Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
August 20, 1955
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 7 | Jimmy Bryan | 1 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offy | 100 | 1:06:16.848 90.523 | 200 |
2 | 5 | Bob Sweikert | 6 | John Zink | Watson | Offy | 100 | Finished | 160 |
3 | 1 | Andy Linden | 45 | D-A Lubricants | Kuzma | Offy | 100 | Finished | 140 |
4 | 2 | George Amick | 78 | Hopkins | Lesovsky | Offy | 100 | Finished | 120 |
5 | 4 | Jiggs Peters | 77 | Springfield Welding | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 100 | Finished | 100 |
6 | 17 | Tommy Hinnershitz | 44 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma | Offy | 100 | Finished | 80 |
7 | 9 | Mike Magill | 95 | Unverdorben | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 100 | Finished | 60 |
8 | 15 | Jimmy Reece | 9 | Ed Walsh | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 100 | Finished | 50 |
9 | 13 | Jimmy Davies | 15 | Bardahl/Clancy | Ewing | Offy | 100 | Finished | 40 |
10 | 14 | Jack McGrath | 3 | Hinkle | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 100 | Finished | 30 |
11 | 18 | Johnnie Tolan | 16 | Trio Brass | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 100 | Finished | 20 |
12 | 3 | Edgar Elder | 72 | Travelon Trailer | Shilala | Offy | 100 | Finished | 10 |
13 | 10 | Eddie Russo | 48 | Sumar | Blough | Offy | 98 | Flagged | |
14 | 8 | Duane Carter | 76 | Leitenberger | Silnes/Sherman | Offy | 97 | Flagged | |
15 | 11 | Eddie Johnson | 5 | Morcroft | Pankratz | Offy | 97 | Flagged | |
16 | 16 | Walt Faulkner | 73 | McNamara | Kurtis/Wetteroth | Offy | 96 | Flagged | |
17 | 12 | Bill Homeier | 51 | Sumar | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 96 | Flagged | |
18 | 6 | Ed Elisian | 21 | Wolcott | Lesovsky | Offy SC | 4 | Blown engine | |
-- | -- | Johnny Boyd | 55 | Sweikert | Kuzma | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Ray Crawford | 49 | Crawford | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 10 | Chapman | Russo\Nichels | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Rex Easton | 47 | Mel Wiggers | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Potsy Goacher | 84 | Holynski | Kurtis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Al Herman | 71 | Martin Brothers | Silnes | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Gene Hartley | 28 | Commercial Motor Freight | Ewing | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Howard Kelley | 24 | Ray Brady | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Johnny Kay | 68 | Peter Wales/Westwood Tool | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Pat O'Connor | 29 | LaVilla | Templeton | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Bob Veith | 25 | Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Jack Turner | 19 | Hart Fullerton | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Shorty Templeman | 32 | Glessner | Scopa | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Chuck Weyant | 41 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Rodger Ward | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Colby Scroggin | 12 | Bob Estes | Phillips | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Jimmy Bryan | 70 | 31-100 |
George Amick | 16 | 1-16 |
Andy Linden | 14 | 17-30 |