1958 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
30 May - Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 802.000km (4.023km x 200)
Pole position: Dick Rathmann, Watson-Offenhauser, 145.974 mph
Results:
1 Jimmy Bryan Salih-Offenhauser 3:44:13.8 = 133.791 mph
Belond Exhaust/George Salih Spl
2 George Amick Epperly-Offenhauser 200 laps
Norman Demler Spl
3 Johnny Boyd Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bowes Seal Fast Spl
4 Tony Bettenhausen Epperly-Offenhauser 200 laps
Jones & Maley.Cars, Inc. Spl
5 Jim Rathmann Epperly-Offenhauser 200 laps
Leader Card 500/Hopkins Spl
6 Jimmy Reece Watson-Offenhauser 200 laps
John Zink Spl
7 Don Freeland Phillips Offenhauser 200 laps
Bob Estes Spl
8 Jud Larson Watson-Offenhauser 200 laps
John Zink Spl
9 Eddie Johnson Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bryant Heating/Donaldson Spl
10 Bill Cheesbourg Kurtis KK500F-Novi 200 laps
Novi Auto/Novi Racing Spl
11 Al Keller Kurtis KK500G 2-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bardahl/Pat Clancy Spl
12 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 200 laps
Fred Gerhardt Spl
13 Johnnie Tolan Kuzma-Offenhauser 200 laps
Greenman-Casale Spl
Fastest Lap: Tony Bettenhausen, Epperly-Offenhauser, 1:02.37 (144.300 mph) on lap 55
Did Not Finish:
Bob Christie Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser 189 laps Spun Turn 3
Federal Engineering Spl
Dempsey Wilson Kuzma-Offenhauser 151 laps Clutch Pedal
Bob Sorenson Spl
A.J. Foyt Jr. Kuzma-Offenhauser 148 laps Spun Turn 1
Dean Van Lines Spl
Mike Magill Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 136 laps Flagged
Dayton Steel Foundry/Walther Spl
Paul Russo Kurtis KK500F-Novi 122 laps Radiator
Novi Auto/Novi Racing Spl
Shorty Templeman Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser 116 laps Brakes
McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports Spl
Rodger Ward Lesovsky-Offenhauser 93 laps Fuel Pump
Wolcott Fuel Injection Spl
Billy Garrett Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 80 laps Cam Gear
H.A. Chapman Spl
Eddie Sachs Kuzma-Offenhauser 68 laps Universal Joint
Peter Schmidt Spl
Johnny Thomson Kurtis-Offenhauser 52 laps Steering
D-A Lubricant/Racing Spl
Chuck Weyant Dunn-Offenhauser 38 laps Crash in Turn 4
Dunn Engineering Spl
Jack Turner Lesovsky-Offenhauser 21 laps Fuel Pump
Massaglia Hotels Spl
Bob Veith Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 1 laps Crash Turn 3
Bowes Seal Fast Spl
Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3
McNamara/Kalamazoo Sports Spl
Ed Elisian Watson-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3
John Zink/Ellen McKinney Zink Spl
Pat O'Connor Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3 (Fatal)
Sumar/Chapman Root Spl
Paul Goldsmith Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3
City of Daytona/Smokey Yunick Spl
Jerry Unser Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3
Roy McKay Spl
Len Sutton Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3
Jim Robbins Spl
Art Bisch Kuzma-Offenhauser 0 laps Crash Turn 3
Helse/H.H. Johnson Spl
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Starting Grid
Dick Rathmann Ed Elisian Jimmy Reece
Watson-Offenhauser #97 Watson-Offenhauser #5 Watson-Offenhauser #16
145.974 mph 145.926 mph 145.513 mph
Bob Veith Pat O'Connor Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #14 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #4 Kurtis-Offenhauser #45
144.881 mph 144.823 mph 144.683 mph
Jimmy Bryan Johnny Boyd Tony Bettenhausen
Salih-Offenhauser #1 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #9 Epperly-Offenhauser #33
144.185 mph 144.023 mph 142.919
Jack Turner Roger Ward A.J. Foyt Jr
Lesovsky-Offenhauser #25 Lesovsky-Offenhauser #8 Kuzma-Offenhauser #29
143.438 mph 143.266 mph 143.130 mph
Don Freeland Paul Russo Billy Garrett
Phillips-Offenhauser #26 Kurtis KK500F-Novi #15 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #43
143.033 mph 142.959 mph 142.778 mph
Paul Goldsmith Bob Christie Eddie Sachs
Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #31 Kurtis KK500C-Offenhauser #65 Kuzma-Offenhauser #88
142.744 mph 142.253 mph 144.660 mph
Jud Larson Jim Rathmann Al Keller
Watson-Offenhauser #44 Epperly-Offenhauser #2 Kurtis KK500-2-Offenhauser #52
143.512 mph 143.147 mph 142.931 mph
Johnny Thomson Shorty Templeman Jerry Unser
Kurtis-Offenhauser #7 Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser #83 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #92
142.908 mph 142.817 mph 142.755 mph
George Amick Eddie Johnson Len Sutton
Epperly-Offenhauser #99 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #61 Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #68
142.710 mph 142.760 mmph 142.653 mph
Art Bisch Chuck Weyant Johnnie Tolan
Kuzma-Offenhauser #57 Dunn-Offenhauser #89 Kuzma-Offenhauser #19
142.631 mph 142.608 mph 142.309 mph
Mike Magill Dempsey Wilson Bill Cheesbourg
Kurtis KK500G-Offenhauser #77 Kuzma-Offenhauser #59 Kurtis KK500F-Novi #54
142.276 mph 143.272 mph 142.456 mph