Season
1955
Race
3. Indianapolis 500
1955 Indianapolis 500
- Coordinates
- 39.795, -86.2347
- Altitude
- 223 m
- Race number
- 44
R
30/05/1955 00:00 · America/Indianapolis · 200 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | +13 | 200 | 3:53:59.530 | 8 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | = | 200 | 3:56:43.090 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | = | 200 | 3:56:43.090 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | +7 | 200 | 3:57:31.890 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Johnny Thomson | Kuzma | 33 | +29 | 200 | 3:57:38.440 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | +2 | 200 | 3:59:16.700 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | +2 | 200 | 3:59:16.700 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | +2 | 200 | 3:59:57.470 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Al Herman | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | +9 | 200 | 4:00:23.770 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | +11 | 200 | 4:00:41.130 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 9 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 17 | +8 | 200 | 4:01:09.340 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 10 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | +2 | 200 | 4:01:46.070 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 11 | Duane Carter | Kuzma | 18 | +7 | 197 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Chuck Weyant | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | +13 | 196 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 32 | +19 | 196 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly | 20 | +6 | 191 | — | 0 | +9 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Don Freeland | Phillips | 21 | +6 | 178 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 16 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | -7 | 170 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 17 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | +7 | 168 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Shorty Templeman | Trevis | 31 | +13 | 142 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 19 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | -13 | 134 | — | 0 | Transmission | — | |
| 20 | Keith Andrews | Schroeder | 28 | +8 | 120 | — | 0 | Fuel pump | — | |
| 21 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | +6 | 119 | — | 0 | Magneto | — | |
| 22 | Eddie Russo | Pawl | 13 | -9 | 112 | — | 0 | Ignition | — | |
| 23 | Ray Crawford | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | = | 111 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 24 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma | 11 | -13 | 90 | — | 0 | Fuel pump | — | |
| 25 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | -20 | 56 | — | 1 | Accident | — | |
| 26 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -23 | 54 | — | 0 | Magneto | — | |
| 27 | Al Keller | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | -5 | 54 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 28 | Rodger Ward | Kuzma | 30 | +2 | 53 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 29 | Johnny Boyd | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | -3 | 53 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 30 | Ed Elisian | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | -1 | 53 | — | 0 | Retired | — | |
| 31 | Jerry Hoyt | Stevens | 1 | -30 | 40 | — | 0 | Oil leak | — | |
| 32 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | -28 | 39 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 33 | Jimmy Reece | Pankratz | 15 | -18 | 10 | — | 0 | Engine | — |