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1959 Monaco GP
1958 Indianapolis 500

1959 Indianapolis 500

1959 Dutch GP
1960 Indianapolis 500
May 30, Indianapolis

Event OverviewSessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest LapsLaps Led

Classification

PosCar NoDriverCar / EngineLapsTimeDifference / RetirementSpeed (km/h)
1
5
 Rodger Ward  Watson / Offenhauser
200
3:40'49.20 - 218.622
2
16
 Jim Rathmann  Watson / Offenhauser
200
3:41'12.48 23.28 218.238
3
3
 Johnny Thomson  Lesovsky / Offenhauser
200
3:41'39.84 50.64 217.789
4
1
 Tony Bettenhausen  Epperly / Offenhauser
200
3:42'36.29 1'47.09 216.869
5
99
 Paul Goldsmith  Epperly / Offenhauser
200
3:42'55.64 2'06.44 216.555
6
33
 Johnny Boyd  Epperly / Offenhauser
200
3:44'06.18 3'16.98 215.419
7
37
 Duane Carter  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
200
3:44'59.12 4'09.92 214.574
8
19
 Eddie Johnson  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
200
3:44'59.73 4'10.53 214.564
9
45
 Paul Russo  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
200
3:45'00.24 4'11.04 214.556
10
10
 A.J. Foyt  Kuzma / Offenhauser
200
3:45'03.68 4'14.48 214.502
11
88
 Gene Hartley  Kuzma / Offenhauser
200
3:46'31.68 5'42.48 213.113
12
74
 Bob Veith  Moore / Offenhauser
200
3:46'58.93 6'09.73 212.686
13
89
 Al Herman  Dunn / Offenhauser
200
3:47'29.60 6'40.40 212.208
14
66
 Jimmy Daywalt  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
200
3:47'30.74 6'41.54 212.191
15
71
 Chuck Arnold  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
200
3:49'09.06 8'19.86 210.673
16
58
 Jim McWithey  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
200
3:52'30.89 11'41.69 207.625
ret
44
 Eddie Sachs  Kuzma / Offenhauser
182
- Spun off -
ret
57
 Al Keller  Kuzma / Offenhauser
163
- Engine -
ret
64
 Pat Flaherty  Watson / Offenhauser
162
- Accident -
ret
73
 Dick Rathmann  Watson / Offenhauser
150
- Fire -
ret
53
 Bill Cheesbourg  Kuzma / Offenhauser
147
- Magneto -
ret
15
 Don Freeland  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
136
- Magneto -
ret
49
 Ray Crawford  Elder / Offenhauser
115
- Accident -
ret
9
 Don Branson  Phillips / Offenhauser
112
- Suspension -
ret
65
 Bob Christie  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
109
- Engine -
ret
48
 Bobby Grim  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
85
- Magneto -
ret
24
 Jack Turner  Christensen / Offenhauser
47
- Fuel leak -
ret
7
 Jud Larson  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
45
- Accident -
ret
87
 Red Amick  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
45
- Accident -
ret
47
 Chuck Weyant  Kurtis Kraft / Offenhauser
45
- Accident -
ret
77
 Mike Magill  Sutton / Offenhauser
45
- Accident -
ret
8
 Len Sutton  Lesovsky / Offenhauser
34
- Accident -
ret
6
 Jimmy Bryan  Epperly / Offenhauser
1
- Engine -