1955 Indianapolis 500
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The 39th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1955. The event was race 1 of 11 of the 1955 AAA National Championship Trail and was race 3 o
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1955 Formula One season
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The 1955 Formula One season was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the sixth World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over seven races between 16 January and 11 Se
1955 Indianapolis 500
…Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1955. The event was race 1 of 11 of the 1955 AAA National Championship Trail and was race 3 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. The race is notable to many as the race in which Bill Vukovich was killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to an unprecedented third consecutive…
Juan Manuel Fangio driving for Mercedes won a then record-breaking third Drivers' Championship.
Fangio's teammate Stirling Moss finished runner-up in the World Championship of Drivers.
Eugenio Castellotti finished third in the World Championship of Drivers.
Stirling Moss joined Juan Manuel Fangio at Mercedes.