High winds with gusts up to 36 mph greeted the drivers on Pole Day 1955. The quickest drivers decided to wait to make their qualifying runs, and as the afternoon wore on and the winds didn’t subside, several of the pole contenders, including Jack McGrath, Walt Faulkner, and Bill Vukovich, agreed to not run until … Continue reading Pole Tales: 1955- Hoyt Takes Pole as Others Wait