Indianapolis (1959)

Date: 30 May 1959

Location: Indianapolis, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United States of America Rodger Ward 8 200 Watson Offenhauser Firestone
2 United States of America Jim Rathmann 6 200 Watson Offenhauser Firestone
3 United States of America Johnny Thomson 5 200 Lesovsky Offenhauser Firestone
4 United States of America Tony Bettenhausen 3 200 Epperly Offenhauser Firestone
5 United States of America Paul Goldsmith 2 200 Epperly Offenhauser Firestone
6 United States of America Johnny Boyd 0 200 Epperly Offenhauser Firestone
7 United States of America Duane Carter 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
8 United States of America Eddie Johnson 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
9 United States of America Paul Russo 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
10 United States of America Anthony Joseph Foyt 0 200 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
11 United States of America Gene Hartley 0 200 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
12 United States of America Bob Veith 0 200 Moore Offenhauser Firestone
13 United States of America Al Herman 0 200 Dunn Offenhauser Firestone
14 United States of America Jimmy Daywalt 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
15 United States of America Chuck Arnold 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
16 United States of America Jim McWithey 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
17 United States of America Eddie Sachs 0 182 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
18 United States of America Al Keller 0 163 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
19 United States of America Pat Flaherty 0 162 Watson Offenhauser Firestone
20 United States of America Dick Rathmann 0 150 Watson Offenhauser Firestone
21 United States of America Bill Cheesbourg 0 147 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
22 United States of America Don Freeland 0 136 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
23 United States of America Ray Crawford 0 115 Elder Offenhauser Firestone
24 United States of America Don Branson 0 112 Phillips Offenhauser Firestone
25 United States of America Bob Christie 0 109 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
26 United States of America Bobby Grim 0 85 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
27 United States of America Jack Turner 0 47 Christensen Offenhauser Firestone
28 United States of America Chuck Weyant 0 45 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
29 United States of America Jud Larson 0 45 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
30 United States of America Mike Magill 0 45 Sutton Offenhauser Firestone
31 United States of America Red Amick 0 45 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
32 United States of America Len Sutton 0 34 Lesovsky Offenhauser Firestone
33 United States of America Jimmy Bryan 0 1 Epperly Offenhauser Firestone
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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1959 Indianapolis 500 (1959)

Date: 1959-05-30 · Circuit: Indianapolis (United States of America)

Podium
  1. Rodger M. Ward Watson 8 pts
  2. Royal Richard Rathmann Watson 6 pts
  3. Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 5 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Rodger M. Ward Watson 6 +5 3:40:49.200 8
2 Royal Richard Rathmann Watson 3 +1 3:41:12.477 6
3 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 1 -2 3:41:39.840 5
4 Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen Epperly 15 +11 3:42:36.290 3
5 Paul Goldsmith Epperly 16 +11 3:42:55.639 2
6 Johnny Boyd Epperly 11 +5 3:44:06.179
7 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 12 +5 3:44:59.120
8 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 8 0 3:44:59.730
9 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 27 +18 3:45:00.240
10 Anthony Joseph Foyt Kuzma 17 +7 3:45:03.679
11 Leslie Eugene Hartley Kuzma 9 -2 3:46:31.679
12 Bob Veith Moore 7 -5 3:46:58.929
13 Al Herman Dunn 23 +10 3:47:29.599
14 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 13 -1 3:47:30.740
15 Chuck Arnold Kurtis Kraft 21 +6 3:49:09.059
16 Jim McWithey Kurtis Kraft 33 +17 3:52:30.889
17 Edward Julius Sachs, Jr. Kuzma 2 -15 Spun off
18 Al Keller Kuzma 28 +10 Engine
19 George Francis Flaherty, Jr. Watson 18 -1 Accident
20 James Rathmann Watson 4 -16 Fire
21 William Bernard Cheesbourg Kuzma 30 +9 Magneto
22 Don Freeland Kurtis Kraft 25 +3 Magneto
23 Ray Crawford Elder 32 +9 Accident
24 Donald L. Branson Phillips 10 -14 Suspension
25 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 24 -1 Engine
26 Robert Grim Kurtis Kraft 5 -21 Magneto
27 Jack Turner Christensen 14 -13 Fuel leak
28 Chuck Weyant Kurtis Kraft 29 +1 Accident
29 Eugene Wesley Larson Kurtis Kraft 19 -10 Accident
30 Charles Michael Magill Sutton 31 +1 Accident
31 Richard Amick Kurtis Kraft 26 -5 Accident
32 Len Sutton Lesovsky 22 -10 Accident
33 James Ernest Bryan Epperly 20 -13 Engine
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 Johnny Thomson Lesovsky 1
2 Edward Julius Sachs, Jr. Kuzma 2
3 Royal Richard Rathmann Watson 3
4 James Rathmann Watson 4
5 Robert Grim Kurtis Kraft 5
6 Rodger M. Ward Watson 6
7 Bob Veith Moore 7
8 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 8
9 Leslie Eugene Hartley Kuzma 9
10 Donald L. Branson Phillips 10

Fastest Lap

Johnny Thomson (Lesovsky) – 3:41:39.840

Driver of the Day

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