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Robert Charles "Bob" Sweikert (May 20, 1926 – June 17, 1956) was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship – the only driver in history to sweep all three during a single racing season.
39th Indianapolis 500; Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Indianapolis 500; Sanctioning body: AAA: Date: May 30, 1955: Winner: Bob Sweikert: Winning Entrant: John Zink: Average speed: 128.209 mph (206.332 km/h) Pole position: Jerry Hoyt: Pole speed: 140.045 mph (225.381 km/h) Most laps led: Bob Sweikert (86) Pre-race; Pace car: Chevrolet Bel Air ...
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
The Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Championship of Drivers from 1950 through 1960. The race was sanctioned by AAA through 1955 , and then by USAC beginning in 1956 . At the time the new world championship was announced and first organized by the CSI , the United States did not yet have a Grand Prix .
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 ...
Therefore, the Indy 500 winner was the de facto Gold Crown champion. Due to sanctioning body splits in the sport of American Open Wheel racing from 1979 to 2007, several years saw two separate champions awarded for separately sanctioned championship circuits. It is reflected in the table for 1979, and 1996–2007. Buzz Calkins and Scott Sharp ...
Floyd Marion Roberts (February 12, 1900 – May 30, 1939) was an American racing driver.He won the 1938 Indianapolis 500 with a then-record speed of 117.2 mph (188.6 km/h).
1955 Indianapolis 500 Bob Sweikert: Preceded by. 128.922 mph (1952 Indianapolis 500) Record for the Indianapolis 500 fastest average speed 130.840 mph Succeeded by.