1955 season/ Round 3

Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA. Mon, 30 May 1955. 200 laps.

Winner: KKSWEKurtis Kraft
Pole: STHOYStevens
Fastest lap: KKVUK1:03.670

Weekend

Race

Tony BettenhausenKKKurtis Kraft+2:43.5602
Bob SweikertKKKurtis Kraft3:53:59.5301
Jimmy DaviesKKKurtis Kraft+3:32.3603

Overtakes

–

No overtake data

Biggest mover

KUTHO

+29 places, P33 to P4

Beat our forecast

–

No forecast for this race

Fastest Pit Stop

–

No pit stop data

Fastest lap

KKVUK

1:03.670, lap 27

DNFs

FRE, NID, CRO, TEM, HAN, AND, PAR, RUS, CRA, BRY, VUK, MCG, KEL, WAR, BOY, ELI, HOY, AGA, REE

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Fastest lap
1	KKSWEBob Sweikert	KKKurtis Kraft	14+13	200	3:53:59.530	8
2	KKBETTony Bettenhausen	KKKurtis Kraft	2	200	+2:43.560	3
2	KKRUSPaul Russo	KKKurtis Kraft	2	200	+2:43.560	3
3	KKDAVJimmy Davies	KKKurtis Kraft	10+7	200	+3:32.360	4
4	KUTHOJohnny Thomson	KUKuzma	33+29	200	+3:38.910	3
5	KKHOMBill Homeier	KKKurtis Kraft	7+2	200	+5:17.170	1
5	KKFAUWalt Faulkner	KKKurtis Kraft	7+2	200	+5:17.170	1
6	KKLINAndy Linden	KKKurtis Kraft	8+2	200	+5:57.940
7	KKHERAl Herman	KKKurtis Kraft	16+9	200	+6:24.240
8	KKO'CPat O'Connor	KKKurtis Kraft	19+11	200	+6:41.600
9	KKDAYJimmy Daywalt	KKKurtis Kraft	17+8	200	+7:09.810
10	KKFLAPat Flaherty	KKKurtis Kraft	12+2	200	+7:46.540
11	KUCARDuane Carter	KUKuzma	18+7	197	+3 Laps
12	KKWEYChuck Weyant	KKKurtis Kraft	25+13	196	+4 Laps
13	TRJOHEddie Johnson	TRTrevis	32+19	196	+4 Laps
14	EPRATJim Rathmann	EPEpperly	20+6	191	+9 Laps
DNF	PHFREDon Freeland	PHPhillips	21	178	Transmission
DNF	KKNIDCal Niday	KKKurtis Kraft	9	170	Accident
DNF	KKCROArt Cross	KKKurtis Kraft	24	168	Engine
DNF	TRTEMShorty Templeman	TRTrevis	31	142	Transmission
DNF	KKHANSam Hanks	KKKurtis Kraft	6	134	Transmission
DNF	SCANDKeith Andrews	SCSchroeder	28	120	Fuel pump
DNF	KKPARJohnnie Parsons	KKKurtis Kraft	27	119	Magneto
DNF	PARUSEddie Russo	PAPawl	13	112	Ignition
DNF	KKCRARay Crawford	KKKurtis Kraft	23	111	Engine
DNF	KUBRYJimmy Bryan	KUKuzma	11	90	Fuel pump
DNF	KKVUKBill Vukovich	KKKurtis Kraft	5	56	Accident	1	1:03.670L27
DNF	KKMCGJack McGrath	KKKurtis Kraft	3	54	Magneto
DNF	KKKELAl Keller	KKKurtis Kraft	22	54	Accident
DNF	KUWARRodger Ward	KUKuzma	30	53	Accident
DNF	KKBOYJohnny Boyd	KKKurtis Kraft	26	53	Accident
DNF	KKELIEd Elisian	KKKurtis Kraft	29	53	Retired
DNF	STHOYJerry Hoyt	STStevens	1	40	Oil leak
DNF	KKAGAFred Agabashian	KKKurtis Kraft	4	39	Spun off
DNF	PAREEJimmy Reece	PAPankratz	15	10	Engine

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	KKBill Vukovich	27	1:03.670