The 1955 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 6. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bob Sweikert. Manny Ayulo was killed at Indianapolis while practicing for the 1955 Indianapolis 500,[1][2] and Bill Vukovich, the two-time defending winner, was killed in the race itself.[3] Jack McGrath, the two-time champion (1952, 1953), was killed in the final race at Phoenix on lap 85.[4] This was the last year of the AAA National Championship;[5] USAC sanctioned the series starting the next year.[6]
| 1955 AAA Championship Car season | |
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| AAA National Championship Trail | |
| Season | |
| Races | 11 |
| Start date | May 30 |
| End date | November 6 |
| Awards | |
| National champion |  Bob Sweikert |
| Indianapolis 500 winner | Bob Sweikert |
Schedule and results
edit Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
- ^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1955 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.
- ^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
Final points standings
editNote: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)
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References
edit- ^ "Ayulo critically injured when car runs into wall". The Spartanburg Herald. Associated Press. May 17, 1955.
- ^ "Crash injuries fatal to Indianapolis racer". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. May 17, 1955.
- ^ Burgess, Dale (May 31, 1955). "Bob Sweikert winner; Bill Vukovich is dead". The Florence Times. Associated Press.
- ^ "Veteran race driver dies". The Victoria Advocate. United Press. November 7, 1955.
- ^ "AAA cuts ties with U.S. auto racing". The Michigan Daily. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Associated Press. August 4, 1955.
- ^ "USAC takes over AAA's place". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. March 8, 1956.
General references
edit- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1955". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- "1955 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- Harms, Phil. "1955 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 284-286)