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1955 Race Results

Fin Start Car No. Driver Car Name Entrant Chassis/Engine Status Laps Led Winnings
1 14 6 Bob Sweikert John Zink Spl. John Zink KK500D - Offenhauser 128.209 mph 200 86 $76,139
2 2 10 Tony Bettenhausen Chapman Spl. H.A. Chapman KK500C - Offenhauser 126.733 mph 200 0 $30,089
3 10 15 Jimmy Davies Bardahl Spl. Pat Clancy KK500B - Offenhauser 126.299 mph 200 0 $16,989
4 33 44 Johnny Thomson Schmidt Spl. Peter Schmidt Kuzma - Offenhauser 126.241 mph 200 0 $12,889
5 7 77 Walt Faulkner Merz Engineering Spl. Merz Engineering Inc. KK500C - Offenhauser 125.377 mph 200 0 $10,764
6 8 19 Andy Linden Massaglia Spl. Joseph Massaglia Jr. KK4000D - Offenhauser 125.022 mph 200 0 $8,514
7 16 71 Al Herman Martin Brothers Spl. T.W. & W.T. Martin Silnes - Offenhauser 124.794 mph 200 0 $7,564
8 19 29 Pat O'Connor Anstead Rotary Spl. Rotary Engineering Corp. KK500D - Offenhauser 124.644 mph 200 0 $6,414
9 17 48 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar Spl. Chapman S. Root Kurtis - Offenhauser 124.401 mph 200 0 $6,414
10 12 89 Pat Flaherty Dunn Engineering Spl. Harry Dunn KK500B - Offenhauser 124.086 mph 200 0 $6,114
11 18 98 Duane Carter Agajanian Spl. J.C. Agajanian Kuzma - Offenhauser Running 197 0 $3,884
12 25 41 Chuck Weyant Federal Engineering Spl. Federal Automotive Associates KK3000D - Offenhauser Running 196 0 $3,614
13 32 83 Eddie Johnson McNamara Spl. Kalamazoo Sports, Inc. Trevis - Offenhauser Runing 196 0 $3,344
14 20 33 Jim Rathmann Belond Miracle Power Spl. So. California Muffler Co. Epperly - Offenhauser Running 191 0 $3,324
15 21 12 Don Freeland Bob Estes Spl. Bob Estes Phillips - Offenhauser Transmission 178 3 $4,054
16 9 22 Cal Niday D-A Lubricants Spl. Racing Associates KK500B - Offenhauser Accident 170 0 $3,484
17 24 99 Art Cross Belanger Motors Spl. Murrell Belanger KK500D - Offenhauser Rod 168 24 $6,664
18 31 81 Shorty Templeman Central Excavating Spl. Pete Salemi Trevis - Offenhauser Transmission 142 0 $2,744
19 6 8 Sam Hanks Jones & Maley Spl. Cars Inc. KK500C - Offenhauser Transmission 134 0 $2,914
20 28 31 Keith Andrews McDaniel Spl. John T. McDaniel Schroeder - Offenhauser Ignition 120 0 $2,684
21 27 16 Johnnie Parsons Trio Brass Foundry Spl. Carl L. Anderson KK500D - Offenhauser Magneto 119 0 $2,654
22 13 37 Eddie Russo Dr. Sabourin Spl. Dr. R.N. Sabourin R.C. Allen - Offenhauser Ignition 112 0 $2,724
23 23 49 Ray Crawford Crawford Spl. Ray Crawford KK500B - Offenhauser Valve 111 0 $2,894
24 11 1 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Spl. A.E. Dean Kuzma - Offenhauser Fuel pump 90 31 $7,514
25 5 4 Bill Vukovich Hopkins Spl. Lindsey Hopkins KK500C - Offenhauser Accident 56 50 $10,884
26 3 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle Spl. Jack B. Hinkle KK500C - Offenhauser Magneto 54 6 $6,354
27 22 42 Al Keller Sam Traylor Spl. Samuel W. Traylor III KK2000D - Offenhauser Accident 54 0 $2,874
28 30 27 Rodger Ward Aristo Blue Spl. E.R. Casale Kuzma - Offenhauser Accident 53 0 $2,444
29 26 39 Johnny Boyd Sumar Spl. Chapman S. Root KK500C - Offenhauser Accident 53 0 $2,414
30 29 68 Ed Elisian Westwood Gauge & Tool Spl. M. Pete Wales KK4000D - Offenhauser Stopped 53 0 $2,734
31 1 23 Jerry Hoyt Jim Robbins Spl. Jim Robbins Stevens - Offenhauser Oil Leak 40 0 $2,854
32 4 14 Fred Agabashian Federal Engineering Spl. Federal Auto Associates KK500D - Offenhauser Spun 39 0 $2,724
33 15 5 Jimmy Reece Malloy Spl. Emmett J. Malloy Pankratz - Offenhauser Rod 10 0 $2,294

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