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INDIANAPOLIS 500
ALL RACES
ARGENTINA
MONACO
INDIANAPOLIS 500
BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS
GREAT BRITAIN
ITALY
RACE
RACE
30 May 1955
1955 Indianapolis 500
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Pts
1
6
Bob Sweikert
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
3:53'59.53
14
8
SHR
10
Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 2'43.56
2
3
3
15
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 3'32.36
10
4
4
44
Johnny Thomson
Kuzma-Offenhauser
200
+ 3'38.91
33
3
SHR
77
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 5'17.17
7
1
6
19
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 5'57.94
8
7
71
Al Herman
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 6'24.24
16
8
29
Pat O'Connor
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 6'41.60
19
9
48
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 7'09.81
17
10
89
Pat Flaherty
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 7'46.54
12
11
98
Duane Carter
Kuzma-Offenhauser
197
+ 3 Laps
18
12
41
Chuck Weyant
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
196
+ 4 Laps
25
13
83
Eddie Johnson
Trevis-Offenhauser
196
+ 4 Laps
32
14
33
Jim Rathmann
Epperly-Offenhauser
191
+ 9 Laps
20
Ret
12
Don Freeland
Phillips-Offenhauser
178
Transmission
21
Ret
22
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
170
Accident
9
Ret
99
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
168
Engine
24
Ret
81
Shorty Templeman
Trevis-Offenhauser
142
Transmission
31
Ret
8
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
134
Transmission
6
Ret
31
Keith Andrews
Schroeder-Offenhauser
120
Fuel pump
28
Ret
16
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
119
Magneto
27
Ret
37
Eddie Russo
Pawl-Offenhauser
112
Ignition
13
Ret
49
Ray Crawford
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
111
Engine
23
Ret
1
Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma-Offenhauser
90
Fuel pump
11
Ret
4
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
56
Accident
5
1
Ret
3
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
54
Magneto
3
Ret
42
Al Keller
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
54
Accident
22
Ret
39
Johnny Boyd
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
53
Accident
26
Ret
68
Ed Elisian
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
53
Retirement
29
Ret
27
Rodger Ward
Kuzma-Offenhauser
53
Accident
30
Ret
23
Jerry Hoyt
Stevens-Offenhauser
40
Oil leak
1
Ret
14
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
39
Spun off
4
Ret
5
Jimmy Reece
Pankratz-Offenhauser
10
Engine
15
34
10
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
3
Ret
77
Bill Homeier
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
74
Accident
18
1
Fastest Lap:
Bill Vukovich
1'3.670
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