Cika wannan jumla:
1955 Indianapolis 500 Hoyt ya ba da mamaki ga mutane da yawa, ciki har da kansa, ta hanyar lashe pole (matsayi na farko) a cikin cancantar. Matsakaicin saurinsa na gudu na 140.045 mil a kowace awa shine a lokacin na biyu mafi sauri a cikin sauri. Duk da haka wani man fetur zai tilasta masa ya yi ritaya daga tseren bayan 40 laps. Kamar yadda 500 ya kasance wani ɓangare na Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta FIA a lokacin, an ba Hoyt daraja saboda kasancewa mafi ƙarancin matsayi a tarihin jerin har zuwa wannan lokacin. A cikin tsere huɗu da ya yi a titin, bai taɓa kammala zagaye sama da 130 a tseren zagaye 200 ba.