# 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1955

Resultados da trigésima nona edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway à 30 de maio de 1955, valendo também como terceira etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. Esta prova passou à história devido às mortes de Manny Ayulo durante os treinos e de Bill Vukovich na própria corrida. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Bob Sweikert.

## Treino classificatório

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Tempo | Diferença |
| 1 | 23 | Jerry Hoyt | Jim Robbins | Stevens ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'04"265 | |
| 2 | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'04"292 | "027 |
| 3 | 3 | Jack McGrath | Jack Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"122 | "857 |
| 4 | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"410 | 1"145 |
| 5 | 4 | Bill Vukovich | Lindsey Hopkins | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'05"798 | 1"533 |
| 6 | 8 | Sam Hanks | Jones & Maley Cars | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"200 | 1"935 |
| 7 | 77 | Walt Faulkner | Merz Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"395 | 2"130 |
| 8 | 19 | Andy Linden | Joseph Massaglia | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'06"702 | 2"437 |
| 9 | 22 | Cal Niday | D-A Lubricants Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"147 | 2"882 |
| 10 | 15 | Jimmy Davies | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"160 | 2"895 |
| 11 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'07"318 | 3"053 |
| 12 | 89 | Pat Flaherty | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"217 | 3"952 |
| 13 | 37 | Eddie Russo | Dr. R.N. Sabourin | Pawl ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"232 | 3"967 |
| 14 | 6 | Bob Sweikert | John Zink | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"287 | 4"022 |
| 15 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Emmett Malloy | Pankratz D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"290 | 4"025 |
| 16 | 71 | Al Herman | T.W. & W.T. Martin | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"372 | 4"107 |
| 17 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"555 | 4"290 |
| 18 | 98 | Duane Carter | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"595 | 4"330 |
| 19 | 29 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"657 | 4"392 |
| 20 | 33 | Jim Rathmann | Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler | Epperly Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'08"885 | 4"620 |
| 21 | 12 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Phillips ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'09"347 | 5"082 |
| 22 | 42 | Al Keller | Sam Traylor Offy | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'09"492 | 5"227 |
| 23 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'09"652 | 5"387 |
| 24 | 99 | Art Cross | Bardahl/Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'09"865 | 5"600 |
| 25 | 41 | Chuck Weyant | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'10"187 | 5"922 |
| 26 | 39 | Johnny Boyd | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'10"702 | 6"437 |
| 27 | 16 | Johnnie Parsons | Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'10"785 | 6"520 |
| 28 | 31 | Keith Andrews | John McDaniel | Schroeder ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"152 | 6"887 |
| 29 | 68 | Ed Elisian | Westwood Gauge/Wales | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"502 | 7"237 |
| 30 | 27 | Rodger Ward | Aristo Blue/E.R. Casale | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"642 | 7"377 |
| 31 | 81 | Shorty Templeman | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Trevis Indycar | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"659 | 7"394 |
| 32 | 83 | Eddie Johnson | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Trevis Indycar | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'11"940 | 7"675 |
| 33 | 44 | Johnny Thomson | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 1'12"107 | 7"842 |

## Corrida

| Pos. | Nº | Piloto | Equipe | Chassi | Motor | Pneu | Voltas | Tempo | Grid | Pontos |
| 1 | 6 | Bob Sweikert | John Zink | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 53m 59s 530ms (206.315 km/h) | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 123 | | 2 | 3 |
| - | 10 | Paul Russo | H.A. Chapman | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 77 | 3h 56m 43s 088ms (+2m 43s 558ms) | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 15 | Jimmy Davies | Bardahl/Pat Clancy | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 57m 31s 890ms (+3m 32s 359ms) | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 44 | Johnny Thomson | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 57m 38s 440ms (+3m 38s 910ms) | 33 | 3 |
| 5 | 77 | Walt Faulkner | Merz Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 176 | | 7 | 1 |
| - | 77 | Bill Homeier | Merz Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 24 | 3h 59m 16s 700ms (+5m 17s 170ms) | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | 19 | Andy Linden | Joseph Massaglia | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 3h 59m 57s 470ms (+5m 57s 939ms) | 8 | |
| 7 | 71 | Al Herman | T.W. & W.T. Martin | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 4h 00m 23s 770ms (+6m 24s 239ms) | 16 | |
| 8 | 29 | Pat O'Connor | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 4h 00m 41s 130ms (+6m 41s 600ms) | 19 | |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 4h 01m 09s 340ms (+7m 09s 810ms) | 17 | |
| 10 | 89 | Pat Flaherty | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 200 | 4h 01m 46s 070ms (+7m 46s 540ms) | 12 | |
| 11 | 98 | Duane Carter | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 197 | | 18 | |
| 12 | 41 | Chuck Weyant | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 196 | | 25 | |
| 13 | 83 | Eddie Johnson | McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports | Trevis Indycar | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 196 | | 32 | |
| 14 | 33 | Jim Rathmann | Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler | Epperly Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 191 | | 20 | |
| 15 | 12 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Phillips ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 178 | Transmissão | 21 | |
| 16 | 22 | Cal Niday | D-A Lubricants Racing | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 170 | Acidente | 9 | |
| 17 | 99 | Art Cross | Bardahl/Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 168 | Biela | 24 | |
| 18 | 81 | Shorty Templeman | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Trevis Indycar | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 142 | Transmissão | 31 | |
| 19 | 8 | Sam Hanks | Jones & Maley Cars | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 134 | Transmissão | 6 | |
| 20 | 31 | Keith Andrews | John McDaniel | Schroeder ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 120 | Ignição | 28 | |
| 21 | 16 | Johnnie Parsons | Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 119 | Magneto | 27 | |
| 22 | 37 | Eddie Russo | Dr. R.N. Sabourin | Pawl ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 112 | Ignição | 13 | |
| 23 | 49 | Ray Crawford | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 111 | Válvula | 23 | |
| 24 | 1 | Jimmy Bryan | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 90 | Bomba à gasolina | 11 | |
| FAT | 4 | Bill Vukovich | Lindsey Hopkins | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 56 | Acidente fatal | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | 3 | Jack McGrath | Jack Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 54 | Magneto | 3 | |
| 27 | 42 | Al Keller | Sam Traylor Offy | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 54 | Colisão | 22 | |
| 28 | 27 | Rodger Ward | Aristo Blue/E.R. Casale | Kuzma Indy Roadster | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 53 | Colisão | 30 | |
| 29 | 39 | Johnny Boyd | Sumar/Chapman Root | Kurtis Kraft 500D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 53 | Colisão | 26 | |
| 30 | 68 | Ed Elisian | Westwood Gauge/Wales | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 53 | Retirada voluntária | 29 | |
| 31 | 23 | Jerry Hoyt | Jim Robbins | Stevens ??? | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 40 | Fuga de óleo | 1 | |
| 32 | 14 | Fred Agabashian | Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 39 | Rotação | 4 | |
| 33 | 5 | Jimmy Reece | Emmett Malloy | Pankratz D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | F | 10 | Biela | 15 | |

## Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

| | Pos. | Piloto | Pontos |
| | 1 | Maurice Trintignant | 11 1⁄3 |
| | 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 10 |
| 31 | 3 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| 1 | 4 | Giuseppe Farina | 6 1⁄3 |
| 1 | 5 | Eugenio Castellotti | 6 |