1955 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sweikert | 14 | 35 | 163.560 | 200 | 804.6 | Bill Vukovich |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 6 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +163.560s | Finished | 3 | |
| 2 | — | 10 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | — | Finished | 3 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 15 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +212.360s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 33 | 44 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 200 | +218.910s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 77 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +317.170s | Finished | 1 | |
| 5 | — | 77 | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | — | Finished | 1 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 19 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +357.940s | Finished | ||
| 7 | 16 | 71 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +384.240s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 19 | 29 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +401.600s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 17 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +429.810s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 12 | 89 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +466.540s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 18 | 98 | Duane Carter | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 25 | 41 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 32 | 83 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 20 | 33 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | Offenhauser | 191 | +9 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 21 | 12 | Don Freeland | Phillips | Offenhauser | 178 | — | Transmission | ||
| 16 | 9 | 22 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 170 | — | Accident | ||
| 17 | 24 | 99 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 168 | — | Engine | ||
| 18 | 31 | 81 | Shorty Templeman | Trevis | Offenhauser | 142 | — | Transmission | ||
| 19 | 6 | 8 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 134 | — | Transmission | ||
| 20 | 28 | 31 | Keith Andrews | Schroeder | Offenhauser | 120 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| 21 | 27 | 16 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 119 | — | Magneto | ||
| 22 | 13 | 37 | Eddie Russo | Pawl | Offenhauser | 112 | — | Ignition | ||
| 23 | 23 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 111 | — | Engine | ||
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 90 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| 25 | 5 | 4 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 56 | ★ | — | Fatal accident | 1 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 54 | — | Magneto | ||
| 27 | 22 | 42 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 54 | — | Accident | ||
| 28 | 30 | 27 | Rodger Ward | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 53 | — | Accident | ||
| 29 | 26 | 39 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 53 | — | Accident | ||
| 30 | 29 | 68 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 53 | — | Retirement | ||
| 31 | 1 | 23 | Jerry Hoyt | Stevens | Offenhauser | 40 | — | Oil leak | ||
| 32 | 4 | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 39 | — | Spun off | ||
| 33 | 15 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Pankratz | Offenhauser | 10 | — | Engine |