Date Mon 30th May 1955 (UTC) Mon 30th May 1955 (Local)
Timestamp 1955-05-30T16:00:00
Time 16:00:00 UTC
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League Formula 1
Season 1955
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3
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Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Description The 39th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1955. The event was race 1 of 11 of the 1955 AAA National Championship Trail and was race 3 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers.
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 win.
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Result Description 1 Bob Sweikert KK500D-Offenhauser 3:53:59.53
2 Tony Bettenhausen - (Paul Russo Laps 57-133) KK500C-Offenhauser +2:43.56
3 Jimmy Davies KK500B-Offenhauser +3:32.36
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