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1955 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

Sports season

The 1955 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 6. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bob Sweikert. Manny Ayulo was killed at Indianapolis while practicing for the 1955 Indianapolis 500, and Bill Vukovich, the two-time defending winner, was killed in the race itself. Jack McGrath, the two-time champion (1952, 1953), was killed in the final race at Phoenix on lap 85. This was the last year of the AAA National Championship; USAC sanctioned the series starting the next year.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver123**NC**4567891011
May 30US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1955-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Jerry HoytUS Bob Sweikert
June 5US Rex Mays ClassicWisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Bob SweikertUS Johnny Thomson
June 19US Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Don FreelandUS Jimmy Bryan
July 31US Indianapolis SweepstakesWilliams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Ed ElisianUS Jimmy Bryan
August 20US Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Andy LindenUS Jimmy Bryan
August 28US Milwaukee 250Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Ed ElisianUS Pat Flaherty
September 5US Ted Horn Memorial 100DuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUS Eddie RussoUS Jimmy Bryan
September 5US Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUS Shelby HillUS Bob Finney
September 10US Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirtUS Bob SweikertUS Bob Sweikert
September 17US Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUS Bob SweikertUS Jimmy Bryan
October 16US Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUS Bob SweikertUS Jimmy Bryan
November 6US Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirtUS Jimmy ReeceUS Jimmy Bryan

: Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1955 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. : No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.

Final points standings

Note: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)

PosDriver[INDY](1955-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USSPR
USMIL2
USDQSF
USPIK
USSYR
USISF
USSAC
USPHX
USPts1229021480313804106051047.8689078008790975010447.511380123551335014315.2153001630017252.21824019226.420210212002220023180241652516026160271402812029112.930110311003210033100349035803680376038603953.24052.541504250435044504546.8464047404833.44930502051205217.1531054105510-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriver[INDY](1955-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USSPR
USMIL2
USDQSF
USPIK
USSYR
USISF
USSAC
USPHX
USPts
US Bob Sweikert1**2**2234**1****17****3**18
US Jimmy Bryan244112312111
US Johnny Thomson41155222
US Tony Bettenhausen2DNQDNQ2DNQWth49
US Andy Linden66DNQ**3**76DNS944
US Jimmy Davies35DNQ913148DNQDNQDNQ
US Pat O'Connor8185DNQ2694555
US Pat Flaherty1031DNQ
US George Amick718420333123
US Walt Faulkner52116DNQDNSDNS
US Al Herman7108DNQ22
US Bob VeithDNQ856138
US Johnny Boyd29DNQ5816DNQ8
US Don Freeland1512**3**1218136616
US Art Cross174
US Paul RussoDNS
US Rodger Ward28DNQ9DNQ24DNQ9146
US Jack McGrath2681021217151813
US Jimmy Daywalt914181311DNQDNS
US Mike Magill1347101816
US Bob Finney1
US Tony BonadiesDNQDNQDNQ6DNQ
US Jimmy Reece33914814DNQ10816**12**
US Eddie Russo22DNQ71310**12**DNQ11
US Slim Roberts2
US Ed Elisian30DNQ618**25**DNQDNQ711
US Louis Unser3
US Jerry Unser4DNQDNQDNQ
US Duane Carter11DNQ1014DNQ
US Johnnie TolanWthDNQDNQ1119DNQDNQDNQ107
US Jiggs PetersDNQ16DNQ5DNSDNSDNQ
US Bobby Unser5
US Tommy Hinnershitz116DNQDNS
US Johnny KayDNQDNQ16DNQ710
US Keith Andrews20615DNQ
US Edgar ElderDNQ12DNQ712DNQ1315
US Elmer GeorgeDNQ7DNQ
US Charles Louderman7
US Johnnie Parsons219DNQDNQ
US Bill HomeierDNSDNQDNQ17DNSDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Pete Woods8
US Shorty Templeman1811DNQDNQ1715DNQDNQ10
US Gene HartleyDNQ19DNQDNQ11DNQDNQ
US Chuck Weyant12DNPDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Eddie SachsDNSDNQDNQ
US Mel McGaughy9DNQ
US Paul Kleinschmidt9
US Jack TurnerDNQ13DNQDNSDNQDNQDNQ11
US George Hammond10
US Buddy Cagle11DNQDNQ14
US Louis Unser11
US Len DuncanDNQDNQDNS
US Eddie Johnson1315DNQ161412
US Charles Musselman12DNQ
US E. T. Cox12
US Foster Campbell13DNQDNQ
US Earl MotterDNQ151814DNQ
US Jim Rathmann1420
US Art Hillis14
US Al Keller271517
US Rex Easton17DNQ15DNQDNQ
US Shelby Hill**15**
US Jerry Hoyt**31**2216
US Cal Niday16
US Jimmy Good16
US Len Sutton1717
US Bob Carroll17DNQDNQ
US Ted Foltz17
US Wayne Sankey18
US Sam Hanks19DNQ
US Jack Hahn19
US Dan Morgan20
US Ray Crawford23DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Bill Vukovich25
US Fred Agabashian32
US Potsy GoacherDNSDNQ
US Joe SostilioDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Russ KlarDNQDNQDNQ
US Ernie McCoyDNQDNQ
US Leroy WarrinerDNQDNQ
US George TichenorDNQDNP
US Manny AyuloDNQ
US Bob ChristieDNQ
US Danny KladisDNQ
US George LynchDNQ
US Troy RuttmanDNQ
US Spider WebbDNQ
US Howard KelleyDNQ
US Colby ScrogginDNQ
US Malcolm BrazierDNQ
US Joe GarsonDNQ
US L. J. GreenDNQ
US Berton GrovesDNQ
US Gordon HerringDNQ
US Johnny MauroDNQ
US T. E. RussellDNQ
US Phil ShaferDNQ
US Tom ToppingDNQ
US Chuck FinkDNQ
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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References

General references

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 284-286)

References

  1. (May 17, 1955). "Ayulo critically injured when car runs into wall". [[Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  2. (May 17, 1955). "Crash injuries fatal to Indianapolis racer". [[Pittsburgh Press.
  3. Burgess, Dale. (May 31, 1955). "Bob Sweikert winner; Bill Vukovich is dead". [[TimesDaily.
  4. (November 7, 1955). "Veteran race driver dies". [[The Victoria Advocate]].
  5. (August 4, 1955). "AAA cuts ties with U.S. auto racing". [[The Michigan Daily]].
  6. (March 8, 1956). "USAC takes over AAA's place". [[The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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