1955 / ROUND 3

Indianapolis 500

WinnerBob SweikertPublished race classification

Official poleJerry HoytSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance804.672 km200 laps

Race entries35Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	14	14	200	3:53:59.530	8
2	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	2	2	200	3:56:43.090	3
2	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—	2	3
3	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	10	10	200	3:57:31.890	4
4	Johnny Thomson	Kuzma	33	33	200	3:57:38.440	3
5	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	7	7	200	3:59:16.700	1
5	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—	5	1
6	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	8	8	200	3:59:57.470	0
7	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft	16	16	200	4:00:23.770	0
8	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	19	19	200	4:00:41.130	0
9	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	17	17	200	4:01:09.340	0
10	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	12	12	200	4:01:46.070	0
11	Duane Carter	Kuzma	18	18	197	+3 laps	0
12	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	25	25	196	+4 laps	0
13	Eddie Johnson	Trevis	32	32	196	+4 laps	0
14	Jim Rathmann	Epperly	20	20	191	+9 laps	0
15	Don Freeland	Phillips	21	21	178	Transmission	0
16	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	9	9	170	Accident	0
17	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	24	24	168	Engine	0
18	Shorty Templeman	Trevis	31	31	142	Transmission	0
19	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	6	6	134	Transmission	0
20	Keith Andrews	Schroeder	28	28	120	Fuel pump	0
21	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	27	27	119	Magneto	0
22	Eddie Russo	Pawl	13	13	112	Ignition	0
23	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	23	23	111	Engine	0
24	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	11	11	90	Fuel pump	0
25	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	5	5	56	Fatal accident	1
26	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	3	54	Magneto	0
27	Al Keller	Kurtis Kraft	22	22	54	Accident	0
28	Rodger Ward	Kuzma	30	30	53	Accident	0
29	Johnny Boyd	Kurtis Kraft	26	26	53	Accident	0
30	Ed Elisian	Kurtis Kraft	29	29	53	Retirement	0
31	Jerry Hoyt	Stevens	1	1	40	Oil leak	0
32	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4	4	39	Spun off	0
33	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz	15	15	10	Engine	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Jerry Hoyt	4:17.060
2	Tony Bettenhausen	4:17.170
3	Jack McGrath	4:12.490
4	Fred Agabashian	4:13.640
5	Bill Vukovich	4:15.190
6	Sam Hanks	4:16.800
7	Walt Faulkner	4:17.580
8	Andy Linden	4:18.810
9	Cal Niday	4:16.590
10	Jimmy Davies	4:16.640
11	Jimmy Bryan	4:16.580
12	Pat Flaherty	4:16.870
13	Eddie Russo	4:16.930
14	Bob Sweikert	4:17.150
15	Jimmy Reece	4:17.160
16	Al Herman	4:17.490
17	Jimmy Daywalt	4:18.220
18	Duane Carter	4:18.380
19	Pat O'Connor	4:18.380
20	Jim Rathmann	4:19.540
21	Don Freeland	4:17.390
22	Al Keller	4:17.970
23	Ray Crawford	4:18.610
24	Art Cross	4:19.460
25	Chuck Weyant	4:20.750
26	Johnny Boyd	4:22.810
27	Johnnie Parsons	4:23.140
28	Keith Andrews	4:24.610
29	Ed Elisian	4:26.010
30	Rodger Ward	4:26.570
31	Shorty Templeman	4:26.640
32	Eddie Johnson	4:27.760
33	Johnny Thomson	4:28.430

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.