1955-3-Indianapolis

XXXIX 500 Mile Race
Indianapolis 30 Maggio 1955

200 giri x 4.023 km – 804.600 km

ELENCO ISCRITTI

N°	Pilota	Squadra	Telaio	Motore
1	Jimmy BRYAN	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
3	Jack McGRATH	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
4	Bill VUKOVICH	Lindsey Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
5	Jimmy REECE	Emmett Malloy	Pankratz	D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
6	Bob SWEIKERT	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
7	Bob CHRISTIE	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Dodge	V8
8	Sam HANKS	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
9	Johnnie PARSONS	Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
9	Spider WEBB	Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
10	Tony BETTENHAUSEN	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
10	Paul RUSSO	H.A. Chapman	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
12	Don FREELAND	Bob Estes	Phillips	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
14	Fred AGABASHIAN	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
15	Jimmy DAVIES	Bardahl/Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
16	Johnnie PARSONS	Trio Brass Foundry / Anderson	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
18	Troy RUTTMAN	Novi Racing	Kurtis Kraft	???	Novi	L8 c 3.0
19	Andy LINDEN	Joseph Massaglia	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
21	Paul RUSSO	Wolcott Fuel Injection	Kurtis Kraft	500A	Offenhauser	L4 c 3.0
22	Cal NIDAY	D-A Lubricants Racing	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
23	Jerry HOYT	Jim Robbins	Stevens	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
24	Len DUNCAN	Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
25	Ed ELISIAN	Lutes Truck Parts	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
27	Rodger WARD	Aristo Blue/E.R. Casale	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
28	Gene HARTLEY	Commercial Motor Freight	Ewing	D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
29	Pat O’CONNOR	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft	500D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
31	Keith ANDREWS	John McDaniel	Schroeder	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
32	Jiggs PETERS	Lee Glessner	Scopa	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
33	Jim RATHMANN	Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler	Epperly	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
36	Tony BONADIES	Duke Donaldson	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
37	Eddie RUSSO	Dr. R.N. Sabourin	Pawl	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
39	Johnny BOYD	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft	500D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
41	Chuck WEYANT	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
42	Al KELLER	Sam Traylor Offy	Kurtis Kraft	2000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
44	Johnny THOMSON	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
48	Jimmy DAYWALT	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
49	Ray CRAWFORD	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
61	Russ KLAR	Ray Brady	Schroeder	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
64	Leroy WARRINER	Ansted Rotary	Kurtis Kraft	500A	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
68	Ed ELISIAN	Westwood Gauge/Wales	Kurtis Kraft	4000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
69	Ernie McCOY	LaVilla	Templeton	D	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
71	Al HERMAN	T.W. & W.T. Martin	Kurtis Kraft	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
72	Bill HOMEIER	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
73	Len DUNCAN	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
74	Elmer GEORGE	Walmotor	Schroeder	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
76	Johnny KAY	Leitenberger	Silnes	???	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
77	Walt FAULKNER	Merz Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
77	Bill HOMEIER	Merz Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
78	George TICHENOR	Hopkins/Motor Racers	Lesovsky	?	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
81	Shorty TEMPLEMAN	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis	Indycar	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
83	Eddie JOHNSON	McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports	Trevis	Indycar	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
88	Manuel AYULO	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
89	Pat FLAHERTY	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	500B	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
93	Danny KLADIS	Roy McKay	Kurtis Kraft	3000	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
98	Duane CARTER	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma	Indy Roadster	Offenhauser	L4 4.5
99	Art CROSS	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft	500C	Offenhauser	L4 4.5

QUALIFICHE

Pole position: Jerry Hoyt, Stevens-Offenhauser,  140.045 mph

CLASSIFICA

Pos	N°	Pilota	Telaio	Motore	Giro
1	6	Bob SWEIKERT	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	3h 53m 59.53s  ( 206.315 km/h )
2	10	Tony BETTENHAUSEN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	123
&		Paul RUSSO			77	( +2m 43.56s )
3	15	Jimmy DAVIES	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +3m 32.36s )
4	44	Johnny THOMSON	Kuzma	Offenhauser	200	( +3m 38.91s )
5	77	Walt FAULKNER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	176
&		Bill HOMEIER			24	( +5m 17.17s )
6	19	Andy LINDEN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +5m 57.94s )
7	71	Al HERMAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +6m 24.24s )
8	29	Pat O’CONNOR	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +6m 41.60s )
9	48	Jimmy DAYWALT	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +7m 09.81s )
10	89	Pat FLAHERTY	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	( +7m 46.54s )
11	98	Duane CARTER	Kuzma	Offenhauser	197
12	41	Chuck WEYANT	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	196
13	83	Eddie JOHNSON	Trevis	Offenhauser	196
14	33	Jim RATHMANN	Epperly	Offenhauser	191
15	12	Don FREELAND	Phillips	Offenhauser	178
16	22	Cal NIDAY	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	170
17	99	Art CROSS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	168
18	81	Shorty TEMPLEMAN	Trevis	Offenhauser	142
19	8	Sam HANKS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	134
20	31	Keith ANDREWS	Schroeder	Offenhauser	120
21	16	Johnnie PARSONS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	119
22	37	Eddie RUSSO	Pawl	Offenhauser	112
23	49	Ray CRAWFORD	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	111
24	1	Jimmy BRYAN	Kuzma	Offenhauser	90
25	4	Bill VUKOVICH	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	56
26	3	Jack McGRATH	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	54
27	42	Al KELLER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	54
28	27	Rodger WARD	Kuzma	Offenhauser	53
29	39	Johnny BOYD	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	53
30	68	Ed ELISIAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	53
31	23	Jerry HOYT	Stevens	Offenhauser	40
32	14	Fred AGABASHIAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	39
33	5	Jimmy REECE	Pankratz	Offenhauser	10
nq	7	Bob CHRISTIE	Kuzma	Dodge
nq	9	Johnnie PARSONS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	9	Spider WEBB	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	18	Troy RUTTMAN	Kurtis Kraft	Novi
nq	21	Paul RUSSO	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	24	Len DUNCAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	25	Ed ELISIAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	28	Gene HARTLEY	Ewing	Offenhauser
nq	32	Jiggs PETERS	Scopa	Offenhauser
nq	36	Tony BONADIES	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	61	Russ KLAR	Schroeder	Offenhauser
nq	64	Leroy WARRINER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	69	Ernie McCOY	Templeton	Offenhauser
nq	72	Bill HOMEIER	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	73	Len DUNCAN	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser
nq	74	Elmer GEORGE	Schroeder	Offenhauser
nq	76	Johnny KAY	Silnes	Offenhauser
nq	78	George TICHENOR	Lesovsky	Offenhauser
nq	88	Manuel AYULO	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser		Incidente mortale
nq	93	Danny KLADIS	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser

GIRO VELOCE

Pilota	Telaio	Motore	Tempo	Gap	Giro	Media
Bill VUKOVICH	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	1’03”67		27	227.467