Indianapolis 500 "The Unforgettable 500" 76084 (1955)

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This was the 39th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1955. The event was part of the 1955 AAA National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1955 World Drivers Championship. 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 Indy 500. The race was won by Robert Charles 'Bob' Sweikert (May 20, 1926 – June 17, 1956), an American racing…

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