Season 1955 · Round 3

Indianapolis 500

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1955-05-30 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA · Indianapolis 500 · 200Lap · 804.672km
6 Bob Sweikert
Kurtis Kraft 3:53:59.530
Team win 21pt P1 · P2 · P2 · P3 · P5 · P5 · P6 · P7 · P8 · P9 · P10 · P12 · P16 · P17 · P19 · P21 · P23 · P25 · P26 · P27 · P29 · P30 · P32 1-2
10 Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft +2:43.560
10 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft +2:43.560
15 Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft +3:32.360
Fastest Lap
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DNF
19
Don Freeland L178 Cal Niday L170 Art Cross L168 Shorty Templeman L142 Sam Hanks L134 Keith Andrews L120 Johnnie Parsons L119 Eddie Russo L112 Ray Crawford L111 Jimmy Bryan L90 +9
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 5/19 26.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P2
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, USA
200Lap 804.672km 19 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:10.399 · Rubens Barrichello (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Bill Vukovich 2 wins · GP #1
P2 Pat Flaherty 1 wins · → Bill Vukovich -1
P2 Sam Hanks 1 wins · → Bill Vukovich -1
Pole Position
P1 Fred Agabashian 1 · GP #1
P1 Walt Faulkner 1 · GP #1
P1 Pat Flaherty 1 · GP #1
Podiums
P1 Sam Hanks 4 · GP #1
P1 Jim Rathmann 4 · GP #1
P3 Jimmy Bryan 3 · → Jim Rathmann -1
Starts
P1 Tony Bettenhausen 11 starts · GP #1
P2 Jim Rathmann 10 starts · → Tony Bettenhausen -1
P2 Rodger Ward 10 starts · → Tony Bettenhausen -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 L200 Sweikert · P14 → P1 · +13 14 Sweikert SWE 1 Sweikert SWE Russo · P2 → P2 2 Russo RUS 2 Russo RUS Bettenhausen · P2 → P2 2 Bettenhausen BET 2 Bettenhausen BET Davies · P10 → P3 · +7 10 Davies DAV 3 Davies DAV Thomson · P33 → P4 · +29 33 Thomson THO 4 Thomson THO Faulkner · P7 → P5 · +2 7 Faulkner FAU 5 Faulkner FAU Homeier · P7 → P5 · +2 7 Homeier HOM 5 Homeier HOM Linden · P8 → P6 · +2 8 Linden LIN 6 Linden LIN Herman · P16 → P7 · +9 16 Herman HER 7 Herman HER O'Connor · P19 → P8 · +11 19 O'Connor O'C 8 O'Connor O'C Daywalt · P17 → P9 · +8 17 Daywalt DAY 9 Daywalt DAY Flaherty · P12 → P10 · +2 12 Flaherty FLA 10 Flaherty FLA Carter · P18 → P11 · +7 18 Carter CAR 11 Carter CAR Weyant · P25 → P12 · +13 25 Weyant WEY 12 Weyant WEY Johnson · P32 → P13 · +19 32 Johnson JOH 13 Johnson JOH Rathmann · P20 → P14 · +6 20 Rathmann RAT 14 Rathmann RAT Freeland · P21 → retired L178 Freeland · retired L178 21 Freeland FRE R Freeland FRE Niday · P9 → retired L170 Niday · retired L170 9 Niday NID R Niday NID Cross · P24 → retired L168 Cross · retired L168 24 Cross CRO R Cross CRO Templeman · P31 → retired L142 Templeman · retired L142 31 Templeman TEM R Templeman TEM Hanks · P6 → retired L134 Hanks · retired L134 6 Hanks HAN R Hanks HAN Andrews · P28 → retired L120 Andrews · retired L120 28 Andrews AND R Andrews AND Parsons · P27 → retired L119 Parsons · retired L119 27 Parsons PAR R Parsons PAR Russo · P13 → retired L112 Russo · retired L112 13 Russo RUS R Russo RUS Crawford · P23 → retired L111 Crawford · retired L111 23 Crawford CRA R Crawford CRA Bryan · P11 → retired L90 Bryan · retired L90 11 Bryan BRY R Bryan BRY Vukovich · P5 → retired L56 Vukovich · retired L56 5 Vukovich VUK R Vukovich VUK McGrath · P3 → retired L54 McGrath · retired L54 3 McGrath MCG R McGrath MCG Keller · P22 → retired L54 Keller · retired L54 22 Keller KEL R Keller KEL Ward · P30 → retired L53 Ward · retired L53 30 Ward WAR R Ward WAR Boyd · P26 → retired L53 Boyd · retired L53 26 Boyd BOY R Boyd BOY Elisian · P29 → retired L53 Elisian · retired L53 29 Elisian ELI R Elisian ELI Hoyt · P1 → retired L40 Hoyt · retired L40 1 Hoyt HOY R Hoyt HOY Agabashian · P4 → retired L39 Agabashian · retired L39 4 Agabashian AGA R Agabashian AGA Reece · P15 → retired L10 Reece · retired L10 15 Reece REE R Reece REE
