1955 Indianapolis 500
| Date | |
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| Winner |
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| Pole position |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 3 of 7 |
| Race numbers | 44th World Championship race |
| More 1955 season | |
| More Indianapolis 500 |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +13 | (USA) Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 53m 59.530s | 8 |
| 2 |
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | +2m 43.560s |
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| 3 | +7 | (USA) Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 4 | |
| 4 | +29 | (USA) Johnny Thomson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | 3 | |
| 5 | +2 |
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 |
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| 6 | +2 | (USA) Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | +9 | (USA) Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 8 | +11 | (USA) Pat O’Connor | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 9 | +8 | (USA) Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 10 | +2 | (USA) Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 11 | +7 | (USA) Duane Carter | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +13 | (USA) Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | +19 | (USA) Eddie Johnson | Trevis-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | |
| 14 | +6 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | Epperly-Offenhauser | 191 | +9 laps | |
| 15 | +6 | (USA) Don Freeland | Phillips-Offenhauser | 178 | DNF | |
| 16 | -7 | (USA) Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 170 | DNF | |
| 17 | +7 | (USA) Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 168 | DNF | |
| 18 | +13 | (USA) Shorty Templeman | Trevis-Offenhauser | 142 | DNF | |
| 19 | -13 | (USA) Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 134 | DNF | |
| 20 | +8 | (USA) Keith Andrews | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 120 | DNF | |
| 21 | +6 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 119 | DNF | |
| 22 | -9 | (USA) Eddie Russo | Pawl-Offenhauser | 112 | DNF | |
| 23 | (USA) Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 111 | DNF | ||
| 24 | -13 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 90 | DNF | |
| 25 | -20 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 56 | DNF | 1 FL |
| 26 | -23 | (USA) Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 54 | DNF | |
| 27 | -5 | (USA) Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 54 | DNF | |
| 28 | +2 | (USA) Rodger Ward | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 53 | DNF | |
| 29 | -3 | (USA) Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 53 | DNF | |
| 30 | -1 | (USA) Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 53 | DNF | |
| 31 | -30 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt | Stevens-Offenhauser | 40 | DNF | |
| 32 | -28 | (USA) Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 39 | DNF | |
| 33 | -18 | (USA) Jimmy Reece | Pankratz-Offenhauser | 10 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 11.33 |
| 2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
| 3 | (USA) Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 6.33 |
| 5 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 6 |
| 6 | (USA) Jimmy Davies | 4 |
| 7 | (USA) Paul Russo | 3 |
| = | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 3 |
| 9 | (USA) Johnny Thompson | 3 |
| 10 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
| 11 | (ITA) Cesare Perdisa | 2 |
| = | (FRA) Jean Behra | 2 |
| 13 | (ARG) Roberto Mieres | 2 |
| = | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 |
| 15 | (ITA) Umberto Maglioli | 1.33 |
| 16 | (DEU) Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 1 |
| = | (DEU) Karl Kling | 1 |
| 19 | (USA) Bill Homeier | 1 |
| = | (USA) Walt Faulkner | 1 |
| 21 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Keith Andrews
- Johnny Boyd
- Ray Crawford
- Al Herman
- Al Keller
- Eddie Russo
- Shorty Templeman
- Chuck Weyant
- Epperly
- Last start
- Art Cross
- Jimmy Davies
- Walt Faulkner
- Jerry Hoyt
- Jack McGrath
- Cal Niday
- Bill Vukovich
- Pankratz
- Pawl
- Schroeder
- Wins
- 1st and only for Bob Sweikert (13th different winner, 5th American driver)
- 5th and last for Kurtis Kraft
- Race 1-2
- 3rd and last for Kurtis Kraft
- Podiums
- 1st and only for Bob Sweikert (41st different podium finisher, 15th American driver)
- 1st and only for Tony Bettenhausen (42nd different podium finisher, 16th American driver)
- 1st and only for Paul Russo (43rd different podium finisher, 17th American driver)
- 1st and only for Jimmy Davies (44th different podium finisher, 18th American driver)
- 12th, 13th & 14th for Kurtis Kraft
- Poles
- 1st and only for Jerry Hoyt (10th different polesitter, 6th American driver)
- 1st and only for Stevens (7th different polesitter)
- Fastest laps
- 3rd and last for Bill Vukovich
- 6th for Kurtis Kraft
- Front row starts
- 5th and last for Jack McGrath
- 1st and only for Jerry Hoyt & Tony Bettenhausen (28th & 29th different front row starters, 12th & 13th American drivers)
- Points finishes
- 4th and last for Bill Vukovich
- 1st and only for Bob Sweikert, Jimmy Davies (66th & 67th different point scorers, 22nd & 23rd American driver)
- 1st for Johnny Thomson, Bill Homeier & Walt Faulkner (68th-70th different point scorers, 24th-26th American drivers)