1959· Round 2

Indianapolis 500

29 May 1959 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis

Podium

Pos	Grid	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Status
1	6	🇺🇸Rodger Ward	Watson	200	8	Finished
R	2	🇺🇸Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	182	—	Spun off
2	3	🇺🇸Jim Rathmann	Watson	200	6	Finished
3	1	🇺🇸Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	200	5	Finished
R	4	🇺🇸Dick Rathmann	Watson	150	—	Heat shield fire
4	15	🇺🇸Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	200	3	Finished
5	16	🇺🇸Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	200	2	Finished
R	5	🇺🇸Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft	85	—	Magneto
6	11	🇺🇸Johnny Boyd	Epperly	200	—	Finished
7	12	🇺🇸Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	200	—	Finished
8	8	🇺🇸Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	200	—	Finished
9	27	🇺🇸Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	200	—	Finished
10	17	🇺🇸Anthony Foyt	Kuzma	200	—	Finished
R	10	🇺🇸Don Branson	Phillips	112	—	Suspension
11	9	🇺🇸Gene Hartley	Kuzma	200	—	Finished
12	7	🇺🇸Bob Veith	Moore	200	—	Finished
13	23	🇺🇸Al Herman	Dunn	200	—	Finished
14	13	🇺🇸Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	200	—	Finished
R	14	🇺🇸Jack Turner	Christensen	47	—	Fuel leak
15	21	🇺🇸Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft	200	—	Finished
16	33	🇺🇸Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft	200	—	Finished
R	18	🇺🇸Pat Flaherty	Watson	162	—	Accident
R	19	🇺🇸Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft	45	—	Accident
R	20	🇺🇸Jimmy Bryan	Epperly	1	—	Engine
R	22	🇺🇸Len Sutton	Lesovsky	34	—	Accident
R	24	🇺🇸Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	109	—	Engine
R	25	🇺🇸Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	136	—	Magneto
R	26	🇺🇸Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft	45	—	Accident
R	28	🇺🇸Al Keller	Kuzma	163	—	Engine
R	29	🇺🇸Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	45	—	Accident
R	30	🇺🇸Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma	147	—	Magneto
R	31	🇺🇸Mike Magill	Sutton	45	—	Accident
R	32	🇺🇸Ray Crawford	Elder	115	—	Accident

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Johnny Thomson	Lesovsky	—	—	—
2	Eddie Sachs	Kuzma	—	—	—
3	Jim Rathmann	Watson	—	—	—
4	Dick Rathmann	Watson	—	—	—
5	Bobby Grim	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
6	Rodger Ward	Watson	—	—	—
7	Bob Veith	Moore	—	—	—
8	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	—	—	—
10	Don Branson	Phillips	—	—	—
11	Johnny Boyd	Epperly	—	—	—
12	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
13	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
14	Jack Turner	Christensen	—	—	—
15	Tony Bettenhausen	Epperly	—	—	—
16	Paul Goldsmith	Epperly	—	—	—
17	Anthony Foyt	Kuzma	—	—	—
18	Pat Flaherty	Watson	—	—	—
19	Jud Larson	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
20	Jimmy Bryan	Epperly	—	—	—
21	Chuck Arnold	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
22	Len Sutton	Lesovsky	—	—	—
23	Al Herman	Dunn	—	—	—
24	Bob Christie	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
25	Don Freeland	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
26	Red Amick	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
27	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
28	Al Keller	Kuzma	—	—	—
29	Chuck Weyant	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—
30	Bill Cheesbourg	Kuzma	—	—	—
31	Mike Magill	Sutton	—	—	—
32	Ray Crawford	Elder	—	—	—
33	Jim McWithey	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	—