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1955 Indianapolis 500

OverviewGridRace Entries
RaceQualifying
ResultFastest lapsLeaders
PNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredAvg
Speed		GridPts
16Bob SweikertKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser2003:53:59.53206.315148
210Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser123+ 2m 43.56 secs203.93923
Paul Russo773
315Jimmy DaviesKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+ 3m 32.36 secs203.240104
444Johnny ThomsonKuzma-Offenhauser200+ 3m 38.91 secs203.147333
577Walt FaulknerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser176+ 5m 17.17 secs201.75771
Bill Homeier241
619Andy LindenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+ 5m 57.94 secs201.1858
771Al HermanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+ 6m 24.24 secs200.81916
829Pat O'ConnorKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+ 6m 41.60 secs200.57719
948Jimmy DaywaltKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+ 7m 9.81 secs200.18617
1089Pat FlahertyKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+ 7m 46.54 secs199.67912
1198Duane CarterKuzma-Offenhauser197+ 3 Laps18
1241Chuck WeyantKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser196+ 4 Laps25
1383Eddie JohnsonTrevis-Offenhauser196+ 4 Laps32
1433Jim RathmannEpperly-Offenhauser191+ 9 Laps20
Ret12Don FreelandPhillips-Offenhauser178Transmission21
Ret22Cal NidayKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser170Accident9
Ret99Art CrossKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser168Engine24
Ret81Shorty TemplemanTrevis-Offenhauser142Transmission31
Ret8Sam HanksKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser134Transmission6
Ret31Keith AndrewsSchroeder-Offenhauser120Fuel pump28
Ret16Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser119Magneto27
Ret37Eddie RussoPawl-Offenhauser112Ignition13
Ret49Ray CrawfordKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser111Engine23
Ret1Jimmy BryanKuzma-Offenhauser90Fuel pump11
Ret4Bill VukovichKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser56Accident51
Ret3Jack McGrathKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser54Magneto3
Ret42Al KellerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser54Accident22
Ret39Johnny BoydKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser53Accident26
Ret68Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser53Retirement29
Ret27Rodger WardKuzma-Offenhauser53Accident30
Ret23Jerry HoytStevens-Offenhauser40Oil leak1
Ret14Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser39Spun off4
Ret5Jimmy ReecePankratz-Offenhauser10Engine15
DNQ7Bob ChristieKuzma-Dodge
DNQ9Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ9Spider WebbKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ18Troy RuttmanKurtis Kraft-Novi
DNQ21Paul RussoKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ24Len DuncanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ25Ed ElisianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ28Gene HartleyEwing-Offenhauser
DNQ32Jiggs PetersScopa-Offenhauser
DNQ36Tony BonadiesKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ61Russ KlarSchroeder-Offenhauser
DNQ64Leroy WarrinerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ69Ernie McCoyTempleton-Offenhauser
DNQ72Bill HomeierKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ73Len DuncanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ74Elmer GeorgeSchroeder-Offenhauser
DNQ76Johnny KaySilnes-Offenhauser
DNQ78George TichenorLesovsky-Offenhauser
DNQ88Manny AyuloKurtis Kraft-OffenhauserFatal accident
DNQ93Danny KladisKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Fastest lap: 1:03.67 - Bill Vukovich (Lap 27)