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Home / Seasons / 1955 F1 World Championship Season / 1955 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500

DateMonday, 30 May 1955
Winner
  • USA flag lazyload Bob Sweikert
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • USA flag lazyload Jerry Hoyt
  • USA flag lazyload Stevens-Offenhauser
Fastest lap
  • USA flag lazyload Bill Vukovich
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 200 laps
Round3 of 7
Race numbers44th World Championship race
More 1955 season
More Indianapolis 500

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+13USA flag lazyload Bob SweikertKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser2003hr 53m 59.530s8
2 
  • USA flag lazyload Tony Bettenhausen
  • USA flag lazyload Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+2m 43.560s
  • 3
  • 3
3+7USA flag lazyload Jimmy DaviesKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 4
4+29USA flag lazyload Johnny ThomsonKuzma-Offenhauser200 3
5+2
  • USA flag lazyload Walt Faulkner
  • USA flag lazyload Bill Homeier
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 
  • 1
  • 1
6+2USA flag lazyload Andy LindenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
7+9USA flag lazyload Al HermanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
8+11USA flag lazyload Pat O’ConnorKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
9+8USA flag lazyload Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
10+2USA flag lazyload Pat FlahertyKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
11+7USA flag lazyload Duane CarterKuzma-Offenhauser197+3 laps 
12+13USA flag lazyload Chuck WeyantKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser196+4 laps 
13+19USA flag lazyload Eddie JohnsonTrevis-Offenhauser196+4 laps 
14+6USA flag lazyload Jim RathmannEpperly-Offenhauser191+9 laps 
15+6USA flag lazyload Don FreelandPhillips-Offenhauser178DNF 
16-7USA flag lazyload Cal NidayKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser170DNF 
17+7USA flag lazyload Art CrossKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser168DNF 
18+13USA flag lazyload Shorty TemplemanTrevis-Offenhauser142DNF 
19-13USA flag lazyload Sam HanksKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser134DNF 
20+8USA flag lazyload Keith AndrewsSchroeder-Offenhauser120DNF 
21+6USA flag lazyload Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser119DNF 
22-9USA flag lazyload Eddie RussoPawl-Offenhauser112DNF 
23 USA flag lazyload Ray CrawfordKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser111DNF 
24-13USA flag lazyload Jimmy BryanKuzma-Offenhauser90DNF 
25-20USA flag lazyload Bill VukovichKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser56DNF1 FL
26-23USA flag lazyload Jack McGrathKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser54DNF 
27-5USA flag lazyload Al KellerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser54DNF 
28+2USA flag lazyload Rodger WardKuzma-Offenhauser53DNF 
29-3USA flag lazyload Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser53DNF 
30-1USA flag lazyload Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser53DNF 
31-30USA flag lazyload Jerry HoytStevens-Offenhauser40DNF 
32-28USA flag lazyload Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser39DNF 
33-18USA flag lazyload Jimmy ReecePankratz-Offenhauser10DNF 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1955 Indianapolis 500.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant11.33
2Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio10
3USA flag lazyload Bob Sweikert8
4Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina6.33
5Italy flag lazyload Eugenio Castellotti6
6USA flag lazyload Jimmy Davies4
7USA flag lazyload Paul Russo3
=USA flag lazyload Tony Bettenhausen3
9USA flag lazyload Johnny Thomson3
10Argentina flag lazyload Jose Froilan Gonzalez2
11Italy flag lazyload Cesare Perdisa2
=France flag lazyload Jean Behra2
13Argentina flag lazyload Roberto Mieres2
=Italy flag lazyload Luigi Villoresi2
15Italy flag lazyload Umberto Maglioli1.33
16Germany flag lazyload Hans Herrmann1
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss1
=Germany flag lazyload Karl Kling1
19USA flag lazyload Bill Homeier1
=USA flag lazyload Walt Faulkner1
21USA flag lazyload Bill Vukovich1

Statistics & 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)

See also

  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis circuit
  • 1955 World Championship season

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