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 6 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 14 200 3:53:59.530 8
2 10 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +2:43.560 3
2 10 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +2:43.560 3
3 15 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 10 200 +3:32.360 4
4 44 Johnny Thomson Kuzma 33 200 +3:38.910 3
5 77 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 7 200 +5:17.170 1
5 77 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 7 200 +5:17.170 1
6 19 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 8 200 +5:57.940
7 71 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 16 200 +6:24.240
8 29 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 19 200 +6:41.600
9 48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 17 200 +7:09.810
10 89 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 12 200 +7:46.540
11 98 Duane Carter Kuzma 18 197 +3 Laps
12 41 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 25 196 +4 Laps
13 83 Eddie Johnson Trevis 32 196 +4 Laps
14 33 Jim Rathmann Epperly 20 191 +9 Laps
R 12 Don Freeland Phillips 21 178 Transmission
R 22 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 9 170 Accident
R 99 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 24 168 Engine
R 81 Shorty Templeman Trevis 31 142 Transmission
R 8 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 6 134 Transmission
R 31 Keith Andrews Schroeder 28 120 Fuel pump
R 16 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 27 119 Magneto
R 37 Eddie Russo Pawl 13 112 Ignition
R 49 Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 23 111 Engine
R 1 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 11 90 Fuel pump
R 4 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 5 56 Accident 1
R 3 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 54 Magneto
R 42 Al Keller Kurtis Kraft 22 54 Accident
R 27 Rodger Ward Kuzma 30 53 Accident
R 39 Johnny Boyd Kurtis Kraft 26 53 Accident
R 68 Ed Elisian Kurtis Kraft 29 53 Retired
R 23 Jerry Hoyt Stevens 1 40 Oil leak
R 14 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4 39 Spun off
R 5 Jimmy Reece Pankratz 15 10 Engine
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
23 Jerry Hoyt
2
10 Paul Russo
2
10 Tony Bettenhausen
3
3 Jack McGrath
4
14 Fred Agabashian
5
4 Bill Vukovich
6
8 Sam Hanks
7
77 Walt Faulkner
7
77 Bill Homeier
8
19 Andy Linden
9
22 Cal Niday
10
15 Jimmy Davies
11
1 Jimmy Bryan
12
89 Pat Flaherty
13
37 Eddie Russo
14
6 Bob Sweikert
15
5 Jimmy Reece
16
71 Al Herman
17
48 Jimmy Daywalt
18
98 Duane Carter
19
29 Pat O'Connor
20
33 Jim Rathmann
21
12 Don Freeland
22
42 Al Keller
23
49 Ray Crawford
24
99 Art Cross
25
41 Chuck Weyant
26
39 Johnny Boyd
27
16 Johnnie Parsons
28
31 Keith Andrews
29
68 Ed Elisian
30
27 Rodger Ward
31
81 Shorty Templeman
32
83 Eddie Johnson
33
44 Johnny Thomson
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15