stevens	Oil leak	1st	40
32	#14 Fred Agabashian	Kurtis	Spun off	4th	39
33	#5 Jimmy Reece	Pankratz	Engine	15th	10

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#23 Jerry Hoyt	Stevens	4:17.060
2	#10 Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis	4:17.170	+0.110
3	#3 Jack McGrath	Kurtis	4:12.490	-4.570
4	#14 Fred Agabashian	Kurtis	4:13.640	-3.420
5	#4 Bill Vukovich	Kurtis	4:15.190	-1.870
6	#8 Sam Hanks	Kurtis	4:16.800	-0.260
7	#77 Walt Faulkner	Kurtis	4:17.580	+0.520
8	#19 Andy Linden	Kurtis	4:18.810	+1.750
9	#22 Cal Niday	Kurtis	4:16.590	-0.470
10	#15 Jimmy Davies	Kurtis	4:16.640	-0.420
11	#1 Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	4:16.580	-0.480
12	#89 Pat Flaherty	Kurtis	4:16.870	-0.190
13	#37 Eddie Russo	Pawl	4:16.930	-0.130
14	#6 Bob Sweikert	Kurtis	4:17.150	+0.090
15	#5 Jimmy Reece	Pankratz	4:17.160	+0.100
16	#71 Al Herman	Kurtis	4:17.490	+0.430
17	#48 Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis	4:18.220	+1.160
18	#98 Duane Carter	Kuzma	4:18.380	+1.320
19	#29 Pat O'Connor	Kurtis	4:18.380	+1.320
20	#33 Jim Rathmann	Epperly	4:19.540	+2.480
21	#12 Don Freeland	Phillips	4:17.390	+0.330
22	#42 Al Keller	Kurtis	4:17.970	+0.910
23	#49 Ray Crawford	Kurtis	4:18.610	+1.550
24	#99 Art Cross	Kurtis	4:19.460	+2.400
25	#41 Chuck Weyant	Kurtis	4:20.750	+3.690
26	#39 Johnny Boyd	Kurtis	4:22.810	+5.750
27	#16 Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis	4:23.140	+6.080
28	#31 Keith Andrews	Schroeder	4:24.610	+7.550
29	#68 Ed Elisian	Kurtis	4:26.010	+8.950
30	#27 Rodger Ward	Kuzma	4:26.570	+9.510
31	#81 Shorty Templeman	Trevis	4:26.640	+9.580
32	#83 Eddie Johnson	Trevis	4:27.760	+10.700
33	#44 Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	4:28.430	+11.370

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#4 Bill Vukovich	Kurtis	1:03.670		27

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	1	3	11.33
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	1	1	10	-1.33
3	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis	1	1	8	-3.33
4	Nino Farina	Ferrari	0	2	6.33	-5
5	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	0	1	6	-5.33
6	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis	0	1	4	-7.33
7	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis	0	1	3	-8.33
8	Paul Russo	Kurtis	0	1	3	-8.33
9	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	0	0	3	-8.33
10	José Froilán González	Ferrari	0	1	2	-9.33
11	Jean Behra	Maserati	0	1	2	-9.33
12	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	0	1	2	-9.33
13	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	0	0	2	-9.33
14	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	0	0	2	-9.33
15	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	0	1	1.33	-10
16	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	0	0	1	-10.33
17	Karl Kling	Mercedes	0	0	1	-10.33
18	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	0	0	1	-10.33
19	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis	0	0	1	-10.33
20	Bill Homeier	Kurtis	0	0	1	-10.33
21	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis	0	0	1	-10.33

More Indy 500

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Fastest lap	Pole position
1960	#4 Jim Rathmann	Rodger Ward	Paul Goldsmith	1:01.590 - Jim Rathmann	Eddie Sachs
1959	#5 Rodger Ward	Jim Rathmann	Johnny Thomson	1:01.890 - Johnny Thomson	Johnny Thomson
1958	#1 Jimmy Bryan	George Amick	Johnny Boyd	1:02.370 - Tony Bettenhausen	Dick Rathmann
1957	#9 Sam Hanks	Jim Rathmann	Jimmy Bryan	1:02.750 - Jim Rathmann	Pat O'Connor
1956	#8 Pat Flaherty	Sam Hanks	Don Freeland	1:02.320 - Paul Russo	Pat Flaherty
1954	#14 Bill Vukovich	Jimmy Bryan	Jack McGrath	1:04.040 - Jack McGrath	Jack McGrath
1953	#14 Bill Vukovich	Art Cross	Sam Hanks	1:06.240 - Bill Vukovich	Bill Vukovich
1952	#98 Troy Ruttman	Jim Rathmann	Sam Hanks	1:06.600 - Bill Vukovich	Fred Agabashian
1951	#99 Lee Wallard	Mike Nazaruk	Jack McGrath	1:07.260 - Lee Wallard	Duke Nalon
1950	#1 Johnnie Parsons	Bill Holland	Mauri Rose	1:09.770 - Johnnie Parsons	Walt Faulkner

The 1955 Indianapolis 500 started May 30, 1955 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, United States of America. Jerry Hoyt started from pole position with Tony Bettenhausen next to him. Jack McGrath started from third place.

In 3 hour, 53 minutes and 59 seconds Bob Sweikert finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Paul Russo in second and Jimmy Davies in third place.

After the 1955 Indianapolis 500, Maurice Trintignant is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 11.33 points. Trintignant is 1.33 points ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio.