1955 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 39th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1955. The event was part of the 1955 AAA National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1955 World Drivers Championship.
The race is notable to many as the race in which Bill Vukovich was killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to an unprecedented third consecutive Indy 500. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Jerry Hoyt	Tony Bettenhausen	Jack McGrath
Row 2	Fred Agabashian	Bill Vukovich	Sam Hanks
Row 3	Walt Faulkner	Andy Linden	Cal Niday
Row 4	Jimmy Davies	Jimmy Bryan	Pat Flaherty
Row 5	Eddie Russo	Bob Sweikert	Jimmy Reece
Row 6	Al Herman	Jimmy Daywalt	Duane Carter
Row 7	Pat O'Connor	Jim Rathmann	Don Freeland
Row 8	Al Keller	Ray Crawford	Art Cross
Row 9	Chuck Weyant	Johnny Boyd	Johnnie Parsons
Row 10	Keith Andrews	Ed Elisian	Rodger Ward
Row 11	Shorty Templeman	Eddie Johnson	Johnny Thomson
Other Drivers on Entry List:
Bill Homeier
Bob Christie
Danny Kladis
Elmer George
Ernie McCoy
Gene Hartley
George Tichenor
Jiggs Peters
Johnnie Tolan
Johnny Kay
Len Duncan
Leroy Warriner
Manny Ayulo
Paul Russo
Russ Klar
Spider Webb
Tony Bonadies
Troy Ruttman
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Bob Sweikert	200	128.209	$76,139
2	Tony Bettenhausen	200	126.733	$30,089
3	Jimmy Davies	200	126.299	$16,989
4	Johnny Thomson	200	126.241	$12,889
5	Walt Faulkner	200	125.377	$10,764
6	Andy Linden	200	125.022	$8,514
7	Al Herman	200	124.794	$7,564
8	Pat O'Connor	200	124.644	$6,414
9	Jimmy Daywalt	200	124.401	$6,414
10	Pat Flaherty	200	124.086	$6,114
11	Duane Carter	197	Running	$3,884
12	Chuck Weyant	196	Running	$3,614
13	Eddie Johnson	196	Running	$3,344
14	Jim Rathmann	191	Running	$3,324
15	Don Freeland	178	Transmission	$4,054
16	Cal Niday	170	Accident	$3,484
17	Art Cross	168	Rod	$6,664
18	Shorty Templeman	142	Transmission	$2,744
19	Sam Hanks	134	Transmission	$2,914
20	Keith Andrews	120	Drop. In pit	$2,684
21	Johnnie Parsons	119	Magneto	$2,654
22	Eddie Russo	112	Ignition	$2,724
23	Ray Crawford	111	Valve	$2,894
24	Jimmy Bryan	90	Fuel pump	$7,514
25	Bill Vukovich	56	Accident	$10,884
26	Jack McGrath	54	Magneto	$6,354
27	Al Keller	54	Accident	$2,874
28	Rodger Ward	53	Accident	$2,444
29	Johnny Boyd	53	Accident	$2,414
30	Ed Elisian	53	Stopped	$2,734
31	Jerry Hoyt	40	Oil leak	$2,854
32	Fred Agabashian	39	Spun	$2,724
33	Jimmy Reece	10	Rod	$2,294
Lap Leaders:
1 3	Jack McGrath
4 14	Bill Vukovich
15	Jack McGrath
16-24	Bill Vukovich
25-26	Jack McGrath
27-56	Bill Vukovich
57	Jimmy Bryan
58	Bob Sweikert
59-88	Jimmy Bryan
89-132	Bob Sweikert
133-156	Art Cross
157-159	Don Freeland
160-200	Bob Sweikert