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Bob Sweikert won the 1955 Indianapolis 500 with a winning speed of 128.209 mph. He drove the John Zink KK500A/Offenhauser.
Sweikert also won the inaugural Hoosier Hundred in 1953. During the 1955 Indy 500, he was running second behind Bill Vukovich when Vukovich was killed in a crash on lap 57. Sweikert went on to win the race.
Tragically, Sweikert was killed in a sprint car crash at Salem Speedway on June 17, 1956.
Price: $35.
Bob Sweikert won the 1955 Indianapolis 500 with a winning speed of 128.209 mph. He drove the John Zink KK500A/Offenhauser.
Sweikert also won the inaugural Hoosier Hundred in 1953. During the 1955 Indy 500, he was running second behind Bill Vukovich when Vukovich was killed in a crash on lap 57. Sweikert went on to win the race.
Tragically, Sweikert was killed in a sprint car crash at Salem Speedway on June 17, 1956.
Price: $35.