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1955 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

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Race 3 of 7

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:59.53
Average speed of winner: 206.342 kph
Margin of victory: 163.56 sec
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Fastest lap: Bill Vukovich 1:03.67
Lap leaders: Hoyt pole, McGrath 1-3, Vukovich 4-14, McGrath 15, Vukovich 16-24, McGrath 25-26, Vukovich 27-56, Bryan 57, Sweikert 58, Bryan 59-88, Sweikert 89-132, Cross 133-156, Freeland 157-159, Sweikert 160-200

Race notes: First win for Bob Sweikert. Only pole for Jerry Hoyt. Debut for Keith Andrews, Johnny Boyd, Ray Crawford, Al Herman, Al Keller, Eddie Russo, Shorty Templeman, and Chuck Weyant. Finale for Art Cross, Jimmy Davies, Walt Faulkner, Jerry Hoyt, Jack McGrath, Cal Niday, and Bill Vukovich.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	14	Bob Sweikert	6	John Zink	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:17.15	200	3	86	3:53:59.53	8
2	2	Tony Bettenhausen	10	Chapman	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Chapman	4:17.17	123	0	0	+163.56	3
		Paul Russo								0.0000	0	0		3
3	10	Jimmy Davies	15	Bardahl	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Clancy	4:16.64	200	0	0	+212.36	4
4	33	Johnny Thomson	44	Schmidt	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	4:28.43	200	0	0	+218.91	3
5	7	Walt Faulkner	77	Merz Engineering	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Merz	4:17.58	176	0	0	+317.17	1
		Bill Homeier								0.0000	0	0		1
6	8	Andy Linden	19	Massaglia	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Massaglia	4:18.81	200	0	0	+357.94	0
7	16	Al Herman	71	Martin Brothers	Silnes	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Martin Brothers	4:17.49	200	0	0	+384.24	0
8	19	Pat O'Connor	29	Ansted Rotary	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ansted	4:18.63	200	0	0	+401.60	0
9	17	Jimmy Daywalt	48	Sumar	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:18.22	200	0	0	+429.81	0
10	12	Pat Flaherty	89	Dunn Engineering	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Dunn	4:16.87	200	0	0	+466.54	0
11	18	Duane Carter	98	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Agajanian	4:18.38	197	0	0	+3 laps	0
12	25	Chuck Weyant	41	Federal Engineering	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:20.75	196	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	32	Eddie Johnson	83	McNamara	Trevis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:27.76	196	0	0	+4 laps	0
14	20	Jim Rathmann	33	Belond Miracle Power	Epperly	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	California Muffler	4:19.54	191	0	0	+9 laps	0
15	21	Don Freeland	12	Bob Estes	Phillips	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Estes	4:17.39	178	1	3	transmission	0
16	9	Cal Niday	22	D-A Lubricant	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Racing Associates	4:16.59	170	0	0	accident	0
17	24	Art Cross	99	Belanger Motors	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Belanger	4:19.46	168	1	24	engine	0
18	31	Shorty Templeman	81	Central Excavating	Trevis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salemi	4:26.64	142	0	0	transmission	0
19	6	Sam Hanks	8	Jones & Maley	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jones and Maley	4:16.80	134	0	0	transmission	0
20	28	Keith Andrews	31	McDaniel	Schroeder	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	McDaniel	4:24.61	120	0	0	fuel pump	0
21	27	Johnnie Parsons	16	Trio Brass Foundry	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Anderson	4:23.14	119	0	0	magneto	0
22	13	Eddie Russo	37	Dr. Sabourin	Pawl	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Sabourin	4:16.93	112	0	0	ignition	0
23	23	Ray Crawford	49	Crawford	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Crawford	4:18.61	111	0	0	engine	0
24	11	Jimmy Bryan	1	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Brawner	4:16.85	90	2	31	fuel pump	0
25	5	Bill Vukovich	4	Hopkins	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hopkins	4:15.19	56	3	50	fatal accident	1
26	3	Jack McGrath	3	Hinkle	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hinkle	4:12.49	54	3	6	magneto	0
27	22	Al Keller	42	Sam Traylor	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Traylor	4:17.97	54	0	0	accident	0
28	30	Rodger Ward	27	Aristo Blue	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Casale	4:26.57	53	0	0	accident	0
29	26	Johnny Boyd	39	Sumar	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:22.81	53	0	0	accident	0
30	29	Ed Elisian	68	Westwood Gauge & Tool	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wales	4:26.01	53	0	0	stopped	0
31	1	Jerry Hoyt	23	Jim Robbins	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jim Robbins	4:17.06	40	0	0	oil leak	0
32	4	Fred Agabashian	14	Federal Engineering	KK500D	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:13.64	39	0	0	spun off	0
33	15	Jimmy Reece	5	Malloy	Pankratz	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Malloy	4:17.16	10	0	0	rod	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	10	2	1	1	1
2	Maurice Trintignant	8	2	0	1	1
3	Bob Sweikert	8	1	0	1	1
4	Eugenio Castellotti	6	2	0	0	1
5	Nino Farina	4.33	2	0	0	1
6	Jimmy Davies	4	1	0	0	1
7	Tony Bettenhausen	3	1	0	0	1
8	Johnny Thomson	3	1	0	0	0
9	José Froilán González	2	1	1	0	1
10	Jean Behra	2	2	0	0	1
11	Luigi Villoresi	2	2	0	0	0
12	Roberto Mières	2	2	0	0	0
13	Hans Herrmann	1	1	0	0	0
14	Walt Faulkner	1	1	0	0	0
15	Bill Vukovich	1	1	0	0	0
16	Harry Schell	0	2	0	0	0
17	Louis Chiron	0	1	0	0	0
18	Andy Linden	0	1	0	0	0
19	Luigi Musso	0	2	0	0	0
20	Jacques Pollet	0	1	0	0	0
21	Al Herman	0	1	0	0	0
22	Sergio Mantovani	0	1	0	0	0
23	Piero Taruffi	0	1	0	0	0
24	Pat O'Connor	0	1	0	0	0
25	Clemar Bucci	0	1	0	0	0

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