Winner
Jimmy Bryan receives congratulations from runner-up Bob Sweikert after the
100-miler at Langhorne.
Langhorne, Penn. (June 26, 1955) — Jimmy Bryan, Phoenix, successfully defended his 100-mile national AAA racing car championship yesterday winning the event over the Langhorne Speedway in 62 minutes and 40.71 seconds, about 10 seconds ahead of Bob Sweikert, the Indianapolis 500 champion.
The event began last week but was halted because of rain and continued yesterday with Bryan ahead in the 44th lap.
The Phoenix driver held the lead all the way, crossing the finish line about 200 yards in front of Sweikert, who was about the same distance in front of Don Freeland, Englewood, Calif.
Mike Magill, Haddonfield, N.J., was fourth, followed by Pat O'Connor, midwestern champion from Anderson, Ind.; Ed Elisian, Oakland, Calif., Eddie Russo, Crown Point, Ind., and Al Herman, Allentown, Pa.
A crowd of some 30,000 watched the racers vie for approximately $10,000 in purse money. There were no accidents.
Results –
1. Jimmy Bryan
2. Bob Sweikert
3. Don Freeland
4. Mike Magill
5. Pat O’Conner
6. Ed Elisian
7. Eddie Russo
8. Al Herman
9. Rodger Ward
10.Duane Carter
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