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1958 Dutch GP
1957 Indianapolis 500

1958 Indianapolis 500

1958 Belgian GP
1959 Indianapolis 500
 XLII  Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateFriday 30 May 1958
Start time14:00
Event Indianapolis 500
Circuit Indianapolis
Event FormatRace of 200 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#4 of 11 in 1958
#68 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps200
Circuit Perimeter4023 m
Race Distance4023 × 200 = 804.600 km
Grid Format3-3-3-3
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionAnti-clockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries33
Qualifiers33
Finishers13
Debutants
A.J. Foyt (Driver),
Art Bisch (Driver),
Dempsey Wilson (Driver),
George Amick (Driver),
Jerry Unser (Driver),
Jud Larson (Driver),
Len Sutton (Driver),
Paul Goldsmith (Driver),
   Kurtis Kraft 500G2 (Car Model),
Bob Sorenson (Entrant),
Ellen McKinney Zink (Entrant),
Fred Gerhardt (Entrant),
Henry Yunik (Entrant),
Norman C. Demler (Entrant),
Robert M. Bowes II (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 97 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Cars Inc – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Kalamazoo Sports Inc – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
 Dick Rathmann – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Jimmy Bryan – 1st Win (Driver)
 Kurtis Kraft – 200th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
 Tony Bettenhausen – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
DeathsPat O'Connor
Records Broken 1. Most 11th Place Finishes Kurtis Kraft (9),
2. Highest Disqualification Ratio Mike Magill (50.00%),
3. Most 22nd Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (6),
4. Most 23rd Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (5),
5. Most 26th Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (5),
6. Most 31st Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (3)
Records Extended 1. Most 12th Place Finishes Kurtis Kraft (5),
2. Highest 7th Place Finish Ratio Phillips (40.00%),
3. Most 24th Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (6),
4. Most 27th Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (6),
5. Most 33rd Place Qualifications Kurtis Kraft (6)

World Championship standings
1  Stirling Moss 17 
2  Luigi Musso 12 
3  Jimmy Bryan 8 
  Maurice Trintignant 8 
5  Harry Schell 8 up
6  Mike Hawthorn 7 up
7  George Amick 6 
8  Jean Behra 6 up
9  Peter Collins 4 up
  Johnny Boyd 4 
11  Tony Bettenhausen 4 
  Juan Manuel Fangio 4 up
13  Jack Brabham 3 up
  Roy Salvadori 3 up
15  Jim Rathmann 2 
1  Vanwall / Vanwall 48 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 40 
3  Cooper / Climax 31 
4  BRM / BRM 18 
5  Maserati / Maserati 6 
6  Lotus / Climax 3 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 97Car 33
EntrantGeorge SalihKalamazoo Sports IncCars Inc
Driver Jimmy Bryan Dick Rathmann Tony Bettenhausen
Car Epperly Watson Epperly
EngineOffenhauser 4.5 L4Offenhauser 4.5 L4Offenhauser 4.5 L4
Time3:44'13.804'06.621'02.37
Speed215.297 km/h234.901 km/h232.208 km/h