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Indianapolis 500 Starting Grid - 1955

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 23 Jerry Hoyt Jim Robbins Stevens/Offy 140.040
2 10 Tony Bettenhausen Chapman KK500C/Offy 139.980
3 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C/Offy 142.580
4 14 Fred Agabashian Federal Engineering KK500D/Offy 141.930
5 4 Bill Vukovich (W) Hopkins KK500C/Offy 141.070
6 8 Sam Hanks Jones & Maley KK500C/Offy 140.000
7 77 Walt Faulkner Merz Engineerng KK500C/Offy 139.760
8 19 Andy Linden Massaglia KK4000/Offy 139.090
9 22 Cal Niday D-A Lubricant KK500B/Offy 140.300
10 15 Jimmy Davies Bardahl KK500B/Offy 140.270
11 1 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma/Offy 140.160
12 89 Pat Flaherty Dunn Engineering KK500B/Offy 140.140
13 37 Eddie Russo (R) Dr. Sabourin Allen/Offy 140.110
14 6 Bob Sweikert John Zink KK500D/Offy 139.990
15 5 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz/Offy 139.990
16 71 Al Herman (R) Martin Brothers Silnes/Offy 139.810
17 48 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar Kurtis/Offy 139.410
18 98 Duane Carter Agajanian Kuzma/Offy 139.330
19 29 Pat O'Connor Ansted Rotary KK500D/Offy 139.190
20 33 Jim Rathmann Belond Miracle Power Epperly/Offy 138.700
21 12 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips/Offy 139.860
22 42 Al Keller (R) Sam Traylor KK2000/Offy 139.550
23 49 Ray Crawford (R) Crawford KK500B/Offy 139.200
24 99 Art Cross Belanger Motors KK500D/Offy 138.750
25 41 Chuck Weyant (R) Federal Engineering KK3000/Offy 138.060
26 39 Johnny Boyd (R) Sumar KK500C/Offy 136.980
27 16 Johnnie Parsons (W) Trio Brass Foundry KK500D/Offy 136.800
28 31 Keith Andrews (R) McDaniel Schroeder/Offy 136.040
29 68 Ed Elisian Westwood Gauge & Tool KK4000/Offy 135.330
30 27 Rodger Ward Aristo Blue Kuzma/Offy 135.040
31 81 Shorty Templeman (R) Central Excavating Trevis/Offy 135.010
32 83 Eddie Johnson McNamara Trevis/Offy 134.440
33 44 Johnny Thomson Schmidt Kuzma/Offy 134.110