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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.
After 27 minutes of running under caution, Jimmy Bryan took over the lead of the race, but was forced to retire after ninety laps with a fuel pump issue, when the lead was taken over by Bob Sweikert. The only other driver to retire due to contact for the remainder of the race was Cal Niday on lap 170. [ 7 ]
Al Herman's car locked up the rear wheels and crashed near the start/finish line on lap 75. It brought out the third yellow of the afternoon. Freeland and Bob Sweikert, running 1st-2nd, came into the pits during the yellow. Tony Bettenhausen suffered a small fire in the pits, but it was quickly extinguished and he was able to rejoin the race.
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 ...
The winner of the first race was American racer Ray Harroun in 1911, and the most recent winner is American racer Josef Newgarden in 2024. [3] Two editions of the Indianapolis 500, in 1924 and 1941 , were won by two drivers sharing a car; [ 15 ] relief drivers were used in the winning entries in 1911, 1912 , 1923 , and 1925 , but they are not ...
Two years later, on Labor Day, 1941, during the Oakland Speedway 500 race, on the 356th lap, Bray was fatally injured after being thrown from his car, after it sailed over the south fence. [4] Among legendary top race drivers who got their start at the Oakland Speedway was Bob Sweikert, the 1955 Indianapolis 500 winner.
Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma: Offenhauser: 1 5 9 2630 1,340 50.9506 1955: AAA Bob Sweikert (USA) John Zink: Kurtis KK500D: Offenhauser: F: 4 2 7 2290 810 35.3712 Watson: Offenhauser: N/A 1956: USAC Jimmy Bryan (USA) Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma: Offenhauser: 0 4 7 1860 360 19.3548 1957: USAC Jimmy Bryan (USA) Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma ...
This was the first year that the National Championship was sanctioned by the USAC, [1] after the withdrawal of the AAA from all forms of racing after the 1955 season. [2] The defending series champion Bob Sweikert was killed on June 17th during a Sprint Car race at Salem Speedway that was not part of the national championship.