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| Date | Monday 30 May 1955 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Race | 13 of 24 |
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| Championship race | 44 |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Cold |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 14 |
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| Championship Debutants | Al Herman (Driver),
Al Keller (Driver),
Chuck Weyant (Driver),
Eddie Russo (Driver),
Johnny Boyd (Driver),
Keith Andrews (Driver),
Ray Crawford (Driver),
Shorty Templeman (Driver),
Epperly (Car Manufacturer),
Epperly (Car Model),
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Kurtis Kraft 500D (Car Model),
Carl L. Anderson (Entrant),
E.R. Casale (Entrant),
Harry Dunn (Entrant),
Joseph Massaglia Jr (Entrant),
Kalamazoo Sports Inc (Entrant),
Merz Engineering Inc (Entrant),
Racing Associates (Entrant),
Samuel W. Traylor III (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 15 - 10th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 23 - 10th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 23 - 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 42 - 20th Race Entry (Car Number)
Bob Sweikert - 1st Win (Driver)
Jerry Hoyt - 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Jim Robbins - 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
John Zink - 1st Win (Entrant)
Kurtis Kraft - 100th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Kuzma - 10th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Lindsey Hopkins - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Stevens - 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
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| Deaths | Bill Vukovich |
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 12th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (3),
2. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio – Trevis (25.00%),
3. Most 22nd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (4),
4. Most 24th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (4)
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| Records Extended |
1. Highest Drivers' Championship Points Score Ratio – Kurtis Kraft (129.17%),
2. Most 25th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (5)
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