The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 3

Indianapolis 500

1955  ·  Indianapolis Motor Speedway  ·  30 May 1955  ·  200 laps

  1. 1st Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft · 03:53:59.53
  2. 2nd Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft · +2:43.560
  3. 3rd Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft · +2:43.560
  4. Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft · +3:32.360

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jerry Hoyt

Stevens  —  Pole position

02 Lap 54

Jack McGrath

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Magneto

03 Lap 134

Sam Hanks

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Transmission

04 Lap 142

Shorty Templeman

Retirement Trevis  —  Transmission

05 Lap 168

Art Cross

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Engine

06 Lap 170

Cal Niday

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Accident

07 Lap 178

Don Freeland

Retirement Phillips  —  Transmission

08 On the Charge

Johnny Thomson

Kuzma  —  P33 → P4

09 Victory

Bob Sweikert

Kurtis Kraft  —  Won from P14

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 14 200 03:53:59.53 8
2 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +2:43.560 3
2 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +2:43.560 3
3 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 10 200 +3:32.360 4
4 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 33 200 +3:38.910 3
5 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 7 200 +5:17.170 1
5 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 7 200 +5:17.170 1
6 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 8 200 +5:57.940
7 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 16 200 +6:24.240
8 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 19 200 +6:41.600
9 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 17 200 +7:09.810
10 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 12 200 +7:46.540
11 Duane Carter Kuzma 18 197 +3 Laps
12 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 25 196 +4 Laps
13 Eddie Johnson Trevis 32 196 +4 Laps
14 Jim Rathmann Epperly 20 191 +9 Laps
15 Don Freeland Phillips 21 178 Transmission
16 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 9 170 Accident
17 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 24 168 Engine
18 Shorty Templeman Trevis 31 142 Transmission
19 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 6 134 Transmission
20 Keith Andrews Schroeder 28 120 Fuel pump
21 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 27 119 Magneto
22 Eddie Russo Pawl 13 112 Ignition
23 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 23 111 Engine
24 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 11 90 Fuel pump
25 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 5 56 Accident 1
26 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 54 Magneto
27 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 22 54 Accident
28 Rodger Ward Kuzma 30 53 Accident
29 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 26 53 Accident
30 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 29 53 Retired
31 Jerry Hoyt Stevens 1 40 Oil leak
32 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4 39 Spun off
33 Jimmy Reece Pankratz 15 10 Engine

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