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1955 Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring

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1955 Florida International Twelve Hour Grand Prix of Endurance
Held on March 13, 1955 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, FL
182 L, 680.862 M, 1095.822 KM - Scheduled Distance (12-Hour Timed Race)

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FEATURE RESULTS

Pos	Grid	Cls	Cls Fin	Cls St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1		S5.0	1		19	Mike Hawthorn Phil Walters		Jaguar D-Type	182		running
2		S3.0	1		25	Phil Hill Carroll Shelby		Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder	182		running
3		S3.0	2		35	William Spear Sherwood Johnston		Maserati 300S	180		running
4		S3.0	3		36	Gino Valenzano Cesare Perdisa		Maserati 300S	178		running
5		S3.0	4		28	Piero Taruffi Harry Schell		Ferrari 750 Monza	177		running
6		S3.0	5		44	Stirling Moss Lance Macklin	Motor Co.	Austin-Healey 100S	176		running
7		S1.5	1		64	Bill Lloyd George Huntoon		Osca MT4 1450	168		running
8		S1.5	2		68	Huschke von Hanstein Herbert Linge		Porsche 550 Spyder	166		running
9		S1.5	3		63	Carlos Braniff Javier Velasquez		Osca MT4 1500	166		running
10		S5.0	2		15	Charles Wallace Dick Thompson		Jaguar XK140	163		running
11		S1.5	4		61	Bob Davis Candy Poole		Porsche 550 Spyder	163		running
12		S5.0	3		14	Russ Boss Jake Kaplan		Jaguar C-Type	162		running
13		S8.0	1		5	Ray Crawford		Kurtis Kraft-Lincoln 500K	161		running
14		S1.5	5		70	Ed Crawford John Urbas		Porsche 550 Spyder	161		running
15		S3.0	6		45	William Brewster Bill Rutan		Austin-Healey 100S	160		running
16		S3.0	7		40	Hobart Cook Steve Lansing		Austin-Healey 100S	156		running
17		S5.0	4		12	Roger Wing Loyal Katskee		Jaguar C-Type	156		running
18		S2.0	1		60	John Panks Ernie Erickson		Arnolt Bolide Bristol	154		running
19		S8.0	2		4	Bull Murphy Sam Hanks		Kurtis Kraft-Buick 500K	153		running
20		S5.0	5		17	M.R.J. Wyllie Leech Cracraft		Jaguar XK140	152		running
21		S3.0	8		31	Harry Woodnorth Rees Makins		Mercedes-Benz 300SL	152		running
22		S3.0	9		38	Joe Giubardo Fred Wolf		Austin-Healey 100M	152		running
23		S1.1	1		81	Paul O'Shea Fritz Koster	Hoffmann Porsche Corp.	Porsche 550	152		running
24		S3.0	10		39	William Wonder William Wellenberg, Jr.		Austin-Healey 100M	151		running
25		S2.0	2		59	S.H. Arnolt Bob Goldich		Arnolt Bolide Bristol	151		running
26		S5.0	6		18	George Rice Bob Grossman		Jaguar XK140	149		running
27		S2.0	3		55	Mike Rothschild Harold Kunz		Morgan-Triumph Plus 4	149		running
28		S3.0	11		48	Jim Feld Bob Ballenger		Excalibur J Willys	148		running
29		S2.0	4		58	Rene Dreyfus Robert Grier		Arnolt Bolide Bristol	148		running
30		S2.0	5		52	John Weitz Gordon MacKenzie		Morgan-Triumph Plus 4	145		running
31		S1.1	2		84	John Penn William Wierdon		Siata-Fiat 300BC	145		running
32		S3.0	12		43	James Fergusson Rowland Keith		Austin-Healey 100S	143		running
33		S2.0	6		57	John Norwood Don Vitale		Arnolt Bolide Bristol	141		running
34		S1.5	6		69	Guy Atkins Traver McKenna		Porsche 356 1300 Coupe	141		running
35		S3.0	13		32	Chester Flynn Ed Munoz		Mercedes-Benz 300SL	139		running
36		S1.5	7		75	Hubert Brundage Howard Fowler Al DuPree		Porsche 356 1300 Coupe	139		running
37		S5.0	7		9	Fred Scherer Don Davis		Ford Thunderbird	138		running
38		S1.5	8		76	David Ash Duncan Black		MG TF	137		running
39		S1.5	9		77	Jack Ryan Buel Kinne		MG	135		running
40		S5.0	8		8	Fred van Beuren Eugene Towie		Van Bueren-ChryslerSpecial	131		running
41		S3.0	14		42	Jackie Cooper Roy Jackson-Moore		Austin-Healey 100S	131		running
