Milwaukee 250
The Milwaukee Mile
1 Mile Paved Oval
250 Laps/250 Miles
August 28, 1955

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 2 Pat Flaherty 89 Dunn Engineering Kurtis 500 Offy 250 2:37:50.418 95.022 500
2 9 Tony Bettenhausen 10 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy 250 Finished 400
3 3 Bob Sweikert 6 John Zink Watson D Offy 250 Finished 350
4 11 Art Cross 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma D Offy 250 Finished 300
5 18 Johnny Boyd 55 Sweikert Kuzma D Offy 250 Finished 250
6 19 Tony Bonadies 36 Donaldson Kurtis 3000 Offy 250 Finished 200
7 6 Andy Linden 45 D-A Lubricants Kuzma D Offy 245 Flagged 67.8
8 15 Bob Veith 25 Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis 4000 Offy 243 Flagged 125
9 26 Johnnie Parsons 24 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000 Offy 243 Flagged 53.2
10 23 Eddie Russo 48 Sumar Blough D Offy 241 Flagged 75
11 17 Jimmy Davies 15 Bardahl/Clancy Ewing D Offy 239 Flagged
11 16 Gene Hartley 28 Commercial Motor Freight Ewing D Offy 240 Flagged 50
12 4 Don Freeland 12 Bob Estes Phillips Offy 240 Flagged 5.2
14 10 Jimmy Reece 9 Ed Walsh Kurtis 4000 Offy 238 Flagged
15 14 Rex Easton 47 Mel Wiggers Kurtis 4000 Offy 237 Flagged
16 13 Johnny Kay 68 Peter Wales/Westwood Tool Kurtis 4000 Offy 237 Flagged
17 12 Shorty Templeman 32 Glessner Scopa D Offy 211 Lost oil pressure
18 21 Jimmy Daywalt 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy 182 Piston seized
19 20 Johnnie Tolan 16 Trio Brass Kurtis 4000 Offy 157 Clutch
20 24 George Amick 78 Hopkins Lesovsky D Offy 150 Wrecked
21 5 Jack McGrath 3 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 122 Burned piston
22 22 Al Herman 71 Martin Brothers Silnes D Offy 95 Car on fire, pits
23 8 Jimmy Bryan 1 Dean Van Lines Kuzma D Offy 62 Wrecked
24 25 Rodger Ward 81 Central Excavating Trevis D Offy 57 Broken axle
25 1 Ed Elisian 21 Wolcott Lesovsky D Offy SC 35 Supercharger
26 7 Pat O'Connor 29 LaVilla Templeton Offy 19 Engine
-- -- Rodger Ward 45 D-A Lubricants Kuzma D Offy 132 Relieved Linden 114-245 82.2
-- -- Bill Homeier 47 Mel Wiggers Kurtis 4000 Offy 90 Relieved Easton 93-182
-- -- Jiggs Peters 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy 72 Relieved Daywalt 82-153
-- -- Jack Turner 12 Bob Estes Phillips D Offy 188 Relieved Freeland 53-240 19.8
-- -- Eddie Sachs 24 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000 Offy 110 Relieved Parsons 134-243 46.8
-- -- Bill Homeier 51 Sumar Kurtis 3000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jiggs Peters 77 Springfield Welding Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jack Turner 19 Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Eddie Sachs 99 Belanger Kurtis D Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Ray Crawford 49 Crawford Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Edgar Elder 72 Travelon Trailer Shilala D Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Walt Faulkner 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth D Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Eddie Johnson 5 Morcroft Pankratz D Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Chuck Weyant 41 Federal Engineering Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Leroy Warriner 83 McNamara Turner D Offy -- DNS, too slow

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Art Cross 178 39-40, 52-227
Pat Flaherty 55 18-38, 41-51, 228-250
Pat O'Connor 11 4-14
Bob Sweikert 3 1-3
Jimmy Bryan 3 15-17