44th GP – Indianapolis 1955

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma FE [55]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
3	Jack McGrath	Jack B. Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 500C [369]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
4	Bill Vukovich	Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft 500C [372]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
5	Jimmy Reece	Emmett Malloy	Pankratz D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
6	Bob Sweikert	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 500D [382]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
7	Bob Christie	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma D	Dodge V8	Firestone
8	Sam Hanks	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C [373]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
9	Johnnie Parsons Spider Webb	Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C [370]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
10	Tony Bettenhausen Paul Russo	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500C [377]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
12	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips FE [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
14	Fred Agabashian	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500D [383]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
15	Jimmy Davies	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500B [361]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
16	Johnnie Parsons	Trio Brass Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 500D [384]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
18	Troy Ruttman	Novi Air Conditioner	Kurtis Kraft FD	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone
19	Andy Linden	Joseph Massaglia	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [338]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
21	Paul Russo	Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft 500B [360]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
22	Cal Niday	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500B [363]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
23	Jerry Hoyt	Jim Robbins	Stevens D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
24	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [346]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
25	Ed Elisian	Lutes Truck Parts	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [344]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
27	Rodger Ward	Aristo Blue	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
28	Gene Hartley	Commercial Motor Freight/K. Hall	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
29	Pat O’Connor	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500D [381]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
31	Keith Andrews	John L. McDaniel	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
32	Jiggs Peters	Lee Glessner	Scopa D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
33	Jim Rathmann	Belond Miracle Power	Epperly FE [366]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
36	Tony Bonadies	Duke Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
37	Eddie Russo	Dr. R. N. Sabourin	Allen D [53]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
39	Johnny Boyd	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500C [371]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
41	Chuck Weyant	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
42	Al Keller	Samuel W. Traylor III	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
44	Johnny Thomson	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma D [53B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft Streamliner [385]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
49	Ray Crawford	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B [364]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
61	Russ Klar	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
64	Leroy Warriner	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500A [355]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
68	Ed Elisian	Peter Wales/Westwood Tool	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [345]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
69	Ernie McCoy	LaVIlla	Templeton D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
71	Al Herman	T.W. & W.T Martin	Silnes D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
72	Bill Homeier	Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B [362]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
73	Len Duncan	McNamara	Kurtis Kraft 500C [374]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
74	Elmer George	Walmotor	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
76	Johnny Kay	George H Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
77	Walt Faulkner Bill Homeier	Merz Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C [376]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
78	George Tichenor	Hopkins	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
81	Shorty Templeman	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
83	Eddie Johnson	McNamara	Trevis D [53]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
88	Manny Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 500C [375]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
89	Pat Flaherty	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500B [365]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
93	Danny Kladis	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
98	Duane Carter	J. C. Agajanian	Kuzma D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone
99	Art Cross	Belanger Motors	Kurtis Kraft 500D [386]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	23	Jerry Hoyt	Stevens D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.265
2	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft 500C [377]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.292
3	3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft 500C [369]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.122
4	14	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 500D [383]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.410
5	4	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft 500C [372]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:03.798
6	8	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 500C [373]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.200
7	77	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 500C [376]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.395
8	19	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [338]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.702
9	22	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft 500B [363]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.147
10	15	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500B [361]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.160
11	1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma FE [55]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.318
12	89	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 500B [365]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.217
13	37	Eddie Russo	Allen D [53]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.232
14	6	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft 500D [382]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.287
15	5	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.290
16	71	Al Herman	Silnes D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.372
17	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft Streamliner [385]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.555
18	98	Duane Carter	Kuzma D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.595
19	29	Pat O’Connor	Kurtis Kraft 500D [381]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.657
20	33	Jim Rathmann	Epperly FE [366]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.885
21	12	Don Freeland	Phillips FE [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.347
22	42	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.492
23	49	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B [364]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.652
24	99	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft 500D [386]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:04.865
25	41	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:05.187
26	39	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 500C [371]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:05.702
27	16	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 500D [384]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:05.785
28	31	Keith Andrews	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.152
29	68	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [345]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.502
30	27	Rodger Ward	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.642
31	81	Shorty Templeman	Trevis D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.659
32	83	Eddie Johnson	Trevis D [53]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:06.940
33	44	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma D [53B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	01:07.107

Official Name	The 39th 500
Circuit	Indianapolis
Date	May 30
Pole	Jerry Hoyt 01:04.265
Fastest Lap	Bill Vukovich 01:03.670
Podium	1st Bob Sweikert (86) , 2nd Paul Russo, 2nd Tony Bettenhausen, 3rd Jimmy Davies
GP Number	44
Round	3
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grand Prix de Monaco May 22
Next race	Grand Prix de Belgique June 5

