1955 Indianapolis 500

The (officially the 39th Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes) was the 39th running of the Indianapolis 500 and was the third race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1955. The race was won by Bob Sweikert for the first and only time in his career. The race was marred by the death of Bill Vukovich, who crashed while leading the race.
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==Background==
==Practice==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Ave. Speed
1 	23 	Jerry Hoyt 	 	4:17.06	140.045 mph
2 	10 	Tony Bettenhausen 	 	4:17.17	139.985 mph
3 	3 	Jack McGrath 	 	4:12.49	142.580 mph
4 	14 	Fred Agabashian 	 	4:13.64	141.933 mph
5 	4 	Bill Vukovich (W) 	 	4:15.19	141.071 mph
6 	8 	Sam Hanks 	 	4:16.80	140.187 mph
7 	77 	Walt Faulkner 	 	4:17.58	139.762 mph
8 	19 	Andy Linden 	 	4:18.81	139.098 mph
9 	22 	Cal Niday 	 	4:16.59	140.302 mph
10 	15 	Jimmy Davies 	 	4:16.64	140.274 mph
11 	1 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	4:16.85	140.160 mph
12 	89 	Pat Flaherty 	 	4:16.87	140.149 mph
13 	37 	Eddie Russo (R) 	 	4:16.93	140.116 mph
14 	6 	Bob Sweikert 	 	4:17.15	139.996 mph
15 	5 	Jimmy Reece 	 	4:17.16	139.991 mph
16 	71 	Al Herman (R) 	 	4:17.49	139.811 mph
17 	48 	Jimmy Daywalt 	 	4:18.22	139.416 mph
18 	98 	Duane Carter 	 	4:18.38	139.330 mph
19 	29 	Pat O'Connor 	 	4:18.63	139.195 mph
20 	33 	Jim Rathmann 	 	4:19.54	138.707 mph
21 	12 	Don Freeland 	 	4:17.39	139.866 mph
22 	42 	Al Keller (R) 	 	4:17.97	139.551 mph
23 	49 	Ray Crawford (R) 	 	4:18.61	139.206 mph
24 	99 	Art Cross 	 	4:19.46	138.750 mph
25 	41 	Chuck Weyant (R) 	 	4:20.75	138.063 mph
26 	39 	Johnny Boyd (R) 	 	4:22.81	136.981 mph
27 	16 	Johnnie Parsons (W) 	 	4:23.14	136.809 mph
28 	31 	Keith Andrews (R) 	 	4:24.61	136.049 mph
29 	68 	Ed Elisian 	 	4:26.01	135.333 mph
30 	27 	Rodger Ward 	 	4:26.57	135.049 mph
31 	81 	Shorty Templeman (R)	 	4:26.64	135.014 mph
32 	83 	Eddie Johnson 	 	4:27.76	134.449 mph
33 	44 	Johnny Thomson 	 	4:28.43	134.113 mph
===Grid===
The full grid for the is shown below:
===Non-Qualifiers===
The full list of non-qualifiers for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Constructor
7 	Bob Christie (R) 	
9 	Johnnie Parsons (W)	
9 	Spider Webb 	
16 	Johnnie Tolan 	
18 	Troy Ruttman 	
21 	Paul Russo 	
24 	Len Duncan 	
25 	Ed Elisian 	
28 	Gene Hartley 	
31 	Duke Nalon 	
32 	Jiggs Peters (R) 	
36 	Tony Bonadies (R) 	
61 	Russ Klar (R) 	
64 	Leroy Warriner (R) 	
69 	Ernie McCoy (R) 	
72 	Bill Homeier 	
73 	Len Duncan 	
74 	Elmer George (R) 	
76 	Johnny Kay (R) 	
78 	George Tichenor (R)	
81 	Earl Motter (R) 	
88 	Manny Ayulo (R) 	
93 	Danny Kladis 	
93 	Roy Newman (R) 	
==Race==
===Classification===
(W) = Previous winner of the race
(R) = Race rookie
Pos	Grid	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Led	Time/Retired 	Points
1 	14 	6 	Bob Sweikert 	 	200 	86 	3:53:59.53 	8
2 	2 	10	Tony Bettenhausen Paul Russo	 	200 	0 	+2:43.56 	33
3 	10 	15	Jimmy Davies 	 	200 	0 	+3:32.36 	4
4 	33 	44	Johnny Thomson 	 	200 	0 	+3:38.91 	3
5 	7 	77	Walt Faulkner Bill Homeier 	 	200 	0 	+5:17.17 	11
6 	8 	19	Andy Linden 	 	200 	0 	+5:57.94 	
7 	16 	71	Al Herman (R) 	 	200 	0 	+6:24.24 	
8 	19 	29	Pat O'Connor 	 	200 	0 	+6:41.60 	
9 	17 	48	Jimmy Daywalt 	 	200 	0 	+7:09.81 	
10 	12 	89	Pat Flaherty 	 	200 	0 	+7:46.54 	
11 	18 	98	Duane Carter 	 	197 	0 	+3 Laps 	
12 	25 	41	Chuck Weyant (R) 	 	196 	0 	+4 Laps 	
13 	32 	83	Eddie Johnson 	Trevis- 	196 	0 	+4 Laps 	
14 	20 	33	Jim Rathmann 	 	191 	0 	+9 Laps 	
15 	21 	12	Don Freeland 	 	178 	3 	Transmission 	
16 	9 	22	Cal Niday 	 	170 	0 	Accident 	
17 	24 	99	Art Cross 	 	168 	24 	Engine 	
18 	31 	81	Shorty Templeman (R) 	 	142 	0 	Transmission 	
19 	6 	8 	Sam Hanks 	 	134 	0 	Transmission 	
20 	28 	31	Keith Andrews (R) 	 	120 	0 	Fuel Pump 	
21 	27 	16	Johnnie Parsons (W) 	 	119 	0 	Magneto 	
22 	13 	37	Eddie Russo (R) 	 	112 	0 	Ignition 	
23 	23 	49	Ray Crawford (R) 	 	111 	0 	Engine 	
24 	11 	1 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	90 	31 	Fuel Pump 	
25 	5 	4 	Bill Vukovich (W)✝ 	 	56 	50 	Fatal accident	1
26 	3 	3 	Jack McGrath 	 	54 	6 	Electrical 	
27 	22 	42	Al Keller (R) 	 	54 	0 	Accident 	
28 	30 	27	Rodger Ward 	 	53 	0 	Accident 	
29 	26 	39	Johnny Boyd (R) 	 	53 	0 	Accident 	
30 	29 	68	Ed Elisian 	 	53 	0 	Retirement 	
31 	1 	23	Jerry Hoyt 	 	40 	0 	Oil Leak 	
32 	4 	14	Fred Agabashian 	 	39 	0 	Spun Off 	
33 	15 	5 	Jimmy Reece 	 	10 	0 	Engine 	
==Milestones==
==Standings==
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