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| Date | Saturday 30 May 1959 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #2 of 9 in 1959
#77 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Cloudy, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 16 |
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| Debutants | Bobby Grim (Driver),
Chuck Arnold (Driver),
Don Branson (Driver),
Jim McWithey (Driver),
Red Amick (Driver),
Christensen (Car Manufacturer),
Elder (Car Manufacturer),
Sutton (Car Manufacturer),
Christensen (Car Model),
Elder (Car Model),
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Sutton (Car Model),
47 (Car Number),
Bignotti-Bowes Racing (Entrant),
John R. Wills (Entrant),
LeRoy E. Foutch Jr (Entrant),
Leader Cards Inc (Entrant),
R.T. Marley Sr (Entrant),
Wolcott Memorial Racing Team (Entrant),
Yunick Glover & Lathrop (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 3 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Leader Cards Inc – 1st Win (Entrant)
Racing Associates – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
Racing Associates – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
 Johnny Thomson – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Johnny Thomson – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Lesovsky – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Lesovsky – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
Rodger Ward – 1st Win (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Highest 5th Place Finish Ratio – Epperly (18.18%),
2. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio – Dunn (33.33%),
3. Highest 16th Place Finish Ratio – Jim McWithey (100.00%),
4. Most 26th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (6),
5. Most 29th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (3),
6. Most 30th Place Qualifications – Kuzma (3)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most 14th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (4),
2. Most 15th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (8),
3. Most 16th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (6),
4. Most 24th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (7),
5. Most 25th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (7),
6. Most 27th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (7),
7. Most 33rd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (7)
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