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	6	Bob Sweikert	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 500D [382]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:53:59.530	200		86	14	8
2	10	Paul Russo Tony Bettenhausen	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft 500C [377]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:56:43.090	77 123		0 0	2	3 3
3	15	Jimmy Davies	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500B [361]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:57:31.890	200		0	10	4
4	44	Johnny Thomson	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma D [53B]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:57:38.440	200		0	33	3
5	77	Walt Faulkner Bill Homeier	Merz Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500C [376]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:59:16.700	176 24		0 0	7	1 1
6	19	Andy Linden	Joseph Massaglia	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [338]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	03:59:57.470	200		0	8	0
7	71	Al Herman	T.W. & W.T Martin	Silnes D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:00:23.770	200		0	16	0
8	29	Pat O’Connor	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500D [381]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:00:41.130	200		0	19	0
9	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft Streamliner [385]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:01:09.340	200		0	17	0
10	89	Pat Flaherty	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500B [365]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	04:01:46.070	200		0	12	0
11	98	Duane Carter	J. C. Agajanian	Kuzma D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+3 laps	197		0	18	0
12	41	Chuck Weyant	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+4 laps	196		0	25	0
13	83	Eddie Johnson	McNamara	Trevis D [53]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+4 laps	196		0	32	0
14	33	Jim Rathmann	Belond Miracle Power	Epperly FE [366]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	+9 laps	191		0	20	0
15	12	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips FE [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Transmission	178		3	21	0
16	22	Cal Niday	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500B [363]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	170		0	9	0
17	99	Art Cross	Belanger Motors	Kurtis Kraft 500D [386]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	168		24	24	0
18	81	Shorty Templeman	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Transmission	142		0	31	0
19	8	Sam Hanks	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C [373]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Transmission	134		0	6	0
20	31	Keith Andrews	John L. McDaniel	Schroeder D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Fuel pump	120		0	28	0
21	16	Johnnie Parsons	Trio Brass Foundry	Kurtis Kraft 500D [384]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Magneto	119		0	27	0
22	37	Eddie Russo	Dr. R. N. Sabourin	Allen D [53]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Ignition	112		0	13	0
23	49	Ray Crawford	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B [364]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	111		0	23	0
24	1	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma FE [55]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Fuel pump	90		31	11	0
25	4	Bill Vukovich	Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft 500C [372]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Fatal accident	56	01:03.670	50	5	1
26	3	Jack McGrath	Jack B. Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 500C [369]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Magneto	54		6	3	0
27	42	Al Keller	Samuel W. Traylor III	Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	54		0	22	0
28	27	Rodger Ward	Aristo Blue	Kuzma D [51]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	53		0	30	0
29	39	Johnny Boyd	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500C [371]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	53		0	26	0
30	68	Ed Elisian	Peter Wales/Westwood Tool	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [345]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Withdrawn	53		0	29	0
31	23	Jerry Hoyt	Jim Robbins	Stevens D [52]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Oil leak	40		0	1	0
32	14	Fred Agabashian	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 500D [383]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Spun off	39		0	4	0
33	5	Jimmy Reece	Emmett Malloy	Pankratz D [54]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Engine	10		0	15	0
DNQ	7	Bob Christie	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma D	Dodge V8	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	9	Johnnie Parsons	Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C [370]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	9	Spider Webb	Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C [370]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	18	Troy Ruttman	Novi Air Conditioner	Kurtis Kraft FD	Novi L8C 3.0	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	21	Paul Russo	Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft 500B [360]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	24	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [346]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	25	Ed Elisian	Lutes Truck Parts	Kurtis Kraft 4000 [344]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	28	Gene Hartley	Commercial Motor Freight/K. Hall	Ewing D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	32	Jiggs Peters	Lee Glessner	Scopa D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	36	Tony Bonadies	Duke Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	61	Russ Klar	Ray Brady	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	64	Leroy Warriner	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft 500A [355]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	69	Ernie McCoy	LaVIlla	Templeton D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	72	Bill Homeier	Travelon Trailer/Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B [362]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	73	Len Duncan	McNamara	Kurtis Kraft 500C [374]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	74	Elmer George	Walmotor	Schroeder D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Accident	0		0		0
DNQ	76	Johnny Kay	George H Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	78	George Tichenor	Hopkins	Lesovsky D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	88	Manny Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 500C [375]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	Fatal accident	0		0		0
DNQ	93	Danny Kladis	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft 3000 [336]	Offenhauser L4 4.5	Firestone	DNQ	0		0		0

Formula 1 1955 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	11.33
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	10
3	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	8
4	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	6.33
5	Eugenio Castellotti	Lancia	6
6	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	4
7	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	3
8	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	3
9	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	3
10	José Froilán González	Ferrari	2
11	Jean Behra	Maserati	2
12	Cesare Perdisa	Maserati	2
13	Roberto Mieres	Maserati	2
14	Luigi Villoresi	Lancia	2
15	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	1.33
16	Karl Kling	Mercedes	1
17	Hans Herrmann	Mercedes	1
18	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	1
19	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft	1
20	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	1
21	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1