42		S1.5	10		67	Evans Hunt Howard Hanna		Porsche 550 Spyder	130		running
43		S2.0	7		50	Tony Palmer-Morewood Gleb Derujinsky Masten Gregory	Ecurie Yankee	Ferrari 500 Mondial	124		running
44		S750	1		88	E.C. Miller Curtis Attaway	Int. Auto Sales Co.	Renault 1063	124		running
45		S8.0	3		3	Walt Gray Paul Ceresole		Allard-Chrysler J2X	104		running
46		S5.0	9		16	Fred Dagavar Al Garz		Jaguar XK120	73		running
DNF		S2.0			54	Tom Friedmann Karl Brocken		Maserati 300 AG	129		gearbox
DNF		S750			87	Louis Pons Robert Manzon Jean Hebert	Regie Renault Co.	Renault 1063	121		engine
DNF		S1.5			72	Norman Christianson Don McKnought		Porsche 550 Spyder	119		brakes
50		S1.1	3		82	Austin Conley LeRoy Thorpe		Siata-Fiat 300BC	112
DNF		S2.0				David Mott Don Skogmo		Triumph TR2	111		head gasket
DNF		S1.1				Norman Scott Robert Samuelson		Lotus-Climax Mark IX	109		accident
53		S3.0	15		24	Ernie McAfee Howard Wheeler		Ferrari 750 Monza	99
DNF		S2.0			100	Jim Pauley David Michaels		Siata 208 CSBalbo	96		transmission
DNF		S3.0			29	Sterling Edwards Chuck Daigh		Ferrari 750 Monza	88		engine
56		S1.5	12		73	Otto Linton Hal Stetson	Speedcraft Enterprises	Osca MT4 1450	83
DNF		S1.1			83	Dick Irish Isabelle Haskell		Bandini Fiat	67		engine
58		S1.5	13		71	Richard Toland Stan Hoffstein		Denzel-Volkswagen 1300 Super	61
DNF		S3.0			41	William Milliken, Jr. Lester Smalley		Austin-Healey 100	60		engine
DNF		S1.5			74	Walt Hansgen William Eager		Osca MT4 1350	58		rear Axle
DNF		S3.0			37	Briggs Cunningham John Gordon Bennett		Cunningham C-6R	54		gearbox
DNF		S3.0			26	Alfonso de Portago Umberto Maglioli	o	Ferrari 750 Monza	53		gearbox
DNF		S3.0			47	Hal Ullrich Robert Grey		Excalibur J Willys	50		engine
DNF		S3.0			46	Gus Ehrman Fred Allen		Austin-Healey 100S	47		oil leak
DNF		S3.0			49	Sydney Oakes Greta Oakes		Austin-Healey 100M	44		accident
DNF		S750			89	Sandy MacArthur Paul Gougelman		Bandini-Mercury Outboard	34		engine
DNF		S1.5			66	Phil Stewart Ted Boynton		Osca MT4 1500	33		accident damage
68		S1.5	16		65	Harry Chapman William Ball		Osca MT4 1500	18
DNF		S5.0			7	Jim Kimberly Ed Lunken		Ferrari 375 Plus	18		rear axle
DNF		S3.0			33	Julio Pola Pancho Croquer		Mercedes-Benz 300SL	17		out of fuel
DNF		S2.0			53	Porfirio Rubirosa Cal Niday		Ferrari 500 Mondial	14		accident
DNF		S8.0			2	Andy Rosenberger Charles Cowdin		Nash-Healey Le Mans	14		gearbox
DNF		S1.1			85	Bret Hannaway Raymond Osborne		Kieft-Fiat Sport	10		engine
DNF		S5.0			11	Jack McAfee Bob Drake		Ferrari 375 MM	5		fuel fire
DNF		S8.0			1	Jack Ensley Jim Rathmann		Kurits Kraft-Cadillac 500	3		engine
DNF		S3.0			27	Bob Said Masten Gregory	Ecurie Yankee	Ferrari 750 Monza	3		accident
DNF		S750			86	Jean Redele Louis Pons	Regie Renault Co.	Renault 1063	2		accident
DNF		S750			86	John Shakespeare Manfredo Lippmann		Ferrari 375 MM	0		electrics
DQ		S1.1			79	Frank Miller George Rabe		Lotus-Climax Mark IX	150		DQ
DQ		S1.1			80	John Bentley Jim McGee		Abarth 207A Boano	150		DQ
DQ		S2.0				James Carson Dan Hastings		Swallow Doretti-Triumph	0		DQ
DQ		S1.1				Warren Smith, Jr. Joe Sheppard		Lotus-Climax Mark IX	0		DQ
DQ		S3.0				Billy Dantone Phil Seeberg		Austin-Healey 100	0		DQ
DQ		S3.0				Phil Stiles Red Byron		Austin-Healey 100	0		DQ
DQ		S3.0				Emil Bulck William Bulck		Austin-Healey 100	0		DQ
DQ		S2.0				Fred Losee William Kichloe		Veritas Comet RS	0		DQ

RACE DATA
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Time of Race: ???
Starting Lineup Set By: Unknown Methods
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Margin of Victory:
Average Speed: ??? mph
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered