1955 Indianapolis 500

Results from the 1955 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1955

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	3:53:59.53	14	8
2	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+2:43.56	2	3
Shr	10	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser				3
3	15	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+3:32.36	10	4
4	44	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	+3:38.91	33	3
5	77	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+5:17.17	7	1
Shr	77	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser				1
6	19	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+5:57.94	8
7	71	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+6:24.24	16
8	29	Pat OConnor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+6:41.60	19
9	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+7:09.81	17
10	89	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+7:46.54	12
11	98	Duane Carter	Kuzma-Offenhauser	197	+3 Laps	18
12	41	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	196	+4 Laps	25
13	83	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	196	+4 Laps	32
14	33	Jim Rathmann	Epperly-Offenhauser	191	+9 Laps	20
Ret	12	Don Freeland	Phillips-Offenhauser	178	Transmission	21
Ret	22	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	170	Accident	9
Ret	99	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	168	Engine	24
Ret	81	Shorty Templeman	Trevis-Offenhauser	142	Transmission	31
Ret	8	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	134	Transmission	6
Ret	31	Keith Andrews	Schroeder-Offenhauser	120	Fuel Pump	28
Ret	16	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	119	Magneto	27
Ret	37	Eddie Russo	Pawl-Offenhauser	112	Ignition	13
Ret	49	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	111	Engine	23
Ret	1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	90	Fuel Pump	11
Ret	4	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	56	Fatal Accident	5	1
Ret	3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	54	Magneto	3
Ret	42	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	54	Accident	22
Ret	39	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	53	Accident	26
Ret	68	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	53	Retirement	29
Ret	27	Rodger Ward	Kuzma-Offenhauser	53	Accident	30
Ret	23	Jerry Hoyt	Stevens-Offenhauser	40	Oil Leak	1
Ret	14	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	39	Spun Off	4
Ret	5	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz-Offenhauser	10	Engine	15

Notes

• Pole position: Jerry Hoyt - 1:04.27 (while Holt started on the pole, Jack McGrath set the fastest time but started on the outside of the first row)
• Fastest Lap: Bill Vukovich - 1:03.67
• Lap Leaders:
  • Bob Sweikert 86 laps
  • Bill Vukovich 49 laps
  • Jimmy Bryan 32 laps
  • Art Cross 24 laps
  • Jack McGrath 6 laps
  • Don Freeland 3 laps
• Shared Drives:
  • Car #10: Tony Bettenhausen (123 laps) and Paul Russo (77 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
  • Car #77: Walt Faulkner (176 laps)and Bill Homeier (24 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
• At the end of the first qualifying day, Manny Ayulo crashed due to a possible steering fault and died the next day.
• While in the lead, Bill Vukovich hit the 3-car pileup of Al Keller, Johnny Boyd, and Rodger Ward. He was killed when his car became airborne and landed upside down and on fire.