1955 Indianapolis 500

1955 Indianapolis 500

The 1955 Indianapolis 500 was held on Monday, May 30, 1955 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship.

Classification

Notes

* Pole position: Jerry Hoyt - 1:04.27 (while Hoyt started on the pole, Jack McGrath set the fastest time but started on the outside of the first row)
* Fastest Lead L
Bill Vukovich - 1:03.67
* Shared Drives:
** Car #10: Tony Bettenhausen (123 laps) and Paul Russo (77 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place.
** Car #77: Walt Faulkner (176 laps)and Bill Homeier (24 laps). They shared the 2 points for fifth place.
* At the end of the first qualifying day, Manny Ayulo crashed due to a possible steering fault and died the next day.
* While in the lead, Bill Vukovich hit the 3-car pileup of Al Keller, Johnny Boyd, and Rodger Ward. He was killed (by fracture to the skull) when his car became airborne and went out of the course on the back long straightaway, landing upside down and on fire. His death concluded a streak of three straight years leading the most laps in the race (likely to have been four straight, 1955 inclusive), a feat unequaled since.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Indianapolis 500
Year_of_race = 1955
Previous_race_in_season = 1955 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1955 Belgian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1954 Indianapolis 500
Next_year's_race = 1956 Indianapolis 500

Indy 500 Walker
Previous_race = 1954
Previous_winner = Bill Vukovich
This_race = 1955
This_winner = Bob Sweikert
Next_race = 1956
Next_winner = Pat Flaherty


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