1955 AAA National Championship Trail

Bob Sweikert - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/30/55 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 PO Bob Sweikert
6/5/55 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 100 PO Johnny Thomson
6/19/55 Langhorne 100 Langhorne 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
8/20/55 Springfield 100 Springfield 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
8/28/55 Milwaukee 250 Milwaukee 250 PO Pat Flaherty
9/5/55 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
9/5/55 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak 12.42 HC Bob Finney
9/10/55 Syracuse 100 Syracuse 100 DO Bob Sweikert
9/17/55 Hoosier Hundred ISF 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
10/16/55 Golden State 100 Sacramento 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
11/6/55 Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix 97 DO Jimmy Bryan

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
7/31/55 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove 25 DO Jimmy Bryan

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Bob Sweikert 10 0 2 3 2 1 0 4 2290
2 Jimmy Bryan 10 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1480
3 Johnny Thomson 7 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1380
4 Tony Bettenhausen 4 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1060
5 Andy Linden 8 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1047.8
6 Jimmy Davies 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 890
7 Pat O'Connor 9 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 800
8 Pat Flaherty 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 790
9 George Amick 9 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 750
10 Walt Faulkner 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 447.5
11 Al Herman 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 380
12 Bob Veith 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 355
13 Johnny Boyd 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 350
14 Don Freeland 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 315.2
15T Art Cross 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 300
16T Paul Russo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 300
17 Rodger Ward 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 252.2
18 Jack McGrath 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 240
19 Jimmy Daywalt 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 226.4
20 Mike Magill 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 210
21T Bob Finney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 200
21T Tony Bonadies 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 200
23 Jimmy Reece 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 180
24 Eddie Russo 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 165
25T Slim Roberts 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 160
25T Ed Elisian 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 160
27 Louie Unser 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 140
28 Jerry Unser 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 120
29 Duane Carter 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 112.9
30 Johnnie Tolan 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 110
31T Jiggs Peters 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 100
31T Bobby Unser 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100
31T Tommy Hinnershitz 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 100
34 Johnny Kay 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 90
35 Keith Andrews 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 80
36 Edgar Elder 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 80
37T Elmer George 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
37T Charlie Lowderman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
39 Johnnie Parsons 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 53.2
40 Bill Homeier 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 52.5
41T Pete Woods 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 50
41T Shorty Templeman 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 50
41T Gene Hartley 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 50
41T Chuck Weyant 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 50
45 Eddie Sachs 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 46.8
46T Paul Kleinschmidt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
46T Mel McGaughy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
48 Jack Turner 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 33.4
49 George Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
50T Buddy Cagle 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
50T Louis Unser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
52 Len Duncan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 17.1
53T Eddie Johnson 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
53T E. T. Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
53T Charles Musselman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
NR Foster Campbell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Earl Motter 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Jim Rathmann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Art Hillis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Al Keller 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Rex Easton 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Shelby Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 0
NR Jerry Hoyt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 0
NR Cal Niday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Len Sutton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Bob Carroll 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Sam Hanks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Ray Crawford 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR Bill Vukovich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
NR Fred Agabashian 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0
NR Ted Foltz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Jimmy Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Jack Hahn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Dan Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Wayne Sankey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Manny Ayulo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Malcolm Brazier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob Christie 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chuck Fink 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Joe Garson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Potsy Goacher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR L. J. Green 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Berton Groves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gordon Herring 0 1 0 0