Indianapolis 500 1955

Indianapolis
30 May 1955
200 laps
804.7 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

P1Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft3:53:59.530
P2Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft+2:43.560
P3Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft+3:32.360

Pole positionJerry HoytStevens · 4:17.060
Fastest lapBill Vukovich1:03.670 · lap 27
Winner started fromP14on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Bob Sweikert	6	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	14	200	3:53:59.530	8
2	Tony Bettenhausen	10	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	2	200	+2:43.560	3
2	Paul Russoshared	10	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	–			3
3	Jimmy Davies	15	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	10	200	+3:32.360	4
4	Johnny Thomson	44	Kuzma · Offenhauser	33	200	+3:38.910	3
5	Walt Faulkner	77	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	7	200	+5:17.170	1
5	Bill Homeiershared	77	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	–			1
6	Andy Linden	19	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	8	200	+5:57.940
7	Al Herman	71	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	16	200	+6:24.240
8	Pat O'Connor	29	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	19	200	+6:41.600
9	Jimmy Daywalt	48	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	17	200	+7:09.810
10	Pat Flaherty	89	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	12	200	+7:46.540
11	Duane Carter	98	Kuzma · Offenhauser	18	197	+3 laps
12	Chuck Weyant	41	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	25	196	+4 laps
13	Eddie Johnson	83	Trevis · Offenhauser	32	196	+4 laps
14	Jim Rathmann	33	Epperly · Offenhauser	20	191	+9 laps
15	Don Freeland	12	Phillips · Offenhauser	21	178	Transmission
16	Cal Niday	22	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	9	170	Accident
17	Art Cross	99	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	24	168	Engine
18	Shorty Templeman	81	Trevis · Offenhauser	31	142	Transmission
19	Sam Hanks	8	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	6	134	Transmission
20	Keith Andrews	31	Schroeder · Offenhauser	28	120	Fuel pump
21	Johnnie Parsons	16	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	27	119	Magneto
22	Eddie Russo	37	Pawl · Offenhauser	13	112	Ignition
23	Ray Crawford	49	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	23	111	Engine
24	Jimmy Bryan	1	Kuzma · Offenhauser	11	90	Fuel pump
25	Bill Vukovichfastest lap	4	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	5	56	Fatal accident	1
26	Jack McGrath	3	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	3	54	Magneto
27	Al Keller	42	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	22	54	Accident
28	Rodger Ward	27	Kuzma · Offenhauser	30	53	Accident
29	Johnny Boyd	39	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	26	53	Accident
30	Ed Elisian	68	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	29	53	Retirement
31	Jerry Hoyt	23	Stevens · Offenhauser	1	40	Oil leak
32	Fred Agabashian	14	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	4	39	Spun off
33	Jimmy Reece	5	Pankratz · Offenhauser	15	10	Engine

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jerry Hoyt	Stevens	4:17.060
2	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.170	+0.110
3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	4:12.490	+-3.430
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4:13.640	+-2.580
5	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	4:15.190	+-0.130
6	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.800	+0.260
7	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.580	+0.520
8	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	4:18.810	+1.750
9	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.590	+0.470
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.640	+0.420
11	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	4:16.580	+0.480
12	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	4:16.870	+0.190
13	Eddie Russo	Pawl	4:16.930	+0.130
14	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.150	+0.090
15	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz	4:17.160	+0.100
16	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.490	+0.430
17	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	4:18.220	+1.160
18	Duane Carter	Kuzma	4:18.380	+1.320
19	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	4:18.380	+1.320
20	Jim Rathmann	Epperly	4:19.540	+2.480
21	Don Freeland	Phillips	4:17.390	+0.330
22	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	4:17.970	+0.910
23	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	4:18.610	+1.550
24	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	4:19.460	+2.400
25	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	4:20.750	+3.690
26	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	4:22.810	+5.750
27	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	4:23.140	+6.080
28	Keith Andrews	Schroeder	4:24.610	+7.550
29	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	4:26.010	+8.950
30	Rodger Ward	Kuzma	4:26.570	+9.510
31	Shorty Templeman	Trevis	4:26.640	+9.580
32	Eddie Johnson	Trevis	4:27.760	+10.700
33	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	4:28.430	+11.370

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Bill Vukovich	27	1:03.670

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Maurice Trintignant	11.3
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	10
3	Bob Sweikert	8
4	Nino Farina	6.3	▼1
5	Eugenio Castellotti	6	▼1
6	Jimmy Davies	4
7	Paul Russo	3
7	Tony Bettenhausen	3
9	Johnny Thomson	3
10	José Froilán González	2	